1998 Phil Collins – …Hits
Hits (stylised as …Hits) is the first greatest hits album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 5 October 1998 in the United Kingdom, and one day later in the United States. The collection included fourteen top 40 hits, including seven American number one songs, spanning from the albums Face Value (1981) through Dance into the Light (1996). One new Collins recording, a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”, also appeared on the collection and was a popular song on adult contemporary stations. Hits was also the first Phil Collins album to include four songs originally recorded for motion pictures (all of them US number-one hits) as well as his popular duet with Philip Bailey, “Easy Lover” (a UK number-one hit). In 1998, the album reached number one in the United Kingdom and number 18 in the United States.
Note: only the bonus-track is being discussed here.
Tracks
1 Another Day In Paradise (Phil Collins) 05:23
2 True Colors (Billy Steinberg; Tom Kelly) 04:34
3 Easy Lover (Phil Collins; Philip Bailey; Nathan East) 05:02
4 You Can’t Hurry Love (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 02:52
5 Two Hearts (Phil Collins; Lamont Dozier) 03:24
6 I Wish It Would Rain Down (Phil Collins) 05:28
7 Against All Odds (Phil Collins) 03:25
8 Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (Phil Collins; Daryl Stuermer) 04:51
9 Separate Lives (Stephen Bishop) 04:06
10 Both Sides Of The Story (Phil Collins) 06:37
11 One More Night(Phil Collins) 04:46
12 Sussudio (Phil Collins) 04:22
13 Dance Into The Light (Phil Collins) 04:23
14 A Groovy Kind Of Love (Toni Wine; Carole Bayer Sager) 03:29
15 In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins) 05:31
16 Take Me Home (Phil Collins) 05:52
(*) previously unreleased
Biography
Musicians
2 True Colors
Bass | Cornelius Mims |
Drums | Phil Collins |
Drums (programming) | Babyface |
Guitar | Michael Thompson |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Wurlitzer | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Babyface |
Percussion | Sheila E |
Uilleann Pipes | Eric Rigler |
Background Vocals | Babyface |
Vocals | Phil Collins |
Liner Notes
Producer – Babyface (Track 2)
Mastered By – Chris Blair, Hugh Padgham
Art Direction, Design – David Costa, Janfranco Caro
Illustration – Janfranco Caro
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright WEA International Inc