157-450: Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies , and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies. Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to
314-416: A Concorde to perform his solo material, play drums for Clapton, and drum with Plant and Jimmy Page for a Led Zeppelin reunion. The latter performance was poorly received and later disowned by the band. Page later said that Collins had not learned his parts for the set. Collins responded that the band "weren't very good", that a "dribbling" Page had made him feel uncomfortable, and he only continued with
471-452: A Mellotron to fill out their arrangements. According to Argent, they used John Lennon's Mellotron, which had been left in the studio after the Beatles ' sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . The album was mixed into the standard mono; however, as another concession toward their limited budget, Argent and White (who, due to their songwriting royalties, had earned more than
628-531: A Smith's crisps advertising campaign. Collins's enthusiasm for music grew during his acting years. He frequented the Marquee Club on Wardour Street so often that eventually the managers asked him to set out the chairs, sweep the floors, and assist in the cloakroom. It was here where Collins saw The Action and newcomers Yes perform, which greatly influenced him. When auditions for Vinegar Joe and Manfred Mann Chapter Three were unsuccessful, Collins secured
785-470: A "Begin Here" festival in their hometown of St Albans between 8–10 November 2024. The festival includes live performances, fan meet and greets, Q&A's, and other activities hosted by Argent, Blunstone, Grundy, and White, as well as a section talking about the solo works of Chris White. It will include the bands first live performance since Argent's retirement from touring. Keyboard musician Danny Mattin took up
942-405: A European tour, which included guitarist Gordon Smith and keyboardist Brian Chatton . The tour finished, and the quartet formed a rock band, Hickory, which recorded one single ("Green Light"/"The Key"). Still in 1969, they were renamed Flaming Youth . They signed to Fontana Records and recorded Ark 2 (1969), a concept album written and produced by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley that tells
1099-430: A band reunion. In a 2015 interview with PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III about the Zombies' latest album Still Got That Hunger , Argent said " Still Got That Hunger is the first album that has really recaptured some of the resonance of feeling of a group. We're so tight as a group together now. And the whole process has become so organic that we're 100% happy with the Zombies name and rediscovering and playing all
1256-672: A beat-group competition organised by the Watford Borough Council and sponsored by the London Evening News . They signed a recording contract with Decca and recorded their first hit, " She's Not There ". It was released in mid-1964 and peaked at No. 12 in the UK, becoming their only UK Top 40 hit. The tune began to catch on in the United States and eventually climbed to No. 2 in early December. It sold over one million copies and
1413-631: A benefit concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, California. The Zombies reunited for the event, which turned out to be Atkinson's last performance with them. He died later that year on 1 April 2004, in Santa Monica, California , from liver and kidney disease. In 2005, Blunstone and Argent released a DVD and 2-CD album ( Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre ) and continued touring with the Zombies. To mark
1570-505: A charge that Collins did not deny. No Jacket Required earned Collins the first two of his six Brit Awards , winning Best British Male and Best British Album. Collins had three US number one songs in 1985, the most by any artist that year. No Jacket Required won three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year . The No Jacket Required World Tour saw Collins perform 85 shows between February and July 1985. On 13 July, Collins took part in
1727-546: A coin dropping, which contributed to the feeling of alienation that the song projected. Bassist Chris White provided "I Can't Make Up My Mind", the quirky "I Don't Want to Know", plus the beaty "What More Can I Do", which, at 1:38, is the second-shortest cut on the album and contains a simple but distinctive drum riff. The final original was an instrumental written by Ken Jones, "Work 'n' Play". The Zombies continued recording original songs through 1965 and 1966, trying to achieve chart success. There were enough tracks to have filled
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#17329062878271884-549: A cover of " True Colors " by Cyndi Lauper that was produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds . The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK charts and selling 3.4 million copies in the US by 2012. In the mid-1990s Collins was recruited to write and perform songs for Disney's adventure film Tarzan (1999), integrated with a score by Mark Mancina . Collins also sang his songs in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for
