Phil Collins Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and singer of the rock band Genesis and is also a solo artist. Between 1982 and 1989, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins had more US Top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against
Phil Collins Know, Do You Care". The album reached number 2 in the UK and number 8 in the U.S, where it sold 3 million copies. Its second single, a cover of "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes, became Collins's first UK number one single and went to number 10 in the U.S. Collins supported the album with the "Hello, I Must Be Going!" tour of Europe and North America from November 1982 to February 1983. Following the tour, Collins played drums on Plant's second solo album, "The Principle of Moments", and produced and played on two tracks for Adam Ant's