Serious Hits... Live!
1990 live album by Phil Collins
Serious Hits... Live! is a live album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins, released on vinyl, cassette, and CD on 5 November 1990. It is also the title of the 2003 DVD video release of his concert at Berlin's Waldbühne on 15 July 1990. (The original 1990 VHS and Laserdisc version of the video was titled Seriously Live and released several days earlier, on 29 October.) The songs on the CD version are taken from various concerts during the Seriously, Live! World Tour. At the Brit Awards in 1992, the album earned Collins a nomination for British Male Artist.
Two singles were released from this album, being "Do You Remember?" and "Who Said I Would", a song originally released for his third studio album No Jacket Required.
01History
When compiling the tracks for the album, instead of providing the experience of a complete live concert, the producers took the approach of putting together a "hits only" selection of songs. On the final song of the album, Collins thanks the fans in Chicago.
The live video and DVD version features one entire concert. The live performance at Berlin's Waldbühne has been hailed by Collins as his best performance due to the energy of the German people after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The DVD presents an in-depth look at his solo concert experience. Special moments include the crowd not allowing the concert to continue with prolonged applause after "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" and the lighter vigil during "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore".
02Track listing
Original 1990 LP
All tracks are written by Phil Collins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" |
| 4:59 |
| 2. | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Who Said I Would" | 4:28 | |
| 4. | "One More Night" | 5:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Don't Lose My Number" | 4:42 | |
| 6. | "Do You Remember?" | 5:40 | |
| 7. | "Another Day in Paradise" | 5:36 | |
| 8. | "Separate Lives" | Stephen Bishop | 5:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Air Tonight" | 6:35 | |
| 2. | "You Can't Hurry Love" | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Two Hearts" | Collins, Lamont Dozier | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Sussudio" | 7:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Carole Bayer Sager, Toni Wine | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey, Collins, Nathan East | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Take Me Home" | 8:39 |
03DVD track listing
- "Hand in Hand"
- "Hang in Long Enough"
- "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- "Don't Lose My Number"
- "Inside Out"
- "Do You Remember?"
- "Who Said I Would"
- "Another Day in Paradise"
- "Separate Lives"
- "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"/"The West Side"
- "That's Just the Way It Is"
- "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
- "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
- "One More Night"
- "Colours"
- "In the Air Tonight"
- Band Introductions
- "You Can't Hurry Love"
- "Two Hearts"
- "Sussudio"
- "A Groovy Kind of Love"
- "Easy Lover"
- "Always"
- "Take Me Home"
The version of "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" performed on the Serious Hits… Live! recording differs considerably from the original version on the album No Jacket Required, having been re-arranged into a ballad.
04Personnel
The Serious Guys
- Phil Collins, vocals, electric grand piano, synthesizer, drums
- Brad Cole, keyboards
- Daryl Stuermer, guitars
- Leland Sklar, bass
- Chester Thompson, drums
The Seriousettes
- Bridgette Bryant, vocals
- Arnold McCuller, vocals
- Fred White, vocals
The Phenix Horns
- Don Myrick, alto saxophone
- Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield, trombone
- Rahmlee Michael Davis, trumpet
- Harry Kim, trumpet
05Production
- Directed by Jim Yukich
- Produced by Paul Flattery and Tony Smith
- Audio Produced by Phil Collins and Robert Colby
- Engineered by Paul Gomersall
- Mixed by Paul Gomersall and Robert Colby
- Remixed at The Farm, Townhouse Studios and Great Linford Manor (England, UK); The Power Station (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Design, Phil Collins and Wherefore Art?
- Photography, Lewis Lee
06Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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07Certifications
Album
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Video
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Sources and credits
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