2041-509: A falling out with the director, Collins decided to quit acting to pursue music. He was to appear in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as one of the children who storm the castle, but his scene was cut. Collins auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), but the role went to Leonard Whiting . In 1967, he travelled the UK teaching people the "crunch" dance made popular by
2198-489: A five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour , which ran from 2021 to 2022. Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of
2355-418: A follow-up album, but due to the band's lack of chart success, most of these tracks remained unissued at the time. In 1967, frustrated by their continuing lack of success, the Zombies left Decca and signed a recording contract with CBS Records for whom they recorded the album Odessey and Oracle at EMI's world-famous Abbey Road studios. The band's budget did not stretch to session musicians, so they used
2512-414: A former drummer, said he could tell just by the way Collins sat in front of the drum kit that he knew what he was doing, and was also impressed when Collins mentioned the session with George Harrison. On 8 August 1970, Collins became their fourth drummer. Genesis then took a two-week holiday, during which Collins earned money as an exterior decorator. Rutherford thought Caryl was not a good fit, and for over
2669-633: A friend of Atkinson, was invited into the band. When Christie left the band in early 1962 to focus on education, he suggested Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold from another band, The Hoaxes, to be added, with the latter to replace him as bassist. Blunstone and Arnold joined the other three to form the band in 1961 while all five members were at school. Some sources state that Argent, Atkinson, and Grundy were at St Albans School , while Blunstone and Arnold were students at St Albans Boys' Grammar School . Both Blunstone and Grundy came from Hatfield and both sang in
2826-559: A jam on Easter 1961 in St Albans. Argent wanted to form a band and initially asked his cousin Jim Rodford to join as a bass guitarist. Rodford was playing in local band called the Bluetones at the time, so declined. Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold joined the new band in early 1961, while all five members were still at school. Arnold left not long after and was replaced by Chris White . After
2983-496: A lack of invitation stated: "Thank you for your note regarding Phil Cooper [sic]. I'm afraid the spots have already been filled", and Collins watched actress and dancer Ann Reinking perform it. The Los Angeles Times said: "Reinking did an incredible job of totally destroying a beautiful song." Collins would introduce it at subsequent concerts by saying: "I'm sorry Miss Ann Reinking couldn't be here tonight; I guess I just have to sing my own song." In 1984, Collins contributed to
3140-463: A live performance to "capture that magical, fleeting quality of energy and immediacy of performance". The album was released on Cooking Vinyl . A track from the album, Dropped Reeling & Stupid, was released as a single, their first since 1969. A documentary, Hung Up On A Dream, was released in November 2023. The film went through the history of the band, including how they were formed, their prime in
3297-522: A month Genesis wrote songs, rehearsed, and toured as a four-piece. In January 1971, the band enlisted Steve Hackett . From 1970 to 1975, Collins played drums, percussion, and backing vocals on Genesis albums and concerts. Rutherford commented that "on drums Phil was immediately a huge lift. We had never had that kind of energy from the engine room before; it was just a whole different level." Rutherford and Banks continued to contribute vocal harmonies to songs like "Harlequinn", but before long Collins became
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#17329062878273454-752: A nationwide hit in the US, peaking in the Hot 100 ( Billboard ) at No. 3. In 1968, Argent and White began working on material for a possible new band when they were approached by CBS to do another Zombies album. Several new Argent/White songs were cut, initially with a line-up of Argent, White, Hugh Grundy and Rick Birkett (guitar), with the latter three being replaced during the sessions by Jim Rodford (bass), Bob Henrit (drums) and Russ Ballard (guitar). The new tracks were combined with some old Decca out-takes and demos that were overdubbed and enhanced in sessions at Morgan Studios in London. The album, scheduled for release in 1969,
3611-459: A new Genesis album, We Can't Dance . It became the band's fifth consecutive No. 1 album in the UK and reached No. 4 in the US, where it sold over 4 million copies. It features the singles " Jesus He Knows Me ", " I Can't Dance ", " No Son of Mine ", and " Hold on My Heart ". Collins performed on their 1992 tour. At the 1993 American Music Awards , Genesis won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group . Collins co-wrote, sang and played on
3768-422: A number of musicians, including piano on the title track of The Who 's album Who Are You , and on Variations with Gary Moore , Julian Lloyd Webber , and Andrew Lloyd Webber . In the 1980s he began writing for television. In 1986, he composed the theme music for ITV 's coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup , Aztec Gold , which he released as a single under the name of Silsoe . Also in 1986, he composed
