Phil Collins around 400 replies. After a lengthy auditioning process, during which he sang backup vocals for applicants, Collins became the band's lead vocalist during the recording of their album "A Trick of the Tail". "A Trick of the Tail" was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the U.S; "Rolling Stone" wrote that Genesis had managed to turn the possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the album's 1976 tour, Collins accepted an offer from former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford to play drums while Collins
Phil Collins "Rolling Stone"'s J. D. Considine praised the album's commercial appeal, stating, "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook". March 1986 saw the release of "No One Is to Blame", a hit single by Howard Jones which included Collins on drums, backing vocals, and co-production alongside Padgham. Collins was one of the drummers, backing vocalists, and producers on Eric Clapton's 1987 album "August". Collins's first film role since embarking on his music career came in 1988 with the British romantic comedy drama-crime film "Buster". He starred as Buster Edwards, a