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115-568: The Phenix Horns are also known for their work with Phil Collins and the band Genesis . They have also performed with other artists, such as the Chi-Lites , Ramsey Lewis , Deniece Williams and the Emotions . The horn section should not be confused with the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns which were established in 1987. Don Myrick , Louis Satterfield , and Rahmlee Michael Davis recorded in

230-416: A Concorde to perform his solo material, play drums for Clapton, and drum with Plant and Jimmy Page for a Led Zeppelin reunion. The latter performance was poorly received and later disowned by the band. Page later said that Collins had not learned his parts for the set. Collins responded that the band "weren't very good", that a "dribbling" Page had made him feel uncomfortable, and he only continued with

345-537: A Smith's crisps advertising campaign. Collins's enthusiasm for music grew during his acting years. He frequented the Marquee Club on Wardour Street so often that eventually the managers asked him to set out the chairs, sweep the floors, and assist in the cloakroom. It was here where Collins saw The Action and newcomers Yes perform, which greatly influenced him. When auditions for Vinegar Joe and Manfred Mann Chapter Three were unsuccessful, Collins secured

460-531: A second and final reunion tour , which ran from 2021 to 2022. Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists . He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson , who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of

575-530: A 0.5% royalty for their contributions to the Serious Hits... Live! album while Collins' management contended that the pair should have been paid only for their contributions on five tracks of the 15-track album. The court ruled in favor of Collins but awarded only half of the $ 384,000 he sought. Satterfield and Davis were not required to pay back any money already paid out, and the $ 192,000 damages were to be paid from future royalties. Band leader Don Myrick

690-405: A European tour, which included guitarist Gordon Smith and keyboardist Brian Chatton . The tour finished, and the quartet formed a rock band, Hickory, which recorded one single ("Green Light"/"The Key"). Still in 1969, they were renamed Flaming Youth . They signed to Fontana Records and recorded Ark 2 (1969), a concept album written and produced by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley that tells

805-621: A band. He has won eight Grammy Awards , six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards , one Academy Award , and a Disney Legend Award. He was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors , including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and

920-551: A career as a solo jazz artist and occasional sideman/session player. Kim and Woolfolk did session work with Fornero and Velasco under the Vine Street Horns moniker. Ronnie Laws performs primarily as a solo jazz artist. Michael Harris has toured with the Al McKay All Stars, performing classic Earth, Wind & Fire hits. Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951)

1035-509: A charge that Collins did not deny. No Jacket Required earned Collins the first two of his six Brit Awards , winning Best British Male and Best British Album. Collins had three US number one songs in 1985, the most by any artist that year. No Jacket Required won three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year . The No Jacket Required World Tour saw Collins perform 85 shows between February and July 1985. On 13 July, Collins took part in

1150-556: A cover of " True Colors " by Cyndi Lauper that was produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds . The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK charts and selling 3.4 million copies in the US by 2012. In the mid-1990s Collins was recruited to write and perform songs for Disney's adventure film Tarzan (1999), integrated with a score by Mark Mancina . Collins also sang his songs in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for

1265-611: A distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", and in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed

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1380-523: A falling out with the director, Collins decided to quit acting to pursue music. He was to appear in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as one of the children who storm the castle, but his scene was cut. Collins auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), but the role went to Leonard Whiting . In 1967, he travelled the UK teaching people the "crunch" dance made popular by

1495-414: A former drummer, said he could tell just by the way Collins sat in front of the drum kit that he knew what he was doing, and was also impressed when Collins mentioned the session with George Harrison. On 8 August 1970, Collins became their fourth drummer. Genesis then took a two-week holiday, during which Collins earned money as an exterior decorator. Rutherford thought Caryl was not a good fit, and for over

1610-496: A lack of invitation stated: "Thank you for your note regarding Phil Cooper [sic]. I'm afraid the spots have already been filled", and Collins watched actress and dancer Ann Reinking perform it. The Los Angeles Times said: "Reinking did an incredible job of totally destroying a beautiful song." Collins would introduce it at subsequent concerts by saying: "I'm sorry Miss Ann Reinking couldn't be here tonight; I guess I just have to sing my own song." In 1984, Collins contributed to

1725-522: A month Genesis wrote songs, rehearsed, and toured as a four-piece. In January 1971, the band enlisted Steve Hackett . From 1970 to 1975, Collins played drums, percussion, and backing vocals on Genesis albums and concerts. Rutherford commented that "on drums Phil was immediately a huge lift. We had never had that kind of energy from the engine room before; it was just a whole different level." Rutherford and Banks continued to contribute vocal harmonies to songs like "Harlequinn", but before long Collins became

1840-459: A new Genesis album, We Can't Dance . It became the band's fifth consecutive No. 1 album in the UK and reached No. 4 in the US, where it sold over 4 million copies. It features the singles " Jesus He Knows Me ", " I Can't Dance ", " No Son of Mine ", and " Hold on My Heart ". Collins performed on their 1992 tour. At the 1993 American Music Awards , Genesis won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group . Collins co-wrote, sang and played on

