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Encyclopedia > Face Value (album)
Face Value
Studio album by Phil Collins
Released February 9, 1981
Recorded August 1980 — January 1981
Genre Soft Rock
Progressive Rock
Length 47:22
Label Virgin Records
Atlantic Records
Producer Phil Collins & Hugh Padgham
Professional reviews
Phil Collins chronology
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Face Value
(1981)
Hello, I Must Be Going!
(1982)

Face Value is the title of Phil Collins' debut solo album, released in February of 1981. The album includes one of Collins' greatest hits "In the Air Tonight". Image File history File links Wikitext. ... The face value of a coin, stamp, or bank note is the value printed on the object. ... Image File history File links PhilCollinsFaceValues. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... Hugh Padgham is a British record producer and audio engineer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... Hello, I Must Be Going! is the second album by Phil Collins, released in 1982. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... In the Air Tonight is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. ...


Like the following album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, most of the songs on Face Value are based on the pain and anger Collins felt while he was going through his divorce. Other singles didn't have the same chart success as "In the Air Tonight", they were: "I Missed Again", which reached No. 14 in the UK and No. 19 in the USA. Also "If Leaving Me Is Easy" was released as a single, reaching No. 17 in the UK, but was never released as a single in the USA. Hello, I Must Be Going! is the second album by Phil Collins, released in 1982. ... I Missed Again is a song from the Phil Collins album, Face Value. This song is the seventh song on the CD and the first song on the second side on the record. ... If Leaving Me Is Easy, is a song by Phil Collins from his 1981 album Face Value. Its also the final song from the album to become a single, reaching #17 in the UK, but was never relesed as a single in the United States. ...


This is the only Phil Collins album to include a hidden track. For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music which has been placed on a Compact Disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. ...


Track Listing and Instrumental Contributions

1. "In the Air Tonight" In the Air Tonight is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. ...

  • Phil Collins: Roland Drum Machine, Vocals, Drums, Prophet, Rhodes, Vocoder
  • John Giblin: Bass
  • Daryl Stuermer: Guitars
  • Shankar: Violins


2. "This Must Be Love"

  • Phil Collins: Percussion, Vocal, Prophet, Fender
  • Stephen Bishop: Backing Vocals
  • Alphonso Johnson: Bass
  • Daryl: Guitar


3. "Behind the Lines" Behind the Lines is a pop/rock song made by Genesis on their album Duke released in March of 1980. ...

  • Phil Collins: Vocals, Drums
  • Alphonso Johnson: Bass
  • Daryl: Guitar
  • Louis Satterfield: Trumbone
  • Rahmlee, Micheal Davis, and Micheal Harris: Trumpets
  • Peter Robinson: Prophet


4. "The Roof Is Leaking"

  • Phil Collins: Piano, Vocals
  • Daryl: Banjo
  • Joe Partridge: Slide Guitar


5. "Droned"

  • Phil Collins: Piano, Prophet, Congas, Voice, Claps
  • Shankar: Violins, Tamboura, Voice, Drums
  • Daryl: 12-String Guitar


6. "Hand In Hand"

  • Phil Collins: Roland D.M, Prophet, Piano, Drums, Marimba, Voice, Vocoder
  • Alphonso Johnson: Bass
  • Children from the church of Los Angeles
  • Don Myrick: Tenor
  • Louis Satterfield: Trumbone
  • Rahmlee, and Micheal: Trumpet


7. "I Missed Again" I Missed Again is a song from the Phil Collins album, Face Value. This song is the seventh song on the CD and the first song on the second side on the record. ...

