Phil Collins

Hits

A Good Overview of Phil's Solo Efforts

Review Score:

(8/10)
If you are reading this you probably either love or loathe Phil Collins as (until recently) he has never really been seen as an "artist" by the musical elite; notwithstanding Phil compiled some of the best and best selling releases of the 1980's and early 1990's.

Although I really enjoyed most of the songs, Phil's myriad of singles warrant at least a second CD as he has had such a long, productive run. So, it's almost a certain that many listeners will find something missing from this disc, such as "I Missed Again," "I Don't Care Anymore," "Don't Lose My Number," "Do You Remember?". Some of these omissions are unacceptable, but in the end, "Hits" is nevertheless a representative collection of Phil's hits. It also includes songs from movie soudtracks that were never on his solo releases as well as a nice version of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors".

As I tend to do with some greatest hits collections, I made my own version and dropped some of my less favorite "hits" and added some of my favorites like: "All Of My Life", "Find A Way To My Heart", "Can't Hold Off The Years" and "Long Long Way To Go" as my closer as I love the way it just cuts off at the end.

In a nutshell, if you like Phil Collins, buy this CD and use it to make your own greatest hits if you have some of his other releases. Also, if you are a casual fan, you will certainly not be disappointed. If you don't like Phil Collins, this nor any release of his may change your mind. One minor complaint on my part: I do wish that this release would have included an informative insert as although I like the cover, there is nothing in the inside about how these songs came to be and that is always a plus when releasing a greatest hits collection. Easily earns its 4 stars

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