...Hits

by Phil Collins

Overview

If Hits seems a little inadequate, even though it weighs in at 16 tracks, that's because Phil Collins had such a long, productive run. Also, to casual listeners (and possibly even some fans), it's hard to tell which singles are by Genesis and which ones are solo cuts. So, it's almost a certainty that listeners will find something missing from this disc -- and not just because Genesis cuts are absent, but because there's not enough space to fit all of Collins' solo hits, especially since the compilers decided to include a couple of lesser, latter-day hits at the expense of some earlier, bigger ones, while adding his non-LP cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" to entice hardcore fans. Thus, there are only 13 hits, which means some other big hits and good songs are absent -- "I Missed Again," "I Don't Care Anymore," "Don't Lose My Number," "Do You Remember?" are all MIA. A few of these omissions are quite regrettable, but in the end, Hits is nevertheless a representative and pretty entertaining collection. The sequencing is not chronological, so it doesn't develop a nice flow (although "Take Me Home" is admittedly the ideal closer), but the chief strength of this collection is that it puts all of the big hits - including "Easy Lover," "Against All Odds," "In the Air Tonight," "Sussudio," "One More Night" and "Separate Lives" -- in one place. No, it's not perfect -- and it's hard not to wish that it was -- but Hits still contains the majority of Collins' solo smashes, and that alone makes it a nice addition to his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/1998
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678313929

Tracks

1. Another Day in Paradise
2. True Colors
3. Easy Lover
4. You Can't Hurry Love
5. Two Hearts
6. I Wish It Would Rain Down
7. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
8. Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
9. Separate Lives
10. Both Sides of the Story
11. One More Night
12. Sussudio
13. Dance into the Light
14. A Groovy Kind of Love
15. In the Air Tonight
16. Take Me Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Phil Collins   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Tambourine,Drum Machine,Vocals (Background)
Philip Bailey   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Marilyn Martin   Primary Artist,Vocals
Helen Terry   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Babyface   Guest Artist,Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Nathan East   Guest Artist,Guitar (Bass),Bass
Eric Clapton   Guest Artist,Guitar
David Crosby   Guest Artist,Vocals
Sting   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Peter Gabriel   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Louis Satterfield   Trombone
Lesette Wilson   Keyboards
Alex Brown   Vocals (Background)
Don Myrick   Saxophone
Peter Robinson   Piano,Vibraphone,Glockenspiel
Michael Hart Thompson   Guitar
Phil Bailey   Vocals
Anne Dudley   Conductor
Lynn Fiddmont   Vocals (Background)
Arif Mardin   Conductor
Arnold McCuller   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Frank   Dmx,Bass,Keyboards,Mini Moog
Harry Kim   Trumpet
Daryl Stuermer   Guitar
Eric Rigler   Pipe,Uillean Pipes
Ronnie Caryl   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Amy Keyes   Vocals
Freddie Washington   Guitar (Bass)
Vine Street Horns   Horn
Lakshminarayana Shankar   Violin
Sheila E.   Percussion
Amy Keys   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Andrew Woolfolk   Saxophone
Brad Cole   Keyboards
Dominic Miller   Guitar
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Greg Phillinganes   Piano,Wurlitzer
Arturo Velasco   Trombone
John Giblin   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Leland Sklar   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Rob Mounsey   Keyboards
Pino Palladino   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Marva King   Vocals (Background)
Michael Landau   Guitar
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Rahmlee Michael Davis   Trumpet
Daniel Fornero   Trumpet
Cornelius Mims   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Maurice White   Composer
Phil Collins   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member
Toni Wine   Composer
Arif Mardin   Producer
David Frank   Group Member
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Harry Kim   Arranger
Daryl Stuermer   Composer,Producer
Chris Blair   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Eric Rigler   Group Member
Don Murray   Producer
Phil Bailey   Composer
The Phenix Horns   Group Member
Vine Street Horns   Group
Janfranco Caro   Design,Art Direction,Illustrations
Stephen Bishop   Composer
Simon Osborne   Assistant Engineer
Babyface   Producer,Drum Programming
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Hugh Padgham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Nathan East   Composer
Philip Bailey   Composer
Martyn Ford   Arranger
Tom Kelly   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Holland   Composer
David Costa   Design,Art Direction
Tom Tom 84   Arranger
Anne Dudley   Producer