Phil Collins
From the murky swamps of legend came a will o' the wisp philled with musical possibilities. Refracted therein were childhood snapshots in the vicinity of the fab four, a manhood forged in the fires of the great Genesis, a brief love affair with fusion in the overlooked Brand X, a throne tentatively reclaimed and finally a wise lord emerges who wins the love of the people by his own hand. (It sounds better with a strange English accent, e.g., "with big, sharp pointy teeth" or however that goes.) All that by way of adding some magic to a discography in sore need of the stuff. "In The Air Tonight" boded (or is it foreboded?) well, suggesting Phil Collins might move in the same dark direction as Peter Gabriel. But it turned out the hot lights of the big stage suited him better, exemplified (at the height of BePhilmania) with his transoceanic flight for the Live Aid concerts. He is a classic overachiever (musician, singer, actor), blessed with an abundance of gifts, and one of the great romantic figures of our day.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1981 January | In The Air Tonight |
| 1981 February | FACE VALUE |
| 1981 March | I Missed Again |
| 1981 May | If Leaving Me Is Easy |
| 1982 October | Thru These Walls |
| 1982 November | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING |
| 1982 November | You Can't Hurry Love |
| 1982 | I Don't Care Anymore |
| 1983 March | Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away |
| 1983 April | I Cannot Believe It's True |
| 1983 May | Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning |
| 1984 February | Against All Odds |
| 1984 November | Easy Lover |
| 1985 January | Sussudio |
| 1985 February | NO JACKET REQUIRED |
| 1985 February | One More Night |
| 1985 July | Take Me Home |
| 1985 July | Don't Lose My Number |
| 1985 October | Separate Lives |
| 1985 | COLLINS ON COLLINS |
| 1985 | 12"ERS (EP) |
| 1988 June | In The Air Tonight ('88 Remix) |
| 1988 August | Groovy Kind of Love |
| 1988 November | Two Hearts |
| 1989 November | Another Day In Paradise |
| 1989 November | ...BUT SERIOUSLY |
| 1990 January | I Wish It Would Rain Down |
| 1990 April | Do You Remember |
| 1990 April | Something Happened On The Way To Heaven |
| 1990 July | That's Just The Way It Is |
| 1990 September | Hang In Long Enough |
| 1990 November | SERIOUS HITS... LIVE! |
| 1990 November | Do You Remember (live) |
| 1990 | In The Air Tonight (live) |
| 1991 February | Who Said I Would (live) |
| 1993 October | Both Sides of the Story |
| 1993 November | BOTH SIDES |
| 1994 January | Everyday |
| 1994 April | We Wait And Wonder |
| 1996 October 15 | DANCE INTO THE LIGHT |
| 1996 October | Dance Into The Light |
| 1996 December | It's In Your Eyes |
| 1998 June | LIVE FROM THE BOARD: OFFICIAL BOOTLEG |
| 1998 October | ...HITS |
| 1998 October | True Colors |
| 1999 June | You'll Be In My Heart |
| 1999 June | A HOT NIGHT IN PARIS |
| 1999 October 25 | Strangers Like Me |
| 2000 February 4 | Son of Man |
| 2000 September 26 | Two Worlds |
| 2002 November 12 | TESTIFY |
| 2002 November | Can't Stop Loving You |
| 2003 March 17 | The Least You Can Do |
| 2004 June | THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
| 2004 September 28 | LOVE SONGS: A COMPILATION... OLD AND NEW |
| 2006 June 27 | TARZAN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL |
| 2010 September 28 | GOING BACK |
| 2010 December 7 | (Love Is Like A) Heatwave |
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