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Phil Collins’ Plays Well With Others Features EC

28 Aug 18

September 28 sees the release of Phil Collins’ career spanning collaborations box-set, Plays Well With Others on Rhino Records. The four disc or digital set captures his eclectic live and studio work with Eric Clapton, John Martyn, Paul McCartney, Fourplay, The Isley Brothers, Robert Plant, Lil’ Kim, Robert Fripp, Al Di Meola and more.

The 59 tracks were compiled by Collins.

The title comes from a joke gift that happened to contain a profound truth. Chester Thompson, the man who became Genesis’s day-to-day drummer once Collins had become the frontman, arranged to have a special birthday present made for him. It wasn’t a hugely expensive gift – just a t-shirt. On the front, Thompson had a slogan printed to reflect his bandmate’s willingness to take his drums along to pretty much any session, his pleasure in working as a producer to help musicians he respected make the records they wanted: “Plays well with others.”

Disc One: 1969 – 1982
01. Guide Me Orion – Flaming Youth
02. Knights (Reprise) – Peter Banks
03. Don’t You Feel It – Eugene Wallace
04. I Can’t Remember, But Yes – Argent
05. Over Fire Island – Brian Eno
06. Savannah Woman – Tommy Bolin
07. Pablo Picasso – John Cale
08. Nuclear Burn – Brand X
09. No-One Receiving – Brian Eno
10. Home – Rod Argent
11. M386 – Brian Eno
12. And So To F – Brand X
13. North Star – Robert Fripp
14. Sweet Little Mystery – John Martyn
15. Intruder – Peter Gabriel
16. I Know There’s Something Going On – Frida
17. Pledge Pin – Robert Plant
18. Lead Me To The Water – Gary Brooker

Disc Two: 1982 – 1991
01. In The Mood’ – Robert Plant
02. Island Dreamer – Al Di Meola
03. Puss ‘n’ Boots – Adam Ant
04. Walking On The Chinese Wall – Philip Bailey
05. Do They Know It’s Christmas (Feed The World) – Band Aid
06. Just Like A Prisoner – Eric Clapton
07. Because Of You – Philip Bailey
08. Watching The World – Chaka Khan
09. No One Is To Blame (Phil Collins version) – Howard Jones
10. If Leaving Me Is Easy – The Isley Brothers
11. Angry – Paul McCartney
12. Loco In Acapulco’ – Four Tops
13. Walking On Air – Stephen Bishop
14. Hall Light – Stephen Bishop
15. Woman In Chains – Tears For Fears
16. Burn Down The Mission – Phil Collins

Disc Three: 1991 – 2011
01. No Son Of Mine – Genesis
02. Could’ve Been Me – John Martyn
03. Hero – David Crosby
04. Ways To Cry – John Martyn
05. I’ve Been Trying – Phil Collins
06. Do Nothing ‘Till You Hear From Me – Quincy Jones
07. Why Can’t It Wait Til Morning – Fourplay
08. Suzanne – John Martyn
09. Looking For An Angel – Laura Pausini
10. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End – George Martin
11. In The Air Tonite – Lil’ Kim featuring Phil Collins
12. Welcome – Phil Collins
13. Can’t Turn Back The Years – John Martyn

Disc Four: Live 1981 – 2002
01. In The Air Tonight (Live At The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball) – Phil Collins
02. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
03. You Win Again – The Bee Gees
04. There’ll Be Some Changes Made – Phil Collins and Tony Bennett
05. Stormy Weather – Phil Collins and Quincy Jones
06. Chips And Salsa – The Phil Collins Big Band
07. Birdland – Phil Collins with The Buddy Rich Big Band
08. Pick Up The Pieces (Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1998) – The Phil Collins Big Band
09. Layla (Live At Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Eric Clapton
10. Why (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Annie Lennox
11. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Bryan Adams
12. With A Little Help From My Friends (Live at Party At The Palace, 3 June 2002) – Joe Cocker