  • Phil Collins: Piano, Vocals, Drums, Prophet
  • Alphonso Johnson: Bass
  • Daryl: Guitar
  • Don Myrick: Tenor
  • Louis Satterfield: Trumbone
  • Rahmlee and Micheal: Trumpets
  • Ronnie Scott: Tenor Solo
  • Shankar: Violins


8. "You Know What I Mean"

  • Phil Collins: Vocals, Piano (strings arranged by Arif Mardin)


9. "Thunder And Lightening"

  • Phil Collins: Piano, Fender, Drums, Vocals, Claps
  • John Giblin: Bass
  • Daryl: Guitar
  • Don Myrick: Tenor
  • Louis Satterfield: Trumbone
  • Rahmlee and Micheal: Trumpets


10. "I'm Not Moving"

  • Phil Collins: Piano, Drums, Vocals, Prophet, Vocoder, Percussion
  • John Giblin: Bass


11. "If Leaving Me Is Easy" If Leaving Me Is Easy, is a song by Phil Collins from his 1981 album Face Value. Its also the final song from the album to become a single, reaching #17 in the UK, but was never relesed as a single in the United States. ...

  • Phil Collins: Rhodes, Drums, Vocals, Prophet
  • Alphonso Johnson: Bass
  • Eric Clapton: Guitar
  • Daryl: Guitar
  • Don Myrick: Alto Sax
  • Rahmlee and Micheal: Flugel Horns

(Strings arranged by Arif Mardin)



12. "Tomorrow Never Knows", /"Over the Rainbow" ([[Hidden Echo on Track 12]) Tomorrow Never Knows is the final track of The Beatles 1966 studio album Revolver, but it was the first to be recorded for the album. ... The song Over the Rainbow (music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg) was written to showcase Judy Garlands talents in the star vehicle movie The Wizard of Oz, and it became her lifelong theme song. ...

  • Phil Collins: Vocals, Roland D.M, Drums, Prophets
  • John Giblin: Bass

(cameo appearances by Daryl, EWF Horns, children of L.A., and Shankar)


All songs by Phil Collins


Produced by Phil Collins


Assisted by Hugh Padgham


Engineered by Hugh Padgham (8 track engineering by Phil Collins)


Assistant engineers: Nick Launay (London), Karen Segal (L.A.)


Recorded at Old Croft, The Townhouse, Village Recorder L.A.


Mastered at Sterling Sound NY


EWF Horns courtesy of Earth, Wind, and Fire arranged by Tom Tom 84


Music Prepartion by Maurice Spears


Strings arranged by Arif Mardin


Strings (courtesy of Martyn Ford)


Violins: Gavyn Wright (leader), Ken Sillitoe Richard Studt, Irvine Arditti, Bruce Dukor, Peter Oxen, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, Bill Benham


Violas: Brian Hawkins, Roger Best, Simon Whistler


Cellos: Clive Anstee, Nigel Warren-Green, Tony Pleeth


Double Bass: Chris Lawrence


All Songs written by Phil Collins Except 'Behind The Lines' written by Banks, Collins, Rutherford and `Tomorrow Never Knows'


written by Lennon and McCartney


Many thanks to: Geoff Banks (cook, chauffeur and good bloke), Steve Jones, Dale Newman, Andy Mackrill, Tony Smith, Carole Willis, Hit and Run, Run It NYC, Townhouse, the Wonderful EWF Horns and Tom Tom, Ahmet, Arif, John Kalodner, Geoff Levinson, Nick and Leslie and the Queen Victoria, Eric and Patti, and my lovely children Simon arid Joely


Eric appears courtesy of R.S.O. Bish appears courtesy of WEA


Photography: Trevor Key


Hidden Track info

At the end of the song Tomorrow Never Knows which is the last track of the album, if one turns up the volume to a mid-high level, Collins can be heard singing "Over the Rainbow" with an echo. The hidden secret starts at 4:14 and ends at 4:43. (Collins has stated in interviews that he used this song to warm up his voice - and added the recording to the end as a sort of inside joke.) Tomorrow Never Knows is the final track of The Beatles 1966 studio album Revolver, but it was the first to be recorded for the album. ... The song Over the Rainbow (music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg) was written to showcase Judy Garlands talents in the star vehicle movie The Wizard of Oz, and it became her lifelong theme song. ...




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