The Singles
Phil Collins
Phil Collins’s The Singles is a career‑spanning compilation released in October 2016 that gathers the vast majority of his solo hits into one package. Rather than a new studio album, it functions as a curated overview of his work from 1981’s “In the Air Tonight” through to material from his 2010 Motown‑inspired record Going Back. Across its multiple formats (including expanded CD sets and vinyl editions), it traces Collins’s evolution from atmospheric early‑80s drum‑machine‑driven pop to slick, hook‑forward hits and later, more nostalgic soul covers.
Musically, the collection highlights both the breadth and continuity of his sound: iconic tracks like “In the Air Tonight,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” “Sussudio,” “One More Night,” “Another Day in Paradise,” “Two Hearts,” and “A Groovy Kind of Love” sit alongside less frequently anthologized singles. Streaming and download versions loosely group the songs into up‑tempo, groove‑oriented cuts on one side and ballads or moodier pieces on the other, underscoring how his smoky, slightly raspy voice and melodic drumming style carry through very different arrangements, from electro‑pop and horn‑driven Motown homages to cinematic, slow‑burn rock. The result is less a deep‑cuts collection than a concise narrative of how Collins became one of the defining pop voices of the 1980s and 1990s, while still acknowledging later chapters in his catalog.
The Singles
Phil Collins
Phil Collins’s The Singles is a career‑spanning compilation released in October 2016 that gathers the vast majority of his solo hits into one package. Rather than a new studio album, it functions as a curated overview of his work from 1981’s “In the Air Tonight” through to material from his 2010 Motown‑inspired record Going Back. Across its multiple formats (including expanded CD sets and vinyl editions), it traces Collins’s evolution from atmospheric early‑80s drum‑machine‑driven pop to slick, hook‑forward hits and later, more nostalgic soul covers.
Musically, the collection highlights both the breadth and continuity of his sound: iconic tracks like “In the Air Tonight,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” “Sussudio,” “One More Night,” “Another Day in Paradise,” “Two Hearts,” and “A Groovy Kind of Love” sit alongside less frequently anthologized singles. Streaming and download versions loosely group the songs into up‑tempo, groove‑oriented cuts on one side and ballads or moodier pieces on the other, underscoring how his smoky, slightly raspy voice and melodic drumming style carry through very different arrangements, from electro‑pop and horn‑driven Motown homages to cinematic, slow‑burn rock. The result is less a deep‑cuts collection than a concise narrative of how Collins became one of the defining pop voices of the 1980s and 1990s, while still acknowledging later chapters in his catalog.