1955-620: A position in the Cliff Charles Blues Band and toured the country. This was followed by a stint in The Gladiators, a backing band for a black vocal quartet, which included Collins's schoolmate Ronnie Caryl on guitar. Around this time, Collins learned that Yes were looking for a new drummer and spoke to frontman Jon Anderson , who invited him to an audition the following week. Collins failed to turn up. In 1969, Collins and Caryl joined John Walker 's backing band for

2070-574: A press conference held at the Royal Albert Hall in the same month, Collins announced his Not Dead Yet Tour which initially took form as a short European trek from June 2017. The tour included five nights at the Royal Albert Hall which sold out in fifteen seconds, prompting the announcement of Collins's headline spot at the 2017 BST Hyde Park festival which became his largest solo concert. His band included his son Nicolas on

2185-472: A private boarding school: singer Peter Gabriel , keyboardist Tony Banks , and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford . Collins and Caryl arrived early, so Collins took a swim in the pool at Gabriel's parents' house and memorised the pieces the drummers before him were playing. He recalled: "They put on 'Trespass', and my initial impression was of a very soft and round music, not edgy, with vocal harmonies, and I came away thinking Crosby, Stills and Nash ." Gabriel,

2300-524: A replacement in Melody Maker and received around 400 replies. After a lengthy auditioning process, during which he sang backup vocals for applicants, Collins became the band's lead vocalist during the recording of their album A Trick of the Tail . The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the US. Rolling Stone wrote that Genesis "has managed to turn

2415-638: A solo artist at an Amnesty International benefit show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in September 1981, performing "In the Air Tonight" and "The Roof Is Leaking". Collins worked again with John Martyn in this year, producing his album Glorious Fool . In September 1981, Genesis released Abacab . This was followed by its 1981 supporting tour and

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2530-620: A special guest for the Who on their 1989 tour for two shows, performing "Fiddle About" as Uncle Ernie and "Tommy's Holiday Camp" from their rock opera Tommy (1969). From April to October 1989, Collins recorded his fourth album ...But Seriously in England and Los Angeles, which saw him address social and political themes in his lyrics. The album was released in November 1989 to worldwide commercial success, spending fifteen weeks at No. 1 in

2645-405: A successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music , releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic , "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for

2760-518: A trio in 1977, they recorded ...And Then There Were Three... . This included the band's first UK Top 10 and US Top 40 single, " Follow You Follow Me ". The level of commercial success that Genesis had reached by this time allowed Collins and his wife to move into Old Croft, a home in Shalford, Surrey , in the spring of 1978. Collins pursued various guest spots and solo projects from his time as Genesis's drummer. In 1973, he and Hackett performed on

2875-472: A two-month tour in 1982 promoting the Genesis live album Three Sides Live . In early 1982, Collins produced and played on Something's Going On , the third solo album by Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA , and performed most of the drum parts on Pictures at Eleven , the first solo album by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant . In October 1982, Collins took part in the one-off Genesis reunion concert Six of

2990-582: A year off from writing and recording. He took on his first acting role since the late 1960s, starring as Buster Edwards opposite Julie Walters (who played his wife, June) in the romantic comedy drama-crime film Buster which centred around the Great Train Robbery from 1963 in Ledburn , Buckinghamshire. Reviews for the film were mixed and controversy ensued over its subject matter; Prince Charles and Princess Diana declined an invitation to

3105-441: Is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from

3220-632: The Billboard 200 . In November 2013, Collins told German media that he was considering a return to music and speculated that this could mean further live shows with Genesis, stating: "Everything is possible. We could tour in Australia and South America. We haven't been there yet." Speaking to reporters in Miami, Florida in December 2013 at an event promoting his charity work, Collins indicated that he

3335-514: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors when he was presented the International Achievement Award at a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London. In October 2009, it was reported that Collins was to record a Motown covers album. He told a German newspaper, "I want the songs to sound exactly like the originals", and that the album would feature up to 30 songs. In January 2010, Chester Thompson said that

3450-587: The Live Aid concerts, a continuation of the fundraising effort started by Band Aid. Collins was the only performer to appear at the London concert at Wembley Stadium and the US concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on the same day. After performing what Ultimate Classic Rock called "an especially crowd-pleasing selection of songs" in London, including "Against All Odds", "In the Air Tonight", and playing alongside Sting , Collins flew to Philadelphia on

3565-621: The Miami Country Day School in Miami, Florida. Collins was asked to perform there by his sons, who are students at the school. In August 2014, Collins was reported to have accepted an invitation to perform in December at a benefit concert in Miami in aid of his Little Dreams Foundation charity. He ultimately missed the concert due to illness. In May 2015, Collins signed a deal with Warner Music Group to have his solo albums remastered and reissued with previously unreleased material. In October of that year, he announced that he