3925-603: A position in the Cliff Charles Blues Band and toured the country. This was followed by a stint in The Gladiators, a backing band for a black vocal quartet, which included Collins's schoolmate Ronnie Caryl on guitar. Around this time, Collins learned that Yes were looking for a new drummer and spoke to frontman Jon Anderson , who invited him to an audition the following week. Collins failed to turn up. In 1969, Collins and Caryl joined John Walker 's backing band for
4082-558: A press conference held at the Royal Albert Hall in the same month, Collins announced his Not Dead Yet Tour which initially took form as a short European trek from June 2017. The tour included five nights at the Royal Albert Hall which sold out in fifteen seconds, prompting the announcement of Collins's headline spot at the 2017 BST Hyde Park festival which became his largest solo concert. His band included his son Nicolas on
4239-472: A private boarding school: singer Peter Gabriel , keyboardist Tony Banks , and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford . Collins and Caryl arrived early, so Collins took a swim in the pool at Gabriel's parents' house and memorised the pieces the drummers before him were playing. He recalled: "They put on 'Trespass', and my initial impression was of a very soft and round music, not edgy, with vocal harmonies, and I came away thinking Crosby, Stills and Nash ." Gabriel,
4396-497: A production company with ex- Van Morrison drummer Peter Van Hooke which produced a number of artists. In 1995, Argent produced Soraya 's debut album On Nights Like This and her second album Wall Of Smiles . Other albums the business partners produced included Tanita Tikaram 's Ancient Heart (1988), Nanci Griffith 's Late Night Grande Hotel (1991), Joshua Kadison 's Painted Desert Serenade (1993), and Jules Shear 's Healing Bones (1994). In 1999, Argent recorded
4553-452: A pub. We were too young to walk in the pub”. Blunstone added "I was literally in a corner singing to myself, doing a Ricky Nelson song, and Rod came over and said, 'That’s really good. I’ll tell you what. If you’ll be the lead singer, I’ll play keyboards'". Originally named the "Mustangs", the band soon realised that other groups had that name. According to Blunstone, "Every young band wants an original name. We were just in our teens. We tried
4710-528: A release of 1 July 2008. Both CD and DVD were officially released in the UK and several other countries. In 2006, Argent performed and toured with Ringo Starr as part of the All-Starr Band . Argent performed the Zombies' songs " She's Not There " and " Time of the Season " as well as " Hold Your Head Up " from his other musical group, Argent . In 2010, Ace Records released a series of six 7-inch vinyl EPs. All
4867-514: A replacement in Melody Maker and received 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 . The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the US. Rolling Stone wrote that Genesis "has managed to turn
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5024-567: A solo artist at an Amnesty International benefit show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in September 1981, performing "In the Air Tonight" and "The Roof Is Leaking". Collins worked again with John Martyn in this year, producing his album Glorious Fool . In September 1981, Genesis released Abacab . This was followed by its 1981 supporting tour and
5181-550: A solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include " In the Air Tonight ", " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ", " One More Night ", " Sussudio ", " Another Day in Paradise " and " I Wish It Would Rain Down ". Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at age five. During
5338-423: A solo piano album, Rod Argent Classically Speaking , in which he played Chopin études and music by Ravel , Bach , and Grieg , as well as three of his own compositions. In 2006, Argent joined Hamish Stuart , Richard Marx , Billy Squier , Edgar Winter and Sheila E. to tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band . In 2004, Argent and Colin Blunstone recorded a new album, As Far as I Can See... , in
5495-556: A special guest for the Who on their 1989 tour for two shows, performing "Fiddle About" as Uncle Ernie and "Tommy's Holiday Camp" from their rock opera Tommy (1969). From April to October 1989, Collins recorded his fourth album ...But Seriously in England and Los Angeles, which saw him address social and political themes in his lyrics. The album was released in November 1989 to worldwide commercial success, spending fifteen weeks at No. 1 in
5652-975: A stroke, and on July 11, 2024, he announced his retirement from touring. b/w "You Make Me Feel Good" b/w "Woman" UK & AUS b/w "What More Can I Do?" US & CAN b/w " Leave Me Be " b/w "I Must Move" b/w "Remember When I Loved Her" b/w " I Love You " b/w "Remember You" b/w "Don't Go Away" b/w "How We Were Before" b/w "The Way I Feel Inside" b/w "She Does Everything for Me" b/w "Beechwood Park" b/w "Maybe After He's Gone" b/w "I'll Call You Mine" b/w "Friends of Mine" (1969 US re-release) b/w "The Way I Feel Inside" b/w "This Will Be Our Year" b/w "Conversation Off Floral Street" b/w "Don't Cry For Me" Gymnopedies No 1 1977 The Zombies The Zombies are an English rock band formed in St Albans in 1961. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Rod Argent and lead vocalist Colin Blunstone ,
