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Going Back (Deluxe Version)

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Phil Collins hired three of the surviving Funk Brothers to recreate the sound of old Motown in a studio in Switzerland. Collins has always loved Motown — he had a hit in 1981 with the Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” — and the 18 tracks on the basic album and 26 on the iTunes Deluxe Version are all done in complete homage to the sound that bedazzled Collins’ youth. The Deluxe Version includes many of Collins’ best efforts. “You Really Got a Hold On Me,” “Dancing In the Streets,” “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Standing In the Shadows of Love” are all indestructible, timeless tunes. Collins doesn’t just mine Motown’s biggest hits, but works through “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue),” “In My Lonely Room” and “Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” with the same passion. He’ll never be Levi Stubbs or Smokey Robinson, but he also doesn’t sound much like the guy whose hits include “Against All Odds,” “Misunderstanding” and “That’s All.” Fans will surely be intrigued.

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What happened?

What happened to the Phil Collins of "Face Value" or even early Genesis or Brand X. The man has more music in his little finger than most but decides after all this time to do a cover album of old Motown music? C'mon Phil, where's the creativity? I know you can't play anymore, but you can still write. Remember, Beethoven wrote the 9th Symphony while totally deaf!

Sorry Phil

If you are a real motown lover you'll stick with the originals.

Surprisingly very good

OK...I'm not and have never been a big Phil Collins fan. Honestly, I very much dislike most of his music including his work with Genesis. No offense intended, just not my cup of tea, if you will. There's a handfull of songs I've enjoyed ("You Know What I Mean" from FACE VALUE, especially) and I've bought a few singles here and there, so I approached this record with the perspective of checking just how awful an idea this was going to prove.

Now that I've mentioned singles and dated myself I'm sure it will be no surprise that I really, truly enjoy this new collection. GOING BACK is just that, Phil revisiting songs I can only assume are the soundtrack to his formative years. I can certainly attest that these are the songs that are definitely the soundtrack to my life, being that I grew up listening to the music of my older siblings, my sister in particular. Needless to say I was very skeptical and extremely critical of Phil Collins covering any of these classics.

I cherish and adore every one of the tracks that Phil covers and he certainly does them more than justice. Amazingly, he also had the intelligence to actually get Detroit's own FUNK BROTHERS to play on the MOTOWN tracks that he covers which also helps make them instant classics in their own right.

Admittedly, I feel that the originals are still the greatest but Phil actually makes this a tribute to their original perfection. They were done right the first time so making this a respectful recreation, not a new interpretation, is exactly the correct approach.

No one should ever touch DUSTY SPRINGFIELD recordings and both "Some Of Your Lovin'" and "Goin' Back" are truly two of my absolute favorite Springfield recordings. Mr. Collins has done a beautiful job with both. His appreciation for THE RONETTES "Do I Love You" was also a surprise. The apparent respect and joy he has for MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS is also clear in chosing five of their tracks to cover. Kudos on picking all the perfect Tamla/Motown tracks!

Congratulations, Mr. Collins in making an album of covers for the sake of remembering and preserving their original integrity. If I can appreciate what has been recorded here I find it amazing that Phil Collins' die-hard fans won't be able to respect and enjoy this record as something adventurous, hopefully exposing them to music for which they may find a new appreciation. It certainly proves that these enduring records need no fuss and reworking to touch even a non-Collins fan.

Biography

Born: January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London, England

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Phil Collins' ascent to the status of one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond was probably as much of a surprise to him as it was to many others. Balding and diminutive, Collins was almost 30 years old when his first solo single, "In the Air Tonight," became a number two hit in his native U.K. (the...
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Going Back (Deluxe Version), Phil Collins
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  • $17.99
  • Genres: Pop, Music, Rock, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock
  • Released: Sep 10, 2010

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