By Joel Roney

Genesis, Phil Collins Era

And then there were three..., 1978

Duke, 1980

Abacab, 1981

Genesis, 1983

Invisible Touch, 1986

10 Top 40 hits

Genesis Top Hits

Abacab Abacab, 1981

Tonight Tonight Tonight Invisible Touch, 1986

No Reply At All Abacab, 1981

Follow You Follow Me and then there were three... 1978

Domino Invisible Touch, 1986

Behind the Lines Duke, 1980

Mama Genesis, 1983

Phil Collins Solo Career

Face Value, 1981
5 X Platinum

Hello, I Must Be Going!,

1982
3 X Platinum

No Jacket Required, 1985

Diamond (12 X Platinum)

...But Seriously, 1989

4 X Platinum

Collins Top Hits

Against All Odds Against All Odds Sound Track, 1984

Two Hearts Single, 1988 no. 1 in US & Canada

Don't Lose My Number No Jacket Required, 1985

A Groovy Kind of Love Buster Sound Track, 1988

In the Air Tonight Face Value, 1981 no. 2 UK, 19 US

Easy Lover Chinese Wall, 1984 no. in several countries

Phil Collins Personal Life

Married three times, all ended in divorce, remarried his third wife
Orianne Cevey.
He has five children Lilly Collins, Simon Collins, Joely Collins,
Nicholas Collins, and Matthew Collins. Ages 11-39
Retired in 2010 however after only 5 years he came out of retirement
to start on a experimental album.
He is the second richest drummer in the world with a net worth of
$300 million.

Gated Reverb

Phil Collins known audio process for recording

drums
Used to make drums sound stronger without
drowning the rest of the instruments
Popularized by the song In the Air Tonight

This is Two Hearts a personal favorite.

N.p., n.d. Web. <https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv

%3De9wq5GV2uIU>

Pop Culture

Urban Renewal

R & B/Hip Hop Tribute CD to Phil Collins released in 2003

Featuring artists Ray J, Brandy, Lil' Kim

Something Happened on the Way to Heaven remix

reached no. 1 on dance Billboard in 2003
2006 Q magazine listed the CD as no. 3rd worst album
ever.

Others Inspired

Ice-T is a huge fan

Ol' Dirty Bastard remix of Sussudio 2001

Eminem song Stan inspired by In the Air Tonight

Cru feat. Slick Rick Just Another Case "Called up Cru/

Yo, they probably in the studio/ Phil Collins in the
background/ Suss-Sussudio." 1996
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat Phil Collins in Take Me
Home 2002
DMX I Can Feel It uses drum solo from In the Air
Tonight

References
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th-phil-collins-and-will-be-sad-that-hes-retiring
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http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#50%20Worst%20Albums
http://classicrock.about.com/od/bandsandartists/p/genesis_profile.htm
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