5809-479: A stroke. He was advised by doctors to take "several months of rest and recuperation", and so, made the decision to stop touring. In 2017, the four surviving original members ( Colin Blunstone , Rod Argent , Chris White and Hugh Grundy ) re-united for a North American tour marking the 50th anniversary of the recording of Odessey and Oracle . The first stop on this tour was a first-time performance in Jamaica, as
5966-648: A toy shop, and later as a booking agent at the Barbara Speake Stage School – an independent performing arts school in East Acton . Collins is the youngest of three children: his sister Carole competed as a professional ice skater and followed her mother's footsteps as a theatrical agent, and his brother Clive was a noted cartoonist. The family moved twice by the time Collins had reached two; they settled at 453 Hanworth Road in Hounslow , Middlesex . Collins
6123-513: A trio in 1977, they recorded ...And Then There Were Three... . This included the band's first UK Top 10 and US Top 40 single, " Follow You Follow Me ". The level of commercial success that Genesis had reached by this time allowed Collins and his wife to move into Old Croft, a home in Shalford, Surrey , in the spring of 1978. Collins pursued various guest spots and solo projects from his time as Genesis's drummer. In 1973, he and Hackett performed on
6280-467: A two-month tour in 1982 promoting the Genesis live album Three Sides Live . In early 1982, Collins produced and played on Something's Going On , the third solo album by Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA , and performed most of the drum parts on Pictures at Eleven , the first solo album by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant . In October 1982, Collins took part in the one-off Genesis reunion concert Six of
6437-568: A year off from writing and recording. He took on his first acting role since the late 1960s, starring as Buster Edwards opposite Julie Walters (who played his wife, June) in the romantic comedy drama-crime film Buster which centred around the Great Train Robbery from 1963 in Ledburn , Buckinghamshire. Reviews for the film were mixed and controversy ensued over its subject matter; Prince Charles and Princess Diana declined an invitation to
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6594-598: The Billboard Hot 100 in March. As the band's third UK single, "Tell Her No" failed to make the Top 40, peaking at No. 42. Subsequent singles - " She's Coming Home ", " I Want You Back Again ", " Whenever You're Ready ", "Is This the Dream", " Just Out of Reach " (recorded for the soundtrack of the film Bunny Lake is Missing ), "Indication" and "Gotta Get a Hold of Myself" - failed to achieve
6751-613: The Billboard 200 . In November 2013, Collins told German media that he was considering a return to music and speculated that this could mean further live shows with Genesis, stating: "Everything is possible. We could tour in Australia and South America. We haven't been there yet." Speaking to reporters in Miami, Florida in December 2013 at an event promoting his charity work, Collins indicated that he
6908-534: The Daily Mirror and The Independent . The band set out to tour annually in the UK, US, Canada and Netherlands. The 2011 tour included Japan, France, Germany, Greece and Israel. In 2012, band members participated in the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the Blacksmith's Arms, a St Albans pub where the Zombies met for their first rehearsal. On 19 July 2013, it was announced that the band would be appearing on
7065-636: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors when he was presented the International Achievement Award at a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London. In October 2009, it was reported that Collins was to record a Motown covers album. He told a German newspaper, "I want the songs to sound exactly like the originals", and that the album would feature up to 30 songs. In January 2010, Chester Thompson said that
7222-576: The Live Aid concerts, a continuation of the fundraising effort started by Band Aid. Collins was the only performer to appear at the London concert at Wembley Stadium and the US concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on the same day. After performing what Ultimate Classic Rock called "an especially crowd-pleasing selection of songs" in London, including "Against All Odds", "In the Air Tonight", and playing alongside Sting , Collins flew to Philadelphia on
7379-611: The Miami Country Day School in Miami, Florida. Collins was asked to perform there by his sons, who are students at the school. In August 2014, Collins was reported to have accepted an invitation to perform in December at a benefit concert in Miami in aid of his Little Dreams Foundation charity. He ultimately missed the concert due to illness. In May 2015, Collins signed a deal with Warner Music Group to have his solo albums remastered and reissued with previously unreleased material. In October of that year, he announced that he
