Going Back [Bonus Tracks]

by Phil Collins

Overview

Like any baby boomer Phil Collins is no stranger to Motown. Arguably, he has a deeper connection than most, having scored a hit with a cover of the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" back in 1982 and then proving he was adept at writing his own Tamla bounce with 1988's "Two Hearts," so devoting a full album to Motown songs is not a huge stretch, but 2010's Going Back -- his first studio album since 2002's Testify and only his fourth record since 1990 -- is nevertheless mildly surprising in its fidelity to its source material. Collins hired three of the surviving Funk Brothers as instrumental support and set about replicating a bunch of Motown classics -- 18 in its standard edition, a whopping 25 in its deluxe edition -- in a studio in Switzerland. Replication is not an exaggeration: these are not interpretations but re-creations of the original arrangements and productions, the only difference being Collins' vocals. He is too in love with the originals to change even tiny inflections but he's also enjoying the process of making music with some of his idols. For a listener, this can be a shared fun, particularly when Collins explores some of the lesser-known songs, like "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)," "Some of Your Lovin'," "In My Lonely Room" and "Something About You." Most of Going Back is devoted to the tried and true, though, the hits that remain staples on oldies stations across the globe, and whenever Collins is singing "Heatwave," "Uptight," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," "Jimmy Mack" or "Going to a Go-Go," the album inches away from being a labor of love and into pure nostalgia trip, but even then the album is pleasant enough that it's hard to complain. [Going Back was also released with eight bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/30/2010
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678899881
Rank:	113583

Tracks

1. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
2. (Love is Like A) Heatwave
3. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
4. Some of Your Lovin'
5. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
6. In My Lonely Room
7. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)
8. Blame It on the Sun
9. Papa Was a Rolling Stone
10. Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
11. Standing in the Shadows of Love
12. You've Been Cheatin'
13. Don't Look Back
14. You Really Got a Hold on Me
15. Do I Love You?
16. Jimmy Mack
17. Something About You
18. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
19. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
20. Ain't That Peculiar
21. Going to a Go-Go
22. Nowhere to Run
23. Talkin About My Baby
24. Dancing in the Street
25. Going Back

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Phil Collins   Primary Artist,Bass,Harp,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Finger Snaps,Glockenspiel,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Steven "Pud" Jones   Handclapping
Bob Babbitt   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Ray Monette   Guitar,Wah Wah Guitar
Steve Jones   Percussion,Handclapping
Phil Todd   Soloist,Saxophone,Sax (Bass),Sax (Baritone),Flute,Piccolo
Connie Jackson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mathew Collins   Stomping,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Scott Stroman   Strings,Conductor,Finger Snaps,Handclapping
John Aram   Director,Trombone,Percussion,Finger Snaps,Handclapping
Graeme Blevins   Soloist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Celeste-Marie Roy   Bassoon
Tom Rees-Roberts   Trumpet
Matthew Collins   Percussion,Handclapping
Nicholas Collins   Stomping,Percussion,Finger Snaps,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
The PC Horns   Horn,Featured Artist
Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Willis   Guitar
Lynne Fiddmont   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Caryl   Guitar (Acoustic)
The Funk Brothers   Featured Artist
Jason Rebello   Piano,Guitar,Vibraphone,Piano (Grand),Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Guy Barker   Soloist,Trumpet

Technical Credits

Thierry Chaunay   Assistant Engineer,Assistant
Thoraya Binzagr   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mark Davinson   Photography
Dana Tyler   Photography
Jamie Bradford   Composer
Sylivia Moy   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Syreeta Wright   Composer
Vini Poncia   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Peter Andreoli   Composer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Lyricist
Barry Plummer   Photography
David Redfern   Photography
Vince Poncia, Jr.   Composer
Scott Stroman   Arranger,Transcription,String Arrangements
John Aram   Photography,Transcription
Yvan Bing   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Michael Ochs   Photography
Ron Howard   Cover Photo
William Stevenson   Composer
Vincent Ponzia, Jr.   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Lee Garrett   Composer
Terry Rawlings   Photography
Brian Dozier   Composer
Mike Hosey   Artwork
Chris Walter   Photography
Peter Anders   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mastering
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Liner Notes
Barrett Strong   Composer,Lyricist
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Ronald White   Composer
Robert Rogers   Composer
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Lula Mae Hardaway   Composer
Phil Collins   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer
Gilles Petard   Photography
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
William Robinson   Composer