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3680-598: The UK Albums Chart , and number seven in the US where it went on to sell 5 million copies. " In the Air Tonight ", the album's lead single, became a hit and reached number two in the UK charts. The song is known for the gated reverb effect used on Collins's drums, a technique developed by Padgham when he worked as an engineer on Gabriel's song " Intruder ", on which Collins played drums. Following an invitation by record producer Martin Lewis, Collins performed live as

3795-485: The West End production of the musical Oliver! . As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970 at age 19. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel . During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X . Collins began

3910-452: The flugelhorn . Myrick was also developing a distinctive solo voice. Though Ronnie Laws and later Andrew Woolfolk , Laws' replacement, were intended to play the featured instrumentalist role in the band's live shows, Myrick eventually won over some of those duties for himself. He was particularly adept on the alto saxophone, distinctly demonstrating the influence of soul-influenced bebop saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley. 1979 saw

4025-545: The 1980s. Despite its success, the song was heavily criticised and became linked to allegations of hypocrisy made against Collins. Responding to criticism of the song, Collins stated: "When I drive down the street, I see the same things everyone else sees. It's a misconception that if you have a lot of money you're somehow out of touch with reality." In 1991, "Another Day in Paradise" won the Grammy Award for Record of

4140-424: The 1985–86 tour, Harris departed the group and was replaced by Harry Kim . The horn section saw a diminished role in the live show. Collins began employing backing vocalists and occasionally dedicated percussionists. Following the 1990 live album/video Serious Hits… Live! Myrick also departed, largely due to continued struggles with drug addiction. He was replaced by erstwhile EWF co-saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk. By

4255-459: The 1993 single " Hero " by David Crosby . Collins worked on his fifth studio album, Both Sides , in 1992 and 1993. It marked a departure from his more polished and up-tempo songs on recent albums to material more experimental in nature, with Collins performing all the instruments and producing the record himself, because the songs written "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input". The decline of his second marriage

4370-683: The BBC's music series Later... with Jools Holland , broadcast on 17 September 2010. In March 2010, Collins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis at a ceremony in New York City. As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in the German music charts—766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases. On 4 March 2011, citing health problems and other concerns, Collins announced that he

4485-532: The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows") featuring electronically manipulated samples of the section. Myrick's alto playing is featured on " If Leaving Me Is Easy ", as are Harris' and Davis' signature flugelhorn lines. The section also joined Genesis at Fisher Lane Farm Studios, in Surrey, England, on the song " No Reply at All " on their album Abacab , as well as on " Paperlate ", a song from the band's EP 3×3 which

4600-600: The Best held at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, which marked the return of Gabriel on lead vocals and Hackett on guitar. Collins's second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! , was released in November 1982. His marital problems continued to provide inspiration for his songs, including " I Don't Care Anymore " and "Do You Know, Do You Care". The album reached number 2 in the UK and number 8 in

4715-598: The Charisma label, and oversaw every step of its production; he wrote the liner notes himself and by hand. His divorce was the focus of its lyrical themes and song titles: "I had a wife, two children, two dogs, and the next day I didn't have anything. So a lot of these songs were written because I was going through these emotional changes." Collins produced the album in collaboration with Hugh Padgham , with whom he had worked on Peter Gabriel's self-titled 1980 album . Face Value reached number one in seven countries, including

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4830-651: The Fox by Thin Lizzy , and sang on Anthony Phillips ' debut solo album, The Geese & the Ghost . After Genesis finished touring in December 1978, the group went on hiatus after Collins went to Vancouver, Canada to try to save his failing marriage. The attempt failed, leaving his wife to return to England with their children while living apart. Collins returned to Old Croft, their home in Shalford, Surrey, and their divorce

4945-456: The Genesis catalogue. Smith attributed this to the song selection and it being recorded with "less than inspired audiences". He praised the performances of "Dodo/Lurker", "Behind the Lines", "Duchess", but picked the third and fourth side as stand out tracks. Smith concluded that he would be listening to Seconds Out , the band's second live album, "for years to come". In 1994, Three Sides Live

5060-530: The Pharaohs. After leaving Chess to play in the Ramsey Lewis Trio , White went on to start up a band known as Earth, Wind & Fire . He eventually expanded the band's sound to include a horn section called The Phenix Horns. Two of Satterfield's bandmates from the Pharaohs, saxophonist Don Myrick and trumpeter Rahmlee Michael Davis, joined the horn section, along with trumpeter Michael Harris. It

5175-477: The Pound and on the subsequent tour, marking the first time he assumed the role of Genesis lead vocalist in a live setting. In 1974, Collins played drums on Brian Eno 's second album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) after Eno had contributed electronic effects to two songs on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway . In August 1975, Gabriel's departure from the band was publicly announced. Genesis advertised for

5290-591: The Real Thing, a school band that had Andrea Bertorelli, his future wife, and friend Lavinia Lang, as backup singers. Both women would have an impact on Collins' personal life in later years. Collins' next group was the Freehold, with whom he wrote his first song, "Lying, Crying, Dying", and played in a group named the Charge. He was childhood friends with Jack Wild , who would become famous for playing Dodger in