7536-474: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. In May 2019, The Zombies announced a co-headlining tour with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys called "Something Great From ’68’" featuring The Zombies performing Odessey and Oracle , in addition to other greatest hits. This tour would also feature the four surviving original members ( Colin Blunstone , Rod Argent , Chris White and Hugh Grundy ) in addition to
7693-399: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. The Zombies reunited for a few odd concerts from 1989 to 1997, but have been active full-time since 2004, releasing their most recent studio album, Different Game , in 2023. The band today consists of Blunstone and Argent (White and Grundy also show up for occasional concerts), but as of July 2024, Argent is no longer touring. Three members of
7850-587: The UK Albums Chart , and number seven in the US where it went on to sell 5 million copies. " In the Air Tonight ", the album's lead single, became a hit and reached number two in the UK charts. The song is known for the gated reverb effect used on Collins's drums, a technique developed by Padgham when he worked as an engineer on Gabriel's song " Intruder ", on which Collins played drums. Following an invitation by record producer Martin Lewis, Collins performed live as
8007-427: The world's best-selling artists . He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson , who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band. He has won eight Grammy Awards , six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards , one Academy Award , and a Disney Legend Award. He
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#17329062878278164-412: The 1960s, and the band members subsequent careers and reforming the Zombies. The documentary was won two awards and was nominated once for events including Kraków Film Festival , Nantucket Film Festival , and Borrego Springs Film Festival. On 11 July 2024, shortly after celebrating his 79th birthday and 52nd wedding anniversary in London, the band announced on social media that Rod Argent had suffered
8321-483: The 1980s. Despite its success, the song was heavily criticised and became linked to allegations of hypocrisy made against Collins. Responding to criticism of the song, Collins stated: "When I drive down the street, I see the same things everyone else sees. It's a misconception that if you have a lot of money you're somehow out of touch with reality." In 1991, "Another Day in Paradise" won the Grammy Award for Record of
8478-459: The 1993 single " Hero " by David Crosby . Collins worked on his fifth studio album, Both Sides , in 1992 and 1993. It marked a departure from his more polished and up-tempo songs on recent albums to material more experimental in nature, with Collins performing all the instruments and producing the record himself, because the songs written "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input". The decline of his second marriage
8635-475: The 40th anniversary of Odessey and Oracle , the four surviving original members of the Zombies participated in a three-night series of concerts at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre between 7 and 9 March 2008. Blunstone and Argent's respective websites had advertised that the concert of 8 March was recorded for a CD and DVD release later in 2008, and the CD was officially posted by Amazon.com to be pre-sold for
8792-575: The 48-track The Decca Stereo Anthology , which, for the first time, mixed all the Decca/Parrot recordings into true stereo. An album of new material released in 2004, As Far as I Can See... , received poor-to-scathing reviews from both Pitchfork and AllMusic . In January 2004, guitarist Paul Atkinson received the President's Merit Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at
8949-530: The Alan Parsons Project . Atkinson retired as a performer and worked as an A&R executive for many years. In 1989, Blunstone, White and Grundy briefly reunited as the Zombies with guitarist/keyboardist Sebastian Santa Maria and recorded the album The Return of the Zombies , released in some European countries in February 1990. The UK release was held back to April 1991, when a reconfigured version of
9106-619: The BBC's music series Later... with Jools Holland , broadcast on 17 September 2010. In March 2010, Collins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis at a ceremony in New York City. As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in the German music charts—766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases. On 4 March 2011, citing health problems and other concerns, Collins announced that he
9263-545: The BBC. On 25 November 1997, all five Zombies reunited at the Jazz Café in London's Camden Town as part of a solo show by Blunstone to perform "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" to promote the release of Zombie Heaven . Blunstone and Argent did not play together again until late 1999. Argent spotted Blunstone in the audience while performing at a charity concert for jazz musician John Dankworth and invited him onstage for an impromptu reunion. This positive experience set
9420-581: The Best held at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, which marked the return of Gabriel on lead vocals and Hackett on guitar. Collins's second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! , was released in November 1982. His marital problems continued to provide inspiration for his songs, including " I Don't Care Anymore " and "Do You Know, Do You Care". The album reached number 2 in the UK and number 8 in
