Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout 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", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, 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 became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. 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 his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Genesis | The Last Domino?
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Hook
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And the Band Played On
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Balto
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Buster
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Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
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Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
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Genesis | Songbook
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Genesis: In Concert
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Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
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Genesis: The Video Show
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
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Genesis - Three Sides Live
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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Live Aid
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Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
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Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
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Live Aid Against All Odds
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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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B.B. King & Friends
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The Cream of Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
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Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
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Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
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Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
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Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
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Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
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Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
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The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
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Frauds
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Genesis: Total Rock Review
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The Beatles Revolution
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Genesis - Live from Knebworth
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Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
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Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
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The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
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Immediate Family
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
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Three Dates with Genesis
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
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Genesis in Liverpool
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The Making of the MAMA Album
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
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Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
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Genesis: Together and Apart
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Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
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Genesis | Members Only DVD
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Genesis | Opening Night
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Phil Collins: A Closer Look
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Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
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Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
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Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
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Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
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Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
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Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
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Video AID
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The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
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808
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Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
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Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
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Seriously... Phil Collins
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Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
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Genesis - Melody 74
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Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
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Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
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Genesis - Live
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Calamity the Cow
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Music for Montserrat
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Becoming the Beatles
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Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
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The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
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Prog Rock Britannia
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Genesis | Live... Tonight
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The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
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The Return of Bruno
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John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
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Phil Collins - Live by Request
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A Hard Day's Night
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The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
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Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
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Genesis: Up Close and Personal
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Genesis: Turning It on Again
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Genesis: A History
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VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
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Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
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Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
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Live Aid
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Genesis | No Admittance
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The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
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The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
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The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
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Genesis: From the Beginning
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The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
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I Start Counting
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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Prog Rock at the BBC
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Phil Collins at the BBC
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Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
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The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Phil Collins: Drummer First
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Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
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Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
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Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
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Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
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Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
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Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
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Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
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Genesis: Visible Touch
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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
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Live & Kicking
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The One Show
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Top of the Pops
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Miami Vice
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The View
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Die Lotto-Show
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
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New York Undercover
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MTV Unplugged
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R3
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V Graham Norton
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Wogan
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The Jonathan Ross Show
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The Oscars
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Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!
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Classic Albums
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Wetten, dass..?
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Through the Night with...
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MTV Video Music Awards
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Room 101
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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Going Live!
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Verstehen Sie Spaß?
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Goldene Kamera
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ECHO-Verleihung
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Markus Lanz
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
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Champs-Elysées
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TV total
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
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Star Academy
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Ein Herz für Kinder
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Kulturplatz
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Le monde est à vous
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De TV Show
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Seven Ages of Rock
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Whoopi
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Stars 90
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Vivement dimanche
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Parkinson
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Sacrée Soirée
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Sacrée Soirée
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Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
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Brother Bear
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Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
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Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
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Buster
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Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton
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The Making of the MAMA Album
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Tarzan II
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Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
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Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
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Brother Bear
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Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
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Tarzan
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Tarzan
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White Nights
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It's Coming
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
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Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
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Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
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Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
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Against All Odds
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Buster
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Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
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Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
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The Fall Guy
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
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Mona Lisa
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Fire Birds
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American Psycho
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Miami Vice
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