5405-589: The UK and No. 23 in the US. The album was received negatively by the music press and sold less than his previous albums. Entertainment Weekly reviewed by saying that "even Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins". Singles from the album included " Dance into the Light ", which reached No. 9 in the UK, and the Beatles-inspired " It's in Your Eyes ". The album was certified Gold in

5520-529: The UK and over 4 million in the US. In February 1990, Collins performed "Another Day in Paradise" at the 1990 Brit Awards which won British Single of the Year , and in September he performed "Sussudio" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He also played drums on the 1989 Tears for Fears single, " Woman in Chains ". In 1991, Collins reconvened with Banks and Rutherford to write and record

5635-543: The UK charts and in the US for three. It became the UK's best-selling album of 1990 and is among the best-selling albums in UK chart history. It is one of the best-selling albums in Germany . Its lead single " Another Day in Paradise " is an anti-homelessness song and features David Crosby singing backing vocals. Upon its release in October 1989, it went to No. 1 in the US to become the final number one single there of

5750-555: The UK track sequence. Three Sides Live received a mostly positive critical reception and was a commercial success, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 , where it sold 500,000 copies. Its release coincided with the band's Three Sides Live concert film. It was remastered in 1994 and 2009, the latter for their Genesis Live 1973–2007 box set. In December 1981, Genesis wrapped their four-month tour of Europe and North America to support

5865-532: The UK. Its title track was released as a single and reached No. 1 in the US, the only Genesis song to do so. The group received a Grammy Award (their only one) and a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1987 for " Land of Confusion ", which features puppet caricatures from the British satirical program Spitting Image . Several music critics drew comparisons between

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5980-488: The US where it was certified diamond , and 1.9 million in the UK where it was the second-best-selling album of 1985 . Referring to the album's success, David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote: "After years on the art-rock fringe, Collins has established himself firmly in the middle of the road . Perhaps he should consider testing himself and his new fans' expectations next time around." "Sussudio" attracted negative attention for sounding too similar to Prince 's " 1999 ",

6095-627: The US, where it sold 3 million copies. Its second single, a cover of " You Can't Hurry Love " by the Supremes , became Collins's first UK number one single and went to number 10 in the US. Collins supported the album with the Hello, I Must Be Going! tour of Europe and North America from November 1982 to February 1983. Following the tour, Collins played drums on Plant's second solo album, The Principle of Moments , and produced and played on two tracks for Adam Ant 's album Strip , "Puss 'n Boots" and

6210-524: The US. Collins toured the album throughout 1997 with his Trip into the Light World Tour, covering 82 dates. He performed "In the Air Tonight" and "Take Me Home" at the Music for Montserrat benefit concert in London alongside Paul McCartney , Elton John , Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler , and Sting. In October 1998, Collins released his first compilation album ...Hits which contains a new track,

6325-655: The Year . Other songs from ...But Seriously reached the top-five in the US: " Something Happened on the Way to Heaven ", " Do You Remember? ", and " I Wish It Would Rain Down " featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. ...But Seriously was supported with the Seriously, Live! World Tour which ran between February and October 1990 and covered 121 dates. The tour spawned the live album Serious Hits... Live! , which sold 1.2 million copies in

6440-568: The album and Collins's solo work, but Rolling Stone' s J. D. Considine praised the album's commercial appeal, stating, "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook". March 1986 saw the release of " No One Is to Blame ", a hit single by Howard Jones which included Collins on drums, backing vocals, and co-production alongside Padgham. Collins provided backing vocals, produced and played drums on most of Eric Clapton's 1986 album August . He toured parts of Europe with Clapton in support of

6555-542: The album had been completed and would be released some time soon. He also revealed that Collins managed to play the drums on the album despite a spinal operation. The resulting album, Going Back , was released on 13 September 2010. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . In summer 2010, Collins played six concerts with the music from Going Back . These included a special programme, Phil Collins: One Night Only , aired on ITV1 on 18 September 2010. Collins also promoted Going Back with his first and only appearance on

6670-428: The album, of which two concert videos were released; Live at Montreux 1986 (Eric Clapton film) and Eric Clapton and Friends Live 1986 . In each of those videos, Collins is featured as the drummer and performs "In the Air Tonight" with Clapton, bassist Nathan East and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes backing him. After touring with Genesis in 1987, Collins was aware that his music had gained too much exposure and took

6785-466: The arrival and almost immediate departure of trumpeter Elmer Brown, who plays lead trumpet in the 1979 live concerts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Budokan, Japan. In 1981, the foursome joined Genesis drummer Phil Collins and producer Hugh Padgham in the studio for the recording of Collins' debut solo album, Face Value . Five of the album's 12 tracks featured horns, with a sixth (a rendition of

6900-438: The band entered an eight-month break in activity, during which they selected recordings from their previous tours for a live album. Three Sides Live includes recordings between 1976 and 1981; the UK edition contains additional live tracks on the fourth side of the double LP , while the original international edition featured tracks from their 1982 EP 3×3 and B-sides from Duke . Subsequent international reissues have adopted