9577-593: The Charisma label, and oversaw every step of its production; he wrote the liner notes himself and by hand. His divorce was the focus of its lyrical themes and song titles: "I had a wife, two children, two dogs, and the next day I didn't have anything. So a lot of these songs were written because I was going through these emotional changes." Collins produced the album in collaboration with Hugh Padgham , with whom he had worked on Peter Gabriel's self-titled 1980 album . Face Value reached number one in seven countries, including
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#17329062878279734-635: The Fox by Thin Lizzy , and sang on Anthony Phillips ' debut solo album, The Geese & the Ghost . After Genesis finished touring in December 1978, the group went on hiatus after Collins went to Vancouver, Canada to try to save his failing marriage. The attempt failed, leaving his wife to return to England with their children while living apart. Collins returned to Old Croft, their home in Shalford, Surrey, and their divorce
9891-517: The Mustangs. To be honest, I didn’t really know what a zombie was". "It was Arnold who came up with "the Zombies". Argent said "Well, we chose that name in 1961 and, I mean, I knew vaguely that they were: sort of, you know, the Walking Dead from Haiti and Colin didn't even really know what they were". "It was Paul [Arnold] that came up with the name. I don't know where he got it from. He very soon left
10048-473: The Pound and on the subsequent tour, marking the first time he assumed the role of Genesis lead vocalist in a live setting. In 1974, Collins played drums on Brian Eno 's second album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) after Eno had contributed electronic effects to two songs on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway . In August 1975, Gabriel's departure from the band was publicly announced. Genesis advertised for
10205-576: The Real Thing, a school band that had Andrea Bertorelli, his future wife, and friend Lavinia Lang, as backup singers. Both women would have an impact on Collins' personal life in later years. Collins' next group was the Freehold, with whom he wrote his first song, "Lying, Crying, Dying", and played in a group named the Charge. He was childhood friends with Jack Wild , who would become famous for playing Dodger in
10362-572: The UK and No. 23 in the US. The album was received negatively by the music press and sold less than his previous albums. Entertainment Weekly reviewed by saying that "even Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins". Singles from the album included " Dance into the Light ", which reached No. 9 in the UK, and the Beatles-inspired " It's in Your Eyes ". The album was certified Gold in
10519-465: The UK and over 4 million in the US. In February 1990, Collins performed "Another Day in Paradise" at the 1990 Brit Awards which won British Single of the Year , and in September he performed "Sussudio" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He also played drums on the 1989 Tears for Fears single, " Woman in Chains ". In 1991, Collins reconvened with Banks and Rutherford to write and record
10676-533: The UK charts and in the US for three. It became the UK's best-selling album of 1990 and is among the best-selling albums in UK chart history. It is one of the best-selling albums in Germany . Its lead single " Another Day in Paradise " is an anti-homelessness song and features David Crosby singing backing vocals. Upon its release in October 1989, it went to No. 1 in the US to become the final number one single there of
10833-518: The UK. Its title track was released as a single and reached No. 1 in the US, the only Genesis song to do so. The group received a Grammy Award (their only one) and a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1987 for " Land of Confusion ", which features puppet caricatures from the British satirical program Spitting Image . Several music critics drew comparisons between
10990-488: The US where it was certified diamond , and 1.9 million in the UK where it was the second-best-selling album of 1985 . Referring to the album's success, David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote: "After years on the art-rock fringe, Collins has established himself firmly in the middle of the road . Perhaps he should consider testing himself and his new fans' expectations next time around." "Sussudio" attracted negative attention for sounding too similar to Prince 's " 1999 ",
11147-520: The US, 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 US. 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 album Strip , "Puss 'n Boots" and
11304-512: The US. Collins toured the album throughout 1997 with his Trip into the Light World Tour, covering 82 dates. He performed "In the Air Tonight" and "Take Me Home" at the Music for Montserrat benefit concert in London alongside Paul McCartney , Elton John , Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler , and Sting. In October 1998, Collins released his first compilation album ...Hits which contains a new track,
