Going Back (album)
Going Back is the eighth and final studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 14 September 2010 in the United Kingdom.[1] It was released on 28 September 2010 in the United States.[1] It features covers of '60s Motown & soul standards. It also was his first full solo release in eight years. Collins was primarily concentrated on soundtracks, compilations, and his extensive touring as a solo artist and with Genesis.
Going Back | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 September 2010 | |||
Recorded | January 2009–June 2010 | |||
Studio | Dinemec Studios, Geneva, Switzerland The Farm, Shalford, Surrey New York City | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 57:16 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Phil Collins | |||
Phil Collins chronology | ||||
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Singles from Going Back | ||||
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Track listing
change2010 Standard Edition
changeNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" | 2:32 |
2. | "(Love Is Like a) Heatwave" | 2:53 |
3. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" | 3:03 |
4. | "Some of Your Lovin'" | 3:19 |
5. | "In My Lonely Room" | 2:25 |
6. | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)" | 2:59 |
7. | "Blame It on the Sun" | 3:27 |
8. | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | 6:44 |
9. | "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" | 2:59 |
10. | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | 2:42 |
11. | "Do I Love You" | 2:50 |
12. | "Jimmy Mack" | 2:56 |
13. | "Something About You" | 2:47 |
14. | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 2:40 |
15. | "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | 2:48 |
16. | "Going to a Go-Go" | 2:49 |
17. | "Talkin' About My Baby" | 2:47 |
18. | "Going Back" | 4:36 |
Total length: |
57:16 |
2010 Ultimate Edition
changeTrack listing | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" | 2:32 | |||||||
2. | "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" | 2:53 | |||||||
3. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" | 3:03 | |||||||
4. | "Some of Your Lovin'" | 3:19 | |||||||
5. | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | 2:42 | |||||||
6. | "In My Lonely Room" | 2:25 | |||||||
7. | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)" | 2:59 | |||||||
8. | "Blame It on the Sun" | 3:27 | |||||||
9. | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | 6:44 | |||||||
10. | "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" | 2:59 | |||||||
11. | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | 2:42 | |||||||
12. | "You've Been Cheatin'" | 2:35 | |||||||
13. | "Don't Look Back" | 3:06 | |||||||
14. | "You Really Got a Hold on Me" | 3:07 | |||||||
15. | "Do I Love You" | 2:50 | |||||||
16. | "Jimmy Mack" | 2:56 | |||||||
17. | "Something About You" | 2:47 | |||||||
18. | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 2:40 | |||||||
19. | "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | 2:48 | |||||||
20. | "Ain't That Peculiar" | 3:05 | |||||||
21. | "Going to a Go-Go" | 2:49 | |||||||
22. | "Nowhere to Run" | 3:06 | |||||||
23. | "Talkin' About My Baby" | 2:47 | |||||||
24. | "Dancing in the Street" | 2:44 | |||||||
25. | "Going Back" | 4:36 | |||||||
Total length: |
1:17:35 |
iTunes has a digital download deluxe version in the "iTunes LP" HD format which contains 26 (of the 29) audio songs plus the music video for "(Love Is Like a) Heatwave". The "iTunes LP" HD format contains complete song lyrics and a digital photo gallery.
Ultimate edition
In addition to the expanded 25-track CD, the DVD contains four bonus tracks making it the complete Going Back session recordings. All 29 tracks can be transferred to a PC as either WAV or mp3 (320kbit/s) files.
DVD bonus tracks
- "Too Many Fish in the Sea" (Whitfield/Holland) – 2:31
- "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) (this track also an iTunes digital bonus track) – 2:58
- "Tears of a Clown" (Robinson/Wonder/Hank Cosby) – 3:00
- "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (Whitfield/Strong/Janie Bradford) – 3:07
All 29 tracks can be played with a different replica 7" vinyl record sleeve presented for each track.
DVD video materials
- Going Back ... The Home Movie – 87-minute documentary narrated by Phil Collins
- A Conversation With Phil Collins – 22-minute documentary includes on-camera Phil Collins interview plus behind-the-scenes and additional interviews with other participants.
- "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" – music video
- "Going Back" – music video
A retailer-exclusive version of Going Back was offered at Best Buy in the U.S. This included an additional DVD containing a 30-minute interview with Collins. The DVD was packaged with the CD in a 2-disc jewel case, and was the only version of the album with a bonus disc sold at U.S. retail stores.
Collins recorded two of the extra tracks found on the "Ultimate Edition" DVD. "Tears of a Clown" was recorded as a B-side in 2002. In addition, he recorded "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" as a duet with The Manhattan Transfer on their 1995 album Tonin'. Both tracks were newly recorded for Going Back.
2016 reissue
changeThe album was reissued as The Essential Going Back on 10 June 2016 with fewer tracks than the original release, but with the addition of "Too Many Fish in the Sea," and a bonus disc with live recordings.[2][3] Just the first disc was included in the Take a Look at Me Now 8 album box set of the 2016 editions of Collins' solo albums
CD 1 | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Going Back" | 4:36 | |||||||
2. | "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" | 2:32 | |||||||
3. | "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" | 2:53 | |||||||
4. | "Some of Your Lovin'" | 3:19 | |||||||
5. | "Going to a Go-Go" | 2:49 | |||||||
6. | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | 6:44 | |||||||
7. | "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | 2:48 | |||||||
8. | "Something About You" | 2:47 | |||||||
9. | "Talkin' About My Baby" | 2:47 | |||||||
10. | "Do I Love You" | 2:50 | |||||||
11. | "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" | 2:59 | |||||||
12. | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)" | 2:59 | |||||||
13. | "Too Many Fish in the Sea" | 2:31 | |||||||
14. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" | 3:03 | |||||||
Total length: |
45:37 |
CD 2 | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (live) | 1:16 | |||||||
2. | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (live) | 2:40 | |||||||
3. | "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (live) | 2:41 | |||||||
4. | "Dancing in the Street" (live) | 2:43 | |||||||
5. | "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" (live) | 3:20 | |||||||
6. | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (live) | 7:27 | |||||||
7. | "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (live) | 2:57 | |||||||
8. | "Talkin' About My Baby" (live) | 3:11 | |||||||
9. | "Do I Love You" (live) | 3:12 | |||||||
10. | "Ain't That Peculiar" (live) | 3:30 | |||||||
11. | "Too Many Fish in the Sea" (live) | 2:50 | |||||||
12. | "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (live) | 3:45 | |||||||
13. | "Something About You" (live) | 3:20 | |||||||
14. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (live) | 4:17 | |||||||
15. | "My Girl" (live) | 3:44 | |||||||
16. | "Going Back" (live) | 5:08 | |||||||
Total length: |
56:09 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McLean, Craig (14 September 2010). "Phil Collins Talks Motown Covers Album, Genesis' Future". Billboard.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Hang in Long Enough: "…But Seriously," Revised "Going Back" Complete Phil Collins Reissue Campaign". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Phil Collins – Take A Look at Me Now". Genesis News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.