Phil Collins certainly has enough hits to fill out a double-disc compilation -- in the U.K.
he had 25 Top 40 singles and he reached the Billboard Top 40 21 times in the U.S., with many of them overlapping -- but the 2016 set The Singles doesn't march through these hits in chronological order.
Opening with "Easy Lover," his 1985 duet with Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey, this 33-track compilation happily hopscotches through the years.
Such non-chronological sequencing does mean certain hits are saved for the greatest emotional impact -- naturally, "Take Me Home" closes out the proceedings -- but it also focuses attention on songs that weren't blockbusters, whether it's such meditative turn-of-the-'90s adult contemporary hits as "That's Just the Way It Is" or the brooding early single "Thru These Walls." Ultimately, this forced perspective is why The Singles is something more than just a collection of big hits: it helps illustrate that Collins' solo catalog ran deeper than "In the Air Tonight," "You Can't Hurry Love," "Sussudio," "One More Night," "Against All Odds," and "Another Day in Paradise.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy LoverPhilip Bailey, Phil Collins, Nathan East | Phil Collins | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 2 | Two HeartsPhil Collins, Lamont Dozier | Phil Collins | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | SussudioPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | I Missed AgainPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Don't Lose My NumberPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | You Can't Hurry LoveLamont Dozier | Phil Collins | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Something Happened on the Way to HeavenPhil Collins, Daryl Stuermer | Phil Collins | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Hang in Long EnoughPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Thru These WallsPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | I Wish It Would Rain DownPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 11 | In the Air TonightPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | If Leaving Me Is EasyPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | One More NightPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Separate LivesStephen Bishop | Phil Collins | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 15 | A Groovy Kind of LoveCarole Bayer Sager, Toni Wine | Phil Collins | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 16 | That's Just the Way It IsPhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 17 | Take Me HomePhil Collins | Phil Collins | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 18 | I Don't Care Anymore | Phil Collins | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 19 | Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away | Phil Collins | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 20 | Why Can't It Wait 'Till Morning | Phil Collins | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 21 | I Cannot Believe It's True | Phil Collins | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 22 | Do You Remember | Phil Collins | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 23 | Who Said I Would | Phil Collins | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 105 mins | 242 MB | |||||
| 105 mins | 701 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Bailey | Composer |
| 2 | Allan Ballard | Photography |
| 3 | Patrick Balls | Photography |
| 4 | Stephen Bishop | Composer |
| 5 | Phil Collins | Composer, Primary Artist, Slipcover Concept |
| 6 | Nick Davis | Remastering |
| 7 | Lamont Dozier | Composer |
| 8 | Nathan East | Composer |
| 9 | Darren Evans | Artwork |
| 10 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 11 | Tom Kelly | Composer |
| 12 | Carole King | Composer |
| 13 | Katherine Moore | Photography |
| 14 | Billy Nicholls | Composer |
| 15 | Carole Bayer Sager | Composer |
| 16 | Miles Showell | Remastering |
| 17 | Tony Smith | Project Coordinator |
| 18 | Billy Steinberg | Composer |
| 19 | John Stoddart | Photography |
| 20 | Daryl Stuermer | Composer |
| 21 | Alastair Thain | Photography |
| 22 | Toni Wine | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |