Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning

"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Hello, I Must Be Going!
B-side	"Like China"
Released	May 1983 (UK)
Recorded	1982
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:01
Label	Virgin Records (UK) Atlantic Records (International)
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collins
Producer(s)	Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" (1983) "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" (1983) "I Cannot Believe It's True" (1983)

"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" is a song by Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going!. The song was the fifth single released from the album and was only released in the UK.

In 1994, jazz group Fourplay recorded a cover with Collins and released it on their album Elixir. They also later remixed the song.

Track listing

7": Virgin / VS 603 (UK)

1. "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
2. "Like China"

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	89

Credits

• Phil Collins – piano, vocals
• Martyn Ford – string arrangements and conductor
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
• The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings