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Take Me Home by Phil Collins

Artist Biography For Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins Born 30 January 1951 Is An English Singer Musician Songwriter Record Producer And Actor. He Was The Drummer And Lead Singer Of The Rock Band Genesis And Also Has A Career As A Solo Performer. Between 1982 And 1990 Collins Scored Three UK And Seven US Number-One Singles As A Solo Artist. When His Work With Genesis His Work With Other Artists As Well As His Solo Career Is Totalled He Had More US Top 40 Singles Than Any Other Artist During The 1980s. His Most Successful Singles From The Period Include "In The Air Tonight" "Against All Odds Take A Look At Me Now " "One More Night" And "Another Day In Paradise". Born And Raised In West London Collins Played Drums From The Age Of Five And Completed Drama School Training Which Secured Him Various Roles As A Child Actor With His First Major Role Aged 13 As The Artful Dodger In The West End Musical Oliver!. He Then Pursued A Music Career Joining Genesis In 1970 As Their Drummer And Becoming Lead Singer In 1975 Following The Departure Of Peter Gabriel. Collins Began 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 Also Became Known For A Distinctive Gated Reverb Drum Sound On Many Of His Recordings. In 1985 He Was The Only Artist To Perform At Both Live Aid Concerts. He Also Resumed His Acting Career Appearing In Miami Vice And Subsequently Starring In The Film Buster 1988 . In 1996 Collins Left Genesis To Focus On Solo Work This Included Writing Songs For Disney's Tarzan 1999 For Which He Received An Oscar For Best Original Song For "You'll Be In My Heart". 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 An Autobiography In 2016 And Completed His Not Dead Yet Tour In 2019. He Then Rejoined Genesis In 2020 For A Second Reunion Tour Ending In March 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 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 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. He Has Also Been Recognised By Music Publications With Induction Into The Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame In 2012 And The Classic Drummer Hall Of Fame In 2013. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Phil_Collins Studio Albums
Face Value 1981 Hello I Must Be Going! 1982 No Jacket Required 1985 ...But Seriously 1989 Both Sides 1993 Dance Into The Light 1996 Testify 2002 Going Back 2010

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Take Me Home

Take Me Home Is The 10th Track On Phil Collins' Third Solo Album No Jacket Required. The Song Was Released As A Single In The UK In July 1985 And In The US In March 1986. It Did Reasonably Well In The UK Peaking There At #19. It Wasn't As Successful As Other Singles From The Album Like "Sussudio" Or "One More Night" In The United States But Managed To Peak At #7 There. The "Extended Mix" Of "Take Me Home" Released On The 12" Single Was One Of The Six Songs To Be Included On Collins' 12"ers Album. "Take Me Home" Is Considered One Of Collins' More Well Known Songs And Has Been In All Of His Tours Since The No Jacket Required Tour. The Song Has Remained Popular Among Fans And Is Very Popular At His Live Shows. Common Misconceptions Regarding The Song's Topic Are That It Is About A Man Returning Home Or That It Is About The Psychological Manipulations Of The Totalitarian Government From George Orwell's Novel 1984. In Reality However Collins Has Stated That The Song Lyrics Refer To A Patient In A Mental Institution And That It Is Very Much Based On The Novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. While Recording "Long Long Way To Go" Collins Asked Sting To Provide Backing Vocals For This Song As Well. The Song Also Features Collins' Old Genesis Band Mate Peter Gabriel And Helen Terry On Backing Vocals. The Music Video Features Collins Singing In Various Places Around The World Including London New York Tokyo Moscow Sydney Paris St. Louis Los Angeles Hollywood San Francisco And Memphis Graceland . At The End Of The Video Collins Arrives Home And Hears A Woman From Inside The House Asking Him Where He Has Been. He Replies By Saying He's Been To Some Of The Cities Mentioned Above. The Woman Replies "You've Been Down At The Pub Haven't You?" Reception For The Song Was Mostly Positive. Jan DeKnock Of The Chicago Tribune Said That The Song Was "hypnotic". Geoff Orens Of Allmusic Said That The Song Was An AMG Track Pick And That The "pulsating "Take Me Home" Utilizes The Drama Of "In The Air Tonight" On A More Wistful Track." David Fricke Of Rolling Stone Said That The Song Had "engaging Circular Rhythm And Languid Melodic Texture." Marty Raccine Of The Houston Chronicle Thought That "Take Me Home" Was One Of The Few Songs That " Rose Above The Crowd On The Album ." "Take Me Home" Appeared On The Opening Episode Of The Second Season Of Popular Miami-Based Crime Show Miami Vice Much Like Collins' Own "In The Air Tonight" Appeared In The Season One Opening Episode. The Song Was Included On The Miami Vice II Soundtrack Album. The Song Was Also The Closing Theme Song For The World Wrestling Federation's Television Show Saturday Night's Main Event For Several Years In The Late 1980s. In 2003 The Hip-Hop Group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Based Their Song "Home" On This Single. That Version Of The Song Featured The Original Song's Chorus And Hit Number 19 On The UK Charts. The Group Flew To Geneva Switzerland In Order To Feature Collins In The Video.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: No Jacket Required