7015-659: The band first formed. The tour took place during summer 2007, and played in twelve countries across Europe, followed by a second leg in North America. During the tour Genesis performed at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium , London. In 2007 they were honoured at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors , performing " Turn It On Again ", " No Son of Mine " and " Los Endos " at the ceremony in Las Vegas. On 22 May 2008, Collins received his sixth Ivor Novello Award from

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7130-485: The band were joined by Collins's son Nic on the drums, leaving his father to handle lead vocals. After the tour was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it began in September 2021 and finished in London on 26 March 2022. At the last show, at The O2 Arena in London, Collins said on stage: "It's the last show for Genesis". On August 20, 2024, it was revealed by music executive Simon Napier-Bell that Collins

7245-494: The chance to contribute to Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen , an album of covers of Leonard Cohen songs, due to his touring commitments. On 29 March 1996, Collins's decision to leave Genesis to concentrate on his solo career was publicly announced. In the months surrounding his departure from Genesis, Collins formed the Phil Collins Big Band , seating himself on the drums. He had wanted to undertake

7360-448: The contrapuntal baritone saxophone spits favored by Adams). This sound was ideally suited for White's increasingly dance-oriented songs. Examples are 1974's " Mighty Mighty " from Open Our Eyes and " September ", which prominently features a fast-moving unison line played in three octaves (Satterfield in the lower octave, Myrick and Davis doubling in the middle octave, and Harris in the upper octave). In ballads Davis and Harris doubled on

7475-465: The drums. A review in The Telegraph stated: "Unlike the body, the voice is largely unravaged by time. It's still soulful, sometimes silky, occasionally bruised." In 2017, the tour was extended worldwide and ran until October 2019 for a total of 97 shows. In March 2020, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford announced they had reformed Genesis once more to undertake The Last Domino? Tour . This time

7590-721: The dubbed versions of the film's soundtrack . His song " You'll Be in My Heart " was released in June 1999 and spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the longest time ever up to that point. In 2000, the song won Collins an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award , both for Best Original Song. He performed " Two Worlds " at that year's ceremony and the Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show . In June 1999, Collins

7705-528: The early 1970s with the formation the Pharaohs , from which two albums have been re-issued on CD: The Awakening , recorded in 1971, and a live album, In the Basement , recorded in 1972. Maurice White met trombonist and bassist Louis Satterfield while performing at Chicago's Chess Studios. At that time Satterfield was working at Chess as a musician, where he played on hit songs such as Fontella Bass 's " Rescue Me ." The duo later collaborated as part of

7820-429: The film Oliver! (1968); the pair attended the same stage school after Collins's mother June spotted Wild as the two played football in the park. Collins quit school at fourteen to become a full-time pupil at Barbara Speake. He had an uncredited part as an extra in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night (1964), where he is amongst the screaming teenagers during the television concert sequence. Later in 1964, Collins

7935-505: The group's primary backing vocalist, since they found multi-tracking Collins and Gabriel's vocals was faster and produced better results than all four of them singing. They also discovered that Collins and Gabriel's singing voices were so similar that when they sang a part together, it sounded like one exceptionally strong voice rather than two voices. This technique was employed on the band's first hit single, " I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) ". During this period Collins participated in

8050-503: The horn section sings and plays percussion on virtually every song that does not feature horns. During the extended intro to "Hand In Hand", the foursome join Collins at the front of the stage for a vocal call and response. Harris also contributed a brief co-lead vocal on the closing number, a rendition of The Isley Brothers' "It's Alright". Myrick is seen playing a sax solo at the end of Collins's video for " One More Night ". Following

8165-412: The international edition contains tracks from the group's second EP 3×3 (1982) – " Paperlate ", "You Might Recall", and "Me and Virgil" and two B-sides recorded during the sessions for Duke (1980) – "Open Door" and "Evidence of Autumn". Three Sides Live reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 10 in the US. It was certified silver and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 14 June 1982,

8280-728: The latter for 100,000 copies sold. In the United States, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 4 October 1982 for 500,000 copies sold. Rolling Stone gave the album a rave review, particularly praising Genesis's advancement to more refined and concise material: "Unlike Seconds Out , where the concert versions of Genesis' songs were shrouded in virtuosic bluster, this album offers incisive, sharply focused performances uncluttered by theatrics or instrumental tedium." AllMusic 's retrospective review asserted that

8395-413: The performance was poor. When Collins apologised, Harrison confessed that the recording was a prank, which Collins accepted in good humour. In July 1970, the rock band Genesis had signed with Charisma Records and recorded their second album Trespass (1970), but suffered a setback following the departure of guitarist Anthony Phillips . They decided that their drummer John Mayhew , though talented,

8510-533: The performances were impressive and exciting throughout, delivering nothing but "lean, crisp, and generally bracing accounts of the group's then-current sound." In a review published in Record Mirror by Robin Smith, the album received a mixed response. The atmosphere he experienced in concert at one of their Wembley Arena gigs in 1981 was absent from the album, which he deemed "hardly a sparkling addition" to

