Tuesday, June 28, 2016

"Only You And I Know" by Phil Collins

It seemed that Phil Collins could do no wrong in the 80s. His first couple solo releases earned him a few chart splashes, but things really kicked into high gear with his first #1 in 1984, "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)". The song earned him a Grammy for Pop Male Vocal and was quickly followed up by another hit, a duet with Philip Bailey called "Easy Lover" that reached #2.

Enter his biggest blockbuster record, 1985's "No Jacket Required", which stayed at #1 for 7 weeks and has sold over 12 million. The record would give Collins two more #1 hits, "One More Night" and "Sussudio", and two more top 10 hits, "Don't Lose My Number" (#4) and "Take Me Home" (#7). In-between, he scored another #1 hit with "Separate Lives", a duet with Marilyn Martin that appeared on the soundtrack to White Nights.

With this kind of success, it is no wonder Collins was ranked the #8 most successful artist of the 80s. Beyond the radio hits on "No Jacket Required" are a number of other gems, like "Only You And I Know". 

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