No Jacket Required Is The Third Solo Studio Album By English Singer-Songwriter Phil Collins The Lead Vocalist And Drummer For The Rock Band Genesis. The Album Was Originally Released On 25 January 1985 On Virgin UK And Ireland Atlantic US And Canada And WEA Rest Of The World . It Features Guest Backing Vocalists Including Helen Terry Peter Gabriel And Sting. Some Of The Songs Like "Don't Lose My Number" And "Sussudio" Were Based Around Improvisation. Other Songs Like "Long Long Way To Go" Had A Political Message. "One More Night" "Sussudio" "Don't Lose My Number" And "Take Me Home" Were All Released As Singles With Corresponding Music Videos. All Four Singles Were Top Ten Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart With "Sussudio" And "One More Night" Reaching Number One. The Three Singles That Were Released In The UK All Reached The Top 20 On The UK Charts. On Release The Album Was Received Favourably By The Majority Of Music Critics Although Opinions Have Become More Negative In Subsequent Decades And It Has Rarely Been Featured In "Best Albums Of The 1980s" Lists Since. It Won Three Grammy Awards Including For Album Of The Year In 1986. Stephen Holden Of The New York Times Wrote That Collins Was "quietly Revolutionising And Expanding The Role Of The Drums In Pop Record Making". Rolling Stone Reviewer David Fricke Wrote That "Like His '81 And '82 Outings Face Value And Hello I Must Be Going! No Jacket Required Is Not An Album That Waits To Be Liked". Collins' Most Commercially Successful Solo Album It Went On To Peak At Number One In Several Countries Including The US Where It Was At The Top Of The Charts For Seven Weeks The UK And Canada. According To The RIAA The Record Sold Over Twelve Million Copies In The US And In The UK The Album Sold Over Two Million Copies And Was Certified 6× Platinum. It Was The Second Best-Selling Album Of 1985 In The UK. Worldwide The Album Has Sold Over 25 Million Copies. Many Of The Songs Including "Take Me Home" And "Long Long Way To Go" Have Been Featured In Episodes Of Miami Vice And Cold Case And "The Man With The Horn" Was Re-Written And Re-Recorded For The Episode "Phil The Shill". "We Said Hello Goodbye" Was Remixed For The Film Playing For Keeps. Following The Release Of The Album Collins Embarked On The Successful No Jacket Required World Tour. At The End Of That Tour Collins Received Critical Acclaim For Performing At Both The London And Philadelphia Live Aid Concerts On 13 July 1985. During The Tour Collins Recorded A Song With Marilyn Martin For The Movie White Nights Called "Separate Lives" Which Was A Number One Hit In The US And A Top Ten Hit In The UK. Remixes Of Six Songs From The Album Were Later Included On The 12"ers Compilation Album Released In 1987.

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