NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire) –  Atlantic
recording artist Phil Collins has announced the U.S. release of his
hugely anticipated new album, “GOING BACK.” The legendary artist’s first
full-length solo work in eight years arrives in stores and at all
digital retailers on Tuesday, September 28th.

“GOING BACK” is a deeply personal labor of love that finds
the eight-time Grammy winner faithfully recreating the Motown and soul
music that played such an influential role in his creative life. The
album — Collins’ eighth solo studio recording — will be available in a
number of digital and physical editions, with exclusive extras
including 7 bonus tracks, a 90-minute DVD making-of documentary, and
limited edition lyric sheet lithograph. In addition, a very special
“Singles Box” comprising 30 tracks across 15 vinyl 7″ singles is also on
offer — for complete details, please visit www.philcollins.com/us.

“GOING BACK” has quickly proven a worldwide phenomenon,
receiving platinum certification in Germany and gold certification in
both France and the United Kingdom after little more than one week in
release. The album hit #1 in the UK this week as well as in Belgium and
the Netherlands. “GOING BACK” has seen top 3 sales in Germany, France,
Austria, and New Zealand, as well as top 5 successes in Switzerland and
Italy.

“GOING BACK” has received unanimous critical acclaim from all
corners of the globe. “So faithfully have Collins and his confreres
recreated ‘The Sound of Young America’ — shimmering tambourines
drowning out drums, bass compressed to a fat, distorted throb — that
it’s hard not to be swept along,” declared BBC Music,
which also named the collection as BBC Radio 2’s “Album of the Week.”
“You have to take your hat off to Phil Collins,” hailed England’s Daily Express,
noting “the 59-year-old singer zips through a selection of
mostly-Motown classics like ‘Jimmy Mack’ and ‘Uptight’ with the verve,
energy, and wit of a man reborn.”

Collins will celebrate the release of “GOING BACK” with a
number of high-profile TV appearances and radio interviews, including
NBC’s Today show on Tuesday, September 28^th, and Headline News’ The Joy Behar Show on Wednesday, September 29^th. In addition, he will take part in a very special installment of WNYC radio’s Soundcheck, airing live from The Green Space in New York City on Tuesday, September 28^th at 2PM ET. Phil also recently joined host Michael Kay for an in-depth conversation on the YES Network’s Centerstage.

Earlier this summer, Collins heralded “GOING BACK” with a
series of seven intimate, SRO shows — including a 3-night stand at
NYC’s Roseland Ballroom. One of the shows was filmed for a concert
special entitled “Phil Collins ‘Going Back’ Motown Special Live from
Roseland” that is currently airing on Comcast’s ON DEMAND network
through October 31^st.

On stage, Phil brought his homage to life with a big band
anchored by three members of Motown’s legendary Funk Brothers studio
team — bassist Bob Babbitt and guitarists Eddie Willis and Ray Monette
— who are also featured on the album. The live band also included
long-time Collins cohorts Chester Thompson (drums), Daryl Stuermer
(guitar), and Brad Cole (keyboards), plus Leslie Smith (percussion).
Rounding out the ensemble was a five-member horn section and six backing
vocalists.

While in the past Collins has paid tribute to his roots by
covering some of his favorite songs — including “You Can’t Hurry Love,”
“A Groovy Kind Of Love,” “Tomorrow Never Knows,” “True Colours,” and
others — this marks the first time in his 30-year solo career that he
has devoted an entire project to the work of other songwriters and
performers.

“The ’60s were without doubt a pinnacle of the songwriting,
producing and performing art,” Collins comments in the liner notes to
“GOING BACK.” “My aim in finally making this record was to see if it was
possible for me to recapture the sound and the feelings I got from
listening to these songs the first time around. I’ve always loved
covering other people’s songs, and this collection is something I’ve
been burning to do.”

Legendary Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier hailed
“GOING BACK”: “Recording an album of Motown covers can be tricky, but I
have to say this album has exceeded my expectations. Phil Collins has
truly given us the real thing vocally, instrumentally, and
production-wise… It’s spectacular, making it impossible to pick a
favorite because they’re all masterfully done.”

The career of Phil Collins is one that, by any measure,
stands among the most creative, prolific, and impressive in the history
of modern music. It is a career that really has been many careers —
musician, singer, composer, producer, actor — from art rock beginnings
to pop stardom, from big band leader to film soundtracks and Broadway.
It has been an exceptional musical life spanning four decades, some 100
million solo albums sold (250 million if you count his work with
Genesis), an extraordinary string of hits, eight Grammy Awards, an
Oscar, two Golden Globes, five BRIT Awards, numerous industry accolades,
and, above all, an inestimable influence on countless fellow artists
and passionate fans around the globe.

For more information on Phil Collins, please visit: www.philcollins.com.

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