8625-471: The period include " In the Air Tonight ", " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ", " One More Night ", " Sussudio ", " Another Day in Paradise " and " I Wish It Would Rain Down ". Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at age five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in

8740-517: The possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the tour, former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford played drums on sections where Collins sang. In 1976, Collins brought in American drummer Chester Thompson , formerly of Frank Zappa and Weather Report , who became a mainstay of Genesis' and Collins' backing bands until 2010. When Collins, Banks, and Rutherford decided to continue Genesis as

8855-491: The première after it was accused of glorifying crime. Collins contributed four songs to the film's soundtrack; his ballad rendition of " A Groovy Kind of Love ", originally by the Mindbenders , became his only single to reach No. 1 in the UK and the US. The film spawned the US #1 single " Two Hearts ", which he co-wrote with Lamont Dozier and won the pair a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and an Oscar nomination in

8970-580: The production on Chinese Wall by Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey , which included a duet from the two, " Easy Lover ". The song was number one in the UK for four weeks, and peaked at number 2 in the US. He produced and played drums on several tracks on Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton . In November, Collins was part of the charity supergroup Band Aid in aid of Ethiopian famine relief and played drums on its single, " Do They Know It's Christmas? ". Collins's third album, No Jacket Required ,

9085-585: The project for some time and felt inspired from the Burning for Buddy project that drummer Neil Peart had put together. Having moved to Switzerland, an invitation to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival led to the band to come together, which featured Quincy Jones as conductor and Tony Bennett on vocals. The group toured summer jazz festivals in July 1996 with a set of jazz renditions of Genesis and Collins' solo material. Their first date

9200-413: The release of No Jacket Required , Collins insisted that he would not leave the band and that he felt "happier with what we're doing now, because I feel it's closer to me." In October 1985, he reunited with Banks and Rutherford to record Genesis's thirteenth album, Invisible Touch . Released in 1986, it became the group's biggest selling album with 6 million copies sold in the US, and 1.2 million sold in

9315-464: The release of their eleventh studio album, Abacab (1981). The band then entered an eight-month break in activity, during which they each pursued solo projects and selected recordings from their previous tours for inclusion on a new live album. All editions of Three Sides Live contain recordings from their 1980 and 1981 tours across the first three sides. The fourth side of the UK edition contains additional live tracks from 1976, 1978, and 1980, while

9430-619: The same category. Film critic Roger Ebert said Collins "played [the role of Buster] with surprising effectiveness". In 1988, Collins was the subject of an episode of the British TV series This Is Your Life . In 1989, Collins was among the musicians who donated their own clothes to Madame Tussaud's Rock Circus , an exhibition held at the London Pavilion celebrating the history of rock and pop music featuring its major figures recreated in wax. In August 1989, Collins appeared as

9545-403: The set rather than leave the stage in order to avoid negative attention. In November 1985, the song " Separate Lives ", a duet featuring Collins and Marilyn Martin for the musical drama film White Nights , was released and became a US number one hit. By the end of 1985, the music press noted that Collins's astronomical success as a solo artist had made him more popular than Genesis. Before

9660-540: The solo debut of ex- Yes guitarist Peter Banks . In 1975, Collins sang and played drums, vibraphone , and percussion on Hackett's first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte ; performed on Eno's albums Another Green World , Before and After Science , and Music for Films ; and replaced drummer Phil Spinelli of the jazz fusion group Brand X before recording their first two albums, Unorthodox Behaviour and Moroccan Roll . Collins played percussion on Johnny

9775-623: The song " Look Through My Eyes ". In the same year he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . In 2004, Collins released two compilation albums, The Platinum Collection and Love Songs . From June 2004 to November 2005, Collins performed his First Final Farewell Tour, a reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists. In 2006, he worked with Disney on a musical production of Tarzan . Collins reunited with Banks and Rutherford and announced Turn It On Again: The Tour on 7 November 2006, nearly 40 years after

9890-602: The songs " Two Worlds ", " Son of Man ", " Strangers Like Me " and " You'll Be in My Heart ", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song . He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for

10005-569: The songwriting jams which produced much of Genesis's material, but did little independent songwriting compared to the other four members. Collins' more notable songwriting contributions during 1970-75 include composing the staccato rhythm which acts as the main theme of the live favourite " Watcher of the Skies ". His first album as a member, Nursery Cryme , features the acoustic song "For Absent Friends" that has Collins singing lead vocal. He sang "More Fool Me" on their 1973 album Selling England by

10120-493: The soul music of Motown and Stax Records . Collins was also influenced by the jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich , whose opinion on the importance of the hi-hat prompted him to stop using two bass drums and start using the hi-hat. Around twelve, Collins received basic piano and music tuition from his father's aunt. He studied drum rudiments under Lloyd Ryan and later under Frank King, and considered this training "more helpful than anything else because they're used all

