''Serious Hits… Live!'' is the name of

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

' 1990 live album, released on vinyl, cassette and CD. It is also the title of the 2003 DVD video release of his concert at Berlin's Waldbühne on 15 July 1990. (The original 1990 VHS and Laserdisc version of the video was titled ''Seriously Live''.) The songs on the CD version are taken from various concerts during the Seriously, Live! World Tour. At the Brit Awards in

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, the album brought Collins a nomination for British Male Artist.

History

When compiling the tracks for the album, instead of providing the experience of a complete live concert, the producers took the approach of putting together a "hits only" selection of songs. On the final song of the album, Collins thanks the fans in Chicago. The live video and DVD version features one entire concert. The live performance at Berlin's Waldbühne has been hailed by Collins as his best performance due to the energy of the German people after the fall of the

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. The DVD presents an in-depth look at his solo concert experience. Special moments include the crowd not allowing the concert to continue with prolonged applause after " Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" and the lighter vigil during "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore".

Track listing

All tracks written by

, except where noted.

Original 1990 LP

DVD track listing

#"Hand in Hand" #"

Hang in Long Enough "Hang in Long Enough" is a single performed by Phil Collins and released in 1990 from the album '' ...But Seriously''. It was the sixth and last single from the album. The song was a moderate hit, reaching the #23 spot on the U.S. ''Billboard'' ...

" #"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" #"Don't Lose My Number" #"Inside Out" #"Do You Remember?" #"Who Said I Would" #"Another Day in Paradise" #"Separate Lives" #"Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" #"The West Side" #"

That's Just the Way It Is "That's Just the Way It Is" is a song by English drummer Phil Collins, released as a single in July 1990 from his fourth solo studio album, ''...But Seriously'' (1989). The track features David Crosby on background vocals. The song was only rel ...

" #"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" #"Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" #"One More Night" #"Colours" #"In the Air Tonight" #Band Introductions #"You Can't Hurry Love" #"Two Hearts" #"Sussudio" #"A Groovy Kind of Love" #"Easy Lover" #"Always" #"Take Me Home" The version of "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" performed on the ''Serious Hits… Live!'' recording differs considerably from the original version on the album '' No Jacket Required'', having been re-arranged into a ballad style.

Personnel

The Serious Guys

– vocals, electric grand piano, drums * Brad Cole – keyboards * Daryl Stuermer – guitars * Leland Sklar – bass *

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– drums

The Seriousettes

* Bridgette Bryant – vocals * Arnold McCuller – vocals * Fred White – vocals

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– alto saxophone * Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield – trombone * Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet * Harry Kim – trumpet

Production

* Directed by Jim Yukich * Produced by Paul Flattery and Tony Smith * Audio Produced by Phil Collins and Robert Colby * Engineered by Paul Gomersall * Mixed by Paul Gomersall and Robert Colby * Remixed at The Farm, Townhouse Studios and Great Linford Manor (England, UK); The Power Station (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA). * Design – Phil Collins and Wherefore Art? * Photography – Lewis Lee

Charts

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Reception

* allmusic link

References

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