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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 ...
has released 8 studio albums, 1 live album, 5 compilation albums, 2 remix albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 2 box sets, 50 singles, 18 video albums, and 41 music videos. A
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-winning solo artist, Collins has sold more than 34.5 million albums in the United States, and 150 million records worldwide. Collins's first solo album, ''
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'', was released in the United Kingdom in 1981 and reached number one in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Sweden. It was also
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5-times Platinum by the
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(BPI). The album's lead single, "
In the Air Tonight "In the Air Tonight" is the debut solo single by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released as the lead single from Collins's debut solo album, ''Face Value'', in January 1981. Collins co-produced "In the Air Tonight" w ...
", reached number one in Austria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland, and is often cited as his signature song. His second album, '' Hello, I Must Be Going!'', was released in 1982 and included the UK number one "
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", which also topped the charts in Ireland and the Netherlands. The album went number one in Canada while peaking at number two in the UK and receiving a triple-platinum certification from the BPI. In 1984, Collins recorded " Against All Odds"; the ballad shot to number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two in the UK. He also performed a duet with
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Easy Lover "Easy Lover" is a song performed by Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins of Genesis, and jointly written and composed by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song appeared on Bailey's solo album, ''Chinese Wall''. Collins has per ...
", which reached number two in the US and spent four weeks at number one in the UK. In 1984, Collins participated in
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's Band Aid charity project for the famine in Ethiopia, and played drums in the Band Aid single " Do They Know It's Christmas?". In 1985, Collins released his third album, ''
No Jacket Required ''No Jacket Required'' is the third solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was originally released on 25 January 1985 or 18 February 1985 on Virgin (UK and Ireland), Atlantic (US and Canada) and WEA (rest o ...
'', which contained the hits "
Sussudio "Sussudio" is a song by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins, released as a single in January 1985. The song is the first track on Collins' third solo studio album, ''No Jacket Required'', released in February of the same year. The song entere ...
" and " One More Night". He also recorded the song "
Separate Lives "Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture ''White Nights''. It reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts as well as in Can ...
", a duet with
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that reached number one in the US. ''No Jacket Required'' debuted at number one in the US and UK; it is the best-selling album of his career and has been certified Diamond in the US for sales over 10 million and six-times platinum in the UK. In 1988, Collins contributed songs to the soundtrack of the film '' Buster'', in which he also starred: " Two Hearts", and a cover of " A Groovy Kind of Love", the latter of which became a UK and US number one. In 1989 Collins produced another successful album, '' ...But Seriously'', featuring the anti-homelessness anthem "
Another Day in Paradise "Another Day in Paradise" is a song recorded by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Produced by Collins along with Hugh Padgham, it was released as the first single from his number-one album '' ...But Seriously'' (1989). As wi ...
", which peaked at number one in the US and number two in the UK. A live album, '' Serious Hits... Live!'' followed in 1990. Collins's fifth album, ''
Both Sides ''Both Sides'' is the fifth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Featuring an adult-oriented soft rock-based sound, the release came out in October 1993 by Atlantic in the US and in November by Virgin in the UK. Collin ...
'', was released in 1993; although it was less successful than his previous albums and produced only one UK top-ten single, the album still reached number one in the UK. His next album, '' Dance into the Light'', was released in 1996 and was even less successful, peaking at number four in the UK and was only certified silver. A greatest hits compilation, '' ...Hits'', was released in 1998 and was successful, returning Collins to UK number one and multi-platinum status in the UK and US. The album's sole new track was a cover of the
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hit " True Colors". Collins also wrote and performed songs for the
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''. Collins's seventh studio album, '' Testify'', was released in 2002. It was a success in Europe, peaking at number fifteen in the UK and within the top five in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. After the release of ''Testify'', Collins announced that he was going into semi-retirement, and released two compilation albums in 2004, '' The Platinum Collection'' and '' Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New''. In 2010, Collins released his eighth and final studio album, '' Going Back'', after which he went into a brief four-year retirement, before returning to the music industry in 2015. By 2016, Collins remastered and reissued all of his studio albums and released his fourth compilation album, '' The Singles''.


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Soundtrack albums


Remix albums


Singles


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Promotional singles and other charted songs


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Other appearances


See also

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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 ...
* The Phil Collins Big Band * Touring and studio musicians of Phil Collins *
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* Genesis discography * Brand X discography


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