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Hits (stylized as ...Hits), released in 1998 and again in 2008, following the success of "In the Air Tonight" on the Cadbury ad campaign, is a greatest hits collection of Phil Collins studio recordings. The collection included fourteen Top 40 hits, including seven American number 1 songs, spanning from the albums Face Value (1981) through Dance into the Light (1996). One new Collins recording, a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors", also appeared on the collection and was a popular song on adult contemporary stations. ...Hits was also the first Phil Collins album to include four songs originally recorded for motion pictures (all of them U.S. number 1 hits) as well as his popular duet with Philip Bailey, "Easy Lover" (a UK number 1 hit).

In 1998, the album reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and number 18 in the United States. On 4 August 2008, it became the number 1 album on the New Zealand RIANZ album chart. In July 2012, the album re-entered the U.S. charts, reaching number 6 on the Billboard 200 when the album price was deeply discounted very briefly by Amazon.com.[3][4] It has sold 3,429,000 in the US as of July 2012.[4]

There are other greatest hits compilations of Phil Collins songs. Most recently, a collection of Collins more romantic songs were released on a two-disc compilation titled Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New. A live collection, Serious Hits... Live!, was released in 1990. 1999's Turn It On Again: The Hits, 2005's Platinum Collection and 2014's R-Kive were greatest hits collections by Collins' original group, Genesis. Finally, Collins recorded many of his most popular songs as big band recordings on the album A Hot Night in Paris with The Phil Collins Big Band.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Originally released onLength
1."Another Day in Paradise"Phil Collins...But Seriously (1989)5:22
2."True Colors"Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly 4:34
3."Easy Lover" (with Philip Bailey)Phil Collins, Philip Bailey, Nathan EastChinese Wall (1984)5:02
4."You Can't Hurry Love"Holland-Dozier-HollandHello, I Must Be Going! (1982)2:52
5."Two Hearts"Phil Collins, Lamont DozierBuster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)3:24
6."I Wish It Would Rain Down"Phil Collins...But Seriously (1989)5:28
7."Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Phil CollinsAgainst All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)3:25
8."Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer...But Seriously (1989)4:51
9."Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin)Stephen BishopWhite Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1985)4:06
10."Both Sides of the Story"Phil CollinsBoth Sides (1993)6:37
11."One More Night"Phil CollinsNo Jacket Required (1985)4:46
12."Sussudio"Phil CollinsNo Jacket Required (1985)4:21
13."Dance into the Light"Phil CollinsDance into the Light (1996)4:22
14."A Groovy Kind of Love"Toni Wine, Carole Bayer SagerBuster (1988)3:29
15."In the Air Tonight"Phil CollinsFace Value (1981)5:30
16."Take Me Home"Phil CollinsNo Jacket Required (1985)5:52

Track notes

  • Track 1 features David Crosby on backing vocals.
  • Track 2 features Babyface on backing vocals, keyboard and drum programming, and Sheila E on percussion.
  • Track 3 features Philip Bailey on vocals.
  • Track 6 features Eric Clapton on guitar.
  • Track 8 features Daryl Stuermer on guitar.
  • Track 9 features Marilyn Martin on vocals.
  • Track 16 features Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Helen Terry on backing vocals.
  • The original pressings lists "Another Day in Paradise" with an incorrect running time of 6:22 and "One More Night" with an running time of 5:12. However, this wasn't happened on Virgin pressing.

Charts

Album

Year Charts
UK
[5] 		US
[6] 		CAN
[7][6] 		AUS
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		GER
[10] 		NL
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		BEL (VL)
[13] 		BEL (WA)
[14] 		FIN
[15] 		NOR
[16] 		SWE
[17] 		SWI
[18]
1998 1 6 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

Year Title Charts
UK
[5] 		US
[19] 		US A.C.
[19] 		GER
[20] 		NL Top 100
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		FRA
[21]
1998 "True Colors" 26 112 2 35 73 20 33

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[22] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[23] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[25] 4× Platinum 200,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28] Gold 32,143[28]
France (SNEP)[29] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Germany (BVMI)[30] 3× Gold 750,000^
Italy (FIMI)[31] Gold 25,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[32] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[33] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[35] Platinum 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] 6× Platinum 1,800,000*
United States (RIAA)[39] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

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  31. ^ "Italian album certifications – Phil Collins – Hits" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 September 2012. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Hits" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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  34. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  35. ^ "Trofeer" (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  37. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  38. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  39. ^ "American album certifications – Phil Collins – Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
Preceded by UK number one album
17 October 1998 – 23 October 1998 		Succeeded by

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