11461-593: The Year . Other songs from ...But Seriously reached the top-five in the US: " Something Happened on the Way to Heaven ", " Do You Remember? ", and " I Wish It Would Rain Down " featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. ...But Seriously was supported with the Seriously, Live! World Tour which ran between February and October 1990 and covered 121 dates. The tour spawned the live album Serious Hits... Live! , which sold 1.2 million copies in
11618-594: The Zombies - Argent, Ballard, Rodford and Henrit - began working under a new name, Argent , with White as a non-performing songwriter. Atkinson worked in A&;R at Columbia and Grundy joined him there after a brief spell in auto sales. Blunstone started a solo career after a brief period outside the music business, including working in the burglary claims section of the Sun Alliance insurance company. Both Argent and White provided him with new songs. He also did studio vocals for
11775-568: The album and Collins's solo work, but 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 provided backing vocals, produced and played drums on most of Eric Clapton's 1986 album August . He toured parts of Europe with Clapton in support of
11932-542: The album had been completed and would be released some time soon. He also revealed that Collins managed to play the drums on the album despite a spinal operation. The resulting album, Going Back , was released on 13 September 2010. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . In summer 2010, Collins played six concerts with the music from Going Back . These included a special programme, Phil Collins: One Night Only , aired on ITV1 on 18 September 2010. Collins also promoted Going Back with his first and only appearance on
12089-401: The album was issued as New World . A 1997, 120-track compilation of the original band's work, Zombie Heaven , was released on UK Ace/Big beat. The compilation contains all the band's Decca/Parrot recordings (in mono), the entire Odessey And Oracle LP (in stereo), the material that would have made up the unissued R.I.P. LP, several unissued recordings and a disc of recordings made for
12246-428: The album, of which two concert videos were released; Live at Montreux 1986 (Eric Clapton film) and Eric Clapton and Friends Live 1986 . In each of those videos, Collins is featured as the drummer and performs "In the Air Tonight" with Clapton, bassist Nathan East and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes backing him. After touring with Genesis in 1987, Collins was aware that his music had gained too much exposure and took
12403-414: The band after that". Arnold explained the name, saying, "I thought this was a name that no one else is going to have. And I just liked the whole idea of it. Colin was wary, I'm sure, at the beginning, I know, but I always, always really, really liked it". Arnold lost interest in the band, choosing to leave to become a physician; he was replaced by Chris White . In 1964, the band won a £250 cash prize in
12560-402: The band broke up. In 1978, Argent released his debut solo album Moving Home with many well-known musicians, including Gary Moore , Genesis drummer Phil Collins , and Weather Report bass guitarist Alphonso Johnson . In 1980, he wrote a musical titled Masquerade which premiered in London in 1982. In 1988, he issued another solo album, Red House . Argent went on to play keyboards with
12717-420: The band experiencing a declining demand for live appearances, they split up after a final gig in mid-December 1967. In April 1968, Argent explained the reason for the band breaking up, saying "We don't want to end up playing for £20 a night in third-class ballrooms. We are still in big demand on the university circuit and are getting a lot of work. We want to quit while the going's good". Odessey and Oracle ,
12874-641: The band first formed. The tour took place during summer 2007, and played in twelve countries across Europe, followed by a second leg in North America. During the tour Genesis performed at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium , London. In 2007 they were honoured at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors , performing " Turn It On Again ", " No Son of Mine " and " Los Endos " at the ceremony in Las Vegas. On 22 May 2008, Collins received his sixth Ivor Novello Award from
13031-480: The band were joined by Collins's son Nic on the drums, leaving his father to handle lead vocals. After the tour was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it began in September 2021 and finished in London on 26 March 2022. At the last show, at The O2 Arena in London, Collins said on stage: "It's the last show for Genesis". On August 20, 2024, it was revealed by music executive Simon Napier-Bell that Collins
13188-505: The band won a local contest, they recorded a demo as their prize. Argent's song " She's Not There " got them a recording contract with Decca . In addition to playing the piano and keyboards in the Zombies, Argent was (with White) one of the group's two main songwriters, penning the hits " She's Not There ", " Tell Her No ", and " Time of the Season ", amongst others. Argent was initially the group's lead singer, with Blunstone on guitar. When Argent's keyboard talents became apparent, he became
