Serious Hits... Live!

Serious Hits… Live! is the name of Phil Collins' 1990 live album, released on vinyl and CD. It is also the title of the 2003 DVD video release of his concert at Berlin's Waldbühne on 15 July 1990. (The original 1990 VHS and Betamax version of the video was titled Seriously Live.) The songs on the CD version are taken from various concerts during the Seriously, Live! World Tour. At the Brit Awards in 1992, the album brought Collins a nomination for British Male Artist.[1]

Serious Hits... Live!
Live album by Phil Collins
Released	5 November 1990 (CD and VHS) 25 August 2003 (DVD)
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop rock
Length	76:53
Label	Virgin (UK and Ireland) Atlantic (US and Canada) WEA (rest of the world)
Director	Jim Yukich
Producer	Phil Collins Robert Colby
Phil Collins chronology
…But Seriously (1989) Serious Hits... Live! (1990) Both Sides (1993)
Singles from Serious Hits… Live!
"Do You Remember? (Live)" Released: November 1990 "Who Said I Would (Live)" Released: April 1991 (US only)

History

When compiling the tracks for the album, instead of providing the experience of a complete live concert, the producers took the approach of putting together a "hits only" selection of songs. On the final song of the album, Collins thanks the fans in Chicago.

The live video and DVD version features one entire concert. The live performance at Berlin's Waldbühne has been hailed by Collins as his best performance due to the energy of the German people after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The DVD presents an in-depth look at his solo concert experience. Special moments include the crowd not allowing the concert to continue with prolonged applause after "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" and the lighter vigil during "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore".

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Collins, except where noted.

Original 1990 LP

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" (Collins, Daryl Stuermer)	4:59
2.	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"	3:28
3.	"Who Said I Would"	4:28
4.	"One More Night"	5:49

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Don't Lose My Number"	4:42
6.	"Do You Remember?"	5:40
7.	"Another Day in Paradise"	5:36
8.	"Separate Lives" (Stephen Bishop)	5:16

Side 3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Air Tonight"	6:35
2.	"You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)	2:54
3.	"Two Hearts" (Collins, Lamont Dozier)	3:07
4.	"Sussudio"	7:14

Side 4

No.	Title	Length
5.	"A Groovy Kind of Love" (Carole Bayer Sager, Toni Wine)	3:30
6.	"Easy Lover" (Philip Bailey, Collins, Nathan East)	4:46
7.	"Take Me Home"	8:39

DVD track listing

1. "Hand in Hand"
2. "Hang in Long Enough"
3. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
4. "Don't Lose My Number"
5. "Inside Out"
6. "Do You Remember?"
7. "Who Said I Would"
8. "Another Day in Paradise"
9. "Separate Lives"
10. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"
11. "The West Side"
12. "That's Just the Way It Is"
13. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
14. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
15. "One More Night"
16. "Colours"
17. "In the Air Tonight"
18. "You Can't Hurry Love"
19. "Two Hearts"
20. "Sussudio"
21. "A Groovy Kind of Love"
22. "Easy Lover"
23. "Always"
24. "Take Me Home"

The version of "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" performed on the Serious Hits… Live! recording differs considerably from the original version on the album No Jacket Required, having been re-arranged into a ballad style.

Personnel

The Serious Guys

• Phil Collins – vocals, piano, drums
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Daryl Stuermer – guitars
• Chester Thompson – drums
• Brad Cole – keyboards

The Seriousettes

• Bridgette Bryant – vocals
• Arnold McCuller – vocals
• Fred White – vocals

The Phenix Horns

• Don Myrick – alto saxophone
• Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield – trombone
• Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet
• Harry Kim – trumpet

Production Credits

• Directed by Jim Yukich
• Produced by Paul Flattery and Tony Smith
• Audio Produced by Phil Collins and Robert Colby
• Engineered by Paul Gomersall
• Mixed by Paul Gomersall and Robert Colby
• Remixed at The Farm, Townhouse Studios and Great Linford Manor (England, UK); The Power Station (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Design – Phil Collins and Wherefore Art?
• Photography – Lewis Lee

Charts

Album

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	5
French Albums (SNEP)[3]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6]	9
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[7]	8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	16
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	2

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	2
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11]	5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	1
Italian Albums (AFI)[13]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	2
US Billboard 200[15]	11

Singles

Year	Title	Charts
		UK [16]	US [17]	CAN [18][19]	AUS [20][21]	GER [22]	NL Top 100 [23]	NL Top 40 [24]	FRA [25]	IRE [26]
1990	"Do You Remember?" (Live)	57	—	—	83	46	20	20	22	25
1991	"Who Said I Would" (Live)	—	73	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[27]	6× Platinum	360,000^^
Australia (ARIA)[28]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29]	Platinum	50,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30]	3× Platinum	750,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31] DVD	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[33]	Gold	41,520[33]
France (SNEP)[34]	Diamond	1,000,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[35]	3× Platinum	1,500,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[36]	Gold	100,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[37]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38]	Platinum	15,000^^
Portugal (AFP)[39]	Platinum	40,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40]	3× Platinum	150,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^^
United States (RIAA)[42]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Reception

• allmusic link

See also

• Philip Collins Ltd v Davis [2000] 3 All ER 808
• List of best-selling albums in Argentina
• List of best-selling albums in Germany

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