10235-427: The story of man's evacuation from a burning Earth and its voyage into space. Each member sings a lead vocal. In May 1970, after Flaming Youth split, Collins played congas on George Harrison 's song " Art of Dying ", but his contribution was omitted. Years later, Collins asked Harrison about the omission. Harrison sent Collins a recording allegedly containing Collins's performance; Collins was embarrassed to hear that

10350-402: The studio after hearing her voice. He said, "[She] achieved an incredible amount. I really love her voice. I love some of this stuff she's done, too." In September 2014, Collins revealed that the collaboration had ended and he said it had been "a bit of a non-starter". In May 2014, Collins gave a live performance of " In the Air Tonight " and " Land of Confusion " with young student musicians at

10465-507: The television and radio. During a family holiday at Butlin's , a seven-year-old Collins entered a talent contest singing " The Ballad of Davy Crockett ", but stopped the orchestra halfway through to tell them they were in the wrong key. The Beatles were a major early influence on Collins, including their drummer Ringo Starr . He followed the lesser-known London band the Action , whose drummer he would copy and whose work introduced him to

10580-533: The time of the recording of 1996's Dance into the Light , the Phenix Horns had dissolved. They were replaced by the Vine Street Horns, featuring Phenix Horns replacements Woolfolk and Kim along with 2nd trumpet Daniel Fornero and trombonist Arturo Velasco. In 2000, Collins sued two members of the Phenix Horns, Louis Satterfield and Rahmlee Davis, to recover overpayment of royalties over 6.5 years. Due to an accounting error, Satterfield and Davis had been paid

10695-473: The time. In any kind of funk or jazz drumming, the rudiments are always there." Collins never learned to read or write musical notation and devised his own system, which he regretted in later life. "I've always felt that if I could hum it, I could play it. For me, that was good enough, but that attitude is bad." Collins attended Nelson Primary School until he was eleven. He was accepted into Chiswick County Grammar School , where he took to football and formed

10810-609: The title track. In May 1983, Collins, Banks and Rutherford recorded a self-titled Genesis album ; its tour ended with five shows in Birmingham , England in February 1984. The latter shows were filmed and released as Genesis Live – The Mama Tour . Collins wrote and performed on " Against All Odds ", the main theme for the romantic film of the same name , which demonstrated a more pop-orientated and commercially accessible sound than his previous work. Released in February 1984, it

10925-409: The worst-reviewed album at the time of its release, though it has since been surpassed by three more recent releases. The album's single " Can't Stop Loving You " (a Leo Sayer cover) was a number-one Adult Contemporary hit. Testify sold 140,000 copies in the US by year's end. Disney hired Collins to compose and perform on the soundtrack to its 2003 animated feature Brother Bear , which included

11040-534: Was Harris' control and precision in the instrument's upper register that helped define the section's sound. The group was less beholden to middle register three and four-part harmonies (the trademark of Chicago 's Lee Loughnane , Walter Parazaider , and Jimmy Pankow ), instead favoring a more staccato , rhythmic, borderline percussive approach similar to the sound being popularized by trumpeter/arranger Greg Adams in Tower Of Power (though notably excluding

11155-614: Was a focal point of the album. Released in November 1993, Both Sides reached No. 1 in eight countries, including the UK, and No. 13 in the US. It marked a drop in sales in the latter when compared to his previous records, only reaching a single platinum certification by the end of the year. Its two biggest singles were " Both Sides of the Story " and " Everyday ". The Both Sides of the World Tour saw Collins perform 165 shows across four legs between April 1994 and May 1995. Collins turned down

11270-512: Was a noted cartoonist. The family moved twice by the time Collins had reached two; they settled at 453 Hanworth Road in Hounslow , Middlesex . Collins was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five, and later his two uncles made him a makeshift set with triangles and tambourines that fitted into a suitcase. As Collins grew older, these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents. He practised by playing along to music on

11385-613: Was also included on the US release of the album Three Sides Live . The foursome developed a strong kinship with Collins and elected to join him on tour and for the recording of subsequent albums, while still intermittently performing and recording with Earth, Wind & Fire . 1982's Hello, I Must Be Going! saw a feature instrumental piece, "The West Side," penned for Myrick by Collins. Prior to 1989 Collins did not use dedicated backing vocalists in his live band, relying instead on instrumentalists. While guitarist Daryl Stuermer and bassists Mo Foster and Leland Sklar sing sporadically,

11500-572: Was an insurance agent for London Assurance ; his mother, Winifred June Collins (née Strange, 1913–2011), worked in a toy shop, and later as a booking agent at the Barbara Speake Stage School – an independent performing arts school in East Acton . Collins is the youngest of three children: his sister Carole competed as a professional ice skater and followed her mother's footsteps as a theatrical agent, and his brother Clive

11615-478: Was at the Royal Albert Hall for a Prince's Trust concert with Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela in attendance. To learn his parts, Collins devised his own notation on sheets. The band then went on hiatus until a US and European tour in the summer of 1998, which spawned the live album A Hot Night in Paris . In October 1996, Collins released his sixth solo album, Dance into the Light . It reached No. 4 in

