Phil Collins (of Genesis)

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Legal name: Philip David Charles Collins

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Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number one singles and seven US number one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".

Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at age five. During the same period he attended drama school which secured him various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970, at age 19. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in-between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was also the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He also became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He also resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988).

Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999). He wrote and performed the songs, "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the latter of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and completed his Not Dead Yet Tour in 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second reunion tour, ending in March 2022.

Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band. He has won eight Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards, one Academy Award, and a Disney Legend Award. He was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. He has also been recognised by music publications with induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Discography

Unspecified type

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1983Captured Live!Phil Collins1

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1981Face ValuePhil Collins4.2543
1982Hello, I Must Be Going!Phil Collins429
1985No Jacket RequiredPhil Collins3.241
1989…But SeriouslyPhil Collins426
1993Both SidesPhil Collins4.29
1996Dance Into the LightPhil Collins411
2002TestifyPhil Collins3.28
2010Going BackPhil Collins4.29

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1996Best BalladsPhil Collins1
1998…HitsPhil Collins3.759
1998Best BalladsPhil Collins1
2000Collection 2000Phil Collins1
2003In the Air TonightPhil Collins1
2004The Platinum CollectionPhil Collins3
2004Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and NewPhil Collins7
2011The Very Best OfPhil Collins1
2012Going Back / TestifyPhil Collins1
2016Take a Look at Me Now…Phil Collins3
2016The SinglesPhil Collins7
2018Plays Well With OthersPhil Collins2
2019Other SidesPhil Collins1
2019Remixed SidesPhil Collins1

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1998Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1999 film soundtrack)Phil Collins & Mark Mancina417
1999Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack, French version)Phil Collins & Mark Mancina3
1999Tarzan: Az eredeti film zenéje magyarul (1999 film soundtrack, Hungarian version)Phil Collins, Mark Mancina1
1999Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack, German version)Phil Collins & Mark Mancina1
2002Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack, Italian version)Phil Collins & Mark Mancina1
2003Brother Bear: An Original Disney Records Soundtrack (2003 film soundtrack)Mark Mancina and Phil Collins9
2003Björnbröder (Brother Bear: 2003 film soundtrack, Swedish version)Mark Mancina & Phil Collins1
2004Bärenbrüder (Brother Bear: 2003 film soundtrack, German version)Mark Mancina und Phil Collins1
2006Tarzan: The Broadway MusicalPhil Collins1
2007Tarzan (2006 studio cast, Dutch version)Phil Collins1
2008Tarzan (2008 studio cast, German version)Phil Collins2

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1990Serious Hits… Live!Phil Collins4.610
1998Live and Loose in ParisPhil Collins2
2004Hits Live 1990–1997Phil Collins1
2005Finally… The First Farewell TourPhil Collins1
2010Going Back: Live At Roseland Ballroom, NYCPhil Collins1
2012Live at Montreux 2004Phil Collins2

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1981In the Air TonightPhil Collins58
1981I Missed AgainPhil Collins43
1981If Leaving Me Is EasyPhil Collins41
1981Thunder and LightningPhil Collins1
1981This Must Be LovePhil Collins1
1982Thru’ These WallsPhil Collins41
1982You Can’t Hurry LovePhil Collins33
1983I Don’t Care AnymorePhil Collins1
1983Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart AwayPhil Collins31
1983I Cannot Believe It’s TruePhil Collins1
1983Why Can’t It Wait ’Til MorningPhil Collins1
1984Easy LoverPhilip Bailey duet with Phil Collins4.653
1984Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)Phil Collins52
1985One More NightPhil Collins4.53
1985SussudioPhil Collins34
1985Don’t Lose My NumberPhil Collins2
1985Don’t Lose My Number / We Said Hello GoodbyePhil Collins2
1985Separate LivesPhil Collins & Marilyn Martin1
1985Take Me HomePhil Collins2
1989Another Day in ParadisePhil Collins34
1990I Wish It Would Rain DownPhil Collins23
1990Hang In Long EnoughPhil Collins22
1990Do You Remember?Phil Collins44
1990Something Happened on the Way to HeavenPhil Collins3.51
1990That’s Just the Way It IsPhil Collins42
1993HeroDavid Crosby & Phil Collins2
1993Both Sides of the StoryPhil Collins25
1993EverydayPhil Collins5
1994We Wait and We WonderPhil Collins3
1996Dance Into the LightPhil Collins1
1996It’s in Your EyesPhil Collins2
1997No Matter WhoPhil Collins2
1997Wear My HatPhil Collins2
1997The Same MoonPhil Collins1
1998True ColorsPhil Collins3
2001In the Air ToniteLil’ Kim feat. Phil Collins1
2001Can’t Stop Loving YouPhil Collins3
2003The Least You Can DoPhil Collins3
2003HomeBone Thugs‐n‐Harmony featuring Phil Collins3
2003Wake Up CallPhil Collins1
2004True Colours (2004 version)Phil Collins1
2010(Love Is Like a) HeatwavePhil Collins1
2010Going BackPhil Collins1

Single + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988A Groovy Kind of LovePhil Collins3
1988Two HeartsPhil Collins3
1999You’ll Be in My HeartPhil Collins1
1999Strangers Like MePhil Collins3
1999TarzanPhil Collins3
2003Look Through My EyesPhil Collins1
2004On My WayPhil Collins1
2014No Way OutPhil Collins1

Single + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1991Who Said I WouldPhil Collins2
2015… And So to FPhil Collins1
2016In the Air TonightPhil Collins1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Easy Lover (extended dance remix) b/w WomanPhilip Bailey duet with Phil Collins / Philip Bailey2
1986Medley Mega Mix / Take Me Home (extended version)Phil Collins1
2015In the Air Tonight (Panski & John Skyfield remix)Phil Collins1

EP + Compilation + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
198512″ersPhil Collins6

EP + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1999Son of ManPhil Collins1

EP + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1995Live From the Board: Official BootlegPhil Collins2

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