Phil Collins. Going Back.

Posted: August 24th, 2010 ˑ Filled under: Press Releases ˑ 1 Comment

Phil Collins. He’s sold over 100 million records, has a successful career both solo and with the band Genesis. He also has eight Grammy awards and a Best Original Song Oscar to his name and now Phil Collins is back.

Although he hasn’t written a song on his new album Going Back, he compiled a collection of his favourite Motown covers, the album is due for release on September 13^th 2010.

The first single is Heat wave, originally a hit for Martha And The Vandellas, “It shouldn’t really be a surprise to anyone that I’ve finally made an album of my favourite songs,” explains Collins. “My idea, though, was not to bring anything ‘new’ to these already great records, but to try to recreate the sounds and feelings that I had when I first heard them. My intention was to make an ‘old’ record, not a ‘new’ record. To be able to have three of the surviving Funk Brothers play on all the tracks was unbelievable.

There was one moment when they were tracking ‘Heat Wave’ that I experienced a wave of happiness and wonder that this was actually happening to me! I learned more about production skills and the wonderful song writing of those concerned whilst making this album, than I have from anything else. To those pioneers… much love and gratitude.”

Enjoy the video for Heat wave below.