11730-703: Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2000, he became partially deaf in one ear due to a viral infection. In June 2002, Collins accepted an invitation to drum for the house band at the Party at the Palace concert held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace , an event which celebrated Queen Elizabeth II 's Golden Jubilee . In 2002, he received the Disney Legend award. On 11 November 2002, Collins released his seventh solo album, Testify . Metacritic 's roundup of album reviews found this record to be

11845-620: Was cast as the Artful Dodger in two West End runs of the musical Oliver! He was paid £15 a week, and called the role "the best part for a kid in all London". His days as the Dodger were numbered when his voice broke during a performance and had to speak his lines for the rest of the show. Collins starred in Calamity the Cow (1967), a film produced by the Children's Film Foundation . After

11960-746: Was finalised in 1981. Banks and Rutherford were recording their first solo albums during this time, so Collins rejoined Brand X for their album Product and its accompanying tour, played on John Martyn 's album Grace and Danger , and started writing demos of his own at home. This was followed by Genesis resuming activity and recording and touring through 1980 with their album Duke (1980). The three members contributed two tracks each; Collins put forward "Please Don't Ask" and " Misunderstanding ". In February 1981, Collins released his debut solo album Face Value . He signed with Virgin Records and WEA for American distribution in order to distance himself from

12075-696: Was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. Ranked by Rolling Stone at number 43 in the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Philip David Charles Collins was born on 30 January 1951 at Putney Hospital in Wandsworth , south-west London. His father, Greville Philip Austin Collins (1907–1972),

12190-415: Was no longer retired and had started plans to tour and make a new album. By mid-2016, all eight of his albums were reissued with the artwork updated to display Collins as his older self; the exception being Going Back , which had a new cover. In 2019, the additional digital only releases Other Sides and Remixed Sides followed. In October 2016, Collins's autobiography Not Dead Yet was published. At

12305-509: Was not of the high calibre they wanted, and placed an advert in the Melody Maker for a drummer "sensitive to acoustic music" and a 12-string acoustic guitarist. Collins recognised Charisma owner Tony Stratton Smith 's name on it, who he had been acquainted with for years, and he and Caryl went for the auditions. The group, who had been a full-time working band for less than a year, consisted of school friends from Charterhouse School ,

12420-499: Was recorded in 1984 and marked a turning point in his output. He departed from lyrics about his personal life and wrote more upbeat and dance-orientated songs with strong hooks and melodies, with Collins stating beforehand, "I have a notion of what I want to do: break out of this 'love song' box that I've found myself in. I'll make a dance album. Or, at least, an album with a couple of uptempo tracks." Sting , Peter Gabriel , and Helen Terry contributed backing vocals. No Jacket Required

12535-410: Was released in February 1985 and became a huge worldwide success, reaching number one in several countries. " Sussudio " and " One More Night ", topped the US singles chart, the latter reaching number 4 in the UK to become his fourth solo UK top ten, and " Don't Lose My Number " and " Take Me Home " made the US top ten. The album remains the most successful of his career, selling over 12 million copies in

12650-536: Was remastered and reissued with the UK edition worldwide. Four of the five additional studio selections from that out of print release were issued in 2000 on the Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 box set (all but "Me And Virgil"), and all five songs have since been included on the bonus disc of the Genesis 1976–1982 box set. Track listing is adapted from the album's 1982 liner notes. Credits are adapted from

12765-755: Was shot to death by a Santa Monica Police Department officer in the doorway of his home in 1993. Myrick is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Los Angeles, across the street from the Forum , former home of the Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Collins wrote the song "For a Friend" as a tribute to Myrick, which was released on the single " We Wait and We Wonder " (1994). Louis Satterfield returned to performing until his death in September 2004. Rahmlee Michael Davis ultimately resumed

12880-423: Was taking time off from his career, prompting widespread reports of his retirement. On 7 March his UK representative told the press, "He is not, has no intention of, retiring." Later that day, Collins posted a message to his fans on his own website, confirming his intention to retire to focus on his family life. In July 2012, Collins's greatest hits collection ...Hits re-entered the US charts, reaching No. 6 on

12995-521: Was the first single of his solo career to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it peaked at number two in the UK. Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male . The song earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song , and he arranged his 1985 tour to accommodate the possibility of performing it at the awards ceremony. However, a note to Atlantic Records from show producer Larry Gelbart explaining

13110-546: Was updating his home studio by Lake Geneva, with new music possibly in the works. Three Sides Live Three Sides Live is the third live album by the English rock band Genesis , released as a double album on 4 June 1982 on Charisma Records in the United Kingdom. It was released by Atlantic Records in the United States. After touring in support of their studio album Abacab ended in December 1981

13225-402: Was writing music once again and might tour again. On 24 January 2014, Collins announced in an interview with Inside South Florida that he was writing new compositions with fellow English singer Adele . Collins said he had no idea who Adele was when he learned she wanted to collaborate with him. He said "I wasn't actually too aware [of her]. I live in a cave." Collins agreed to join her in

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