13345-604: The band's current line-up. In late 2021, the band announced they would be undertaking extensive tours of Britain, the US, Canada, and Europe between February and September 2022. However, in January 2022 it was announced that the UK part of the tour would be postponed until 2023. In October 2023, the band performed at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak , Michigan . In 2024, the band announced that they would host
13502-429: The band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including Hohner Pianet , Mellotron , harpsichord , and organ . In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and had a solo career which has included three studio albums: Moving Home , Red House , and Classically Speaking . Argent
13659-494: The band's swansong album, was released in the UK in April 1968, months after the band's breakup. The album suffered poor sales. It was only released in the US because musician Al Kooper , then signed to Columbia Records, convinced the label of the album's merits. One of its tracks, " Time of the Season ", written by Argent, was released as a single in 1968 and spent a long period as a 'sleeper'. Eventually, in 1969, it grew to become
13816-415: The band, Rod Argent , Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy , first came together to jam in 1961 in St Albans , Hertfordshire. Argent wanted to form a band and initially asked his elder cousin Jim Rodford to join as a bassist. At the time, Rodford was in a successful local band, the Bluetones, and so declined, but he offered to help Argent. Rodford would later join in 2004 when the band reformed. Brian Christie,
13973-599: The baton for Rod Argent at the Saturday night headline concert at the Eric Morecombe centre. Members of the classic lineup are listed in bold . Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as
14130-485: The chance to contribute to Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen , an album of covers of Leonard Cohen songs, due to his touring commitments. On 29 March 1996, Collins's decision to leave Genesis to concentrate on his solo career was publicly announced. In the months surrounding his departure from Genesis, Collins formed the Phil Collins Big Band , seating himself on the drums. He had wanted to undertake
14287-467: The charts. A second CBS single, "Friends of Mine", was also unsuccessful. Art teacher Terry Quirk misspelt the word "Odyssey" in the album title as "Odessey" while designing the album cover. Quirk was Blunstone's and White's childhood friend and was living with White and Argent in their apartment during the album's recording. Regarding the misspelling, Quirk said, "There’s lots of theories online about why it’s spelt wrong, but there’s no conspiracy". With
14444-688: The choir there at St Etheldreda's Church . Argent was a boy chorister in St Albans Cathedral Choir . They held their original rehearsals at the Pioneer Club, then situated on Hatfield Road, using equipment lent to them by the Bluetones. They met outside the Blacksmiths Arms pub in St Albans before their first rehearsal and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club there. Argent said, "We met outside
14601-458: The drums. A review in The Telegraph stated: "Unlike the body, the voice is largely unravaged by time. It's still soulful, sometimes silky, occasionally bruised." In 2017, the tour was extended worldwide and ran until October 2019 for a total of 97 shows. In March 2020, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford announced they had reformed Genesis once more to undertake The Last Domino? Tour . This time
14758-690: The dubbed versions of the film's soundtrack . His song " You'll Be in My Heart " was released in June 1999 and spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the longest time ever up to that point. In 2000, the song won Collins an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award , both for Best Original Song. He performed " Two Worlds " at that year's ceremony and the Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show . In June 1999, Collins
14915-472: The entire Odessey & Oracle album. On 30 October 2015, the Zombies made a guest appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . The Zombies most recent album, Different Game , was released in March 2023. Originally recorded after the groups Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2019, the recording was put on hold when the Covid pandemic hit. According to the band, the album was recorded to sound like
15072-625: The featured artist on the Flower Power Cruise on the Celebrity Summit while in port in Falmouth . A popular podcast , S-Town , used "A Rose for Emily" as its closing music. This exposure helped The Zombies land a guest appearance on Conan in May 2017. Commenting on the album's half-century of popularity, Argent said, “At the time we made it, we would have thought it was complete craziness that
15229-533: The film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs " Two Worlds ", " Son of Man ", " Strangers Like Me " and " You'll Be in My Heart ", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song . He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following
15386-429: The film Oliver! (1968); the pair attended the same stage school after Collins's mother June spotted Wild as the two played football in the park. Collins quit school at fourteen to become a full-time pupil at Barbara Speake. He had an uncredited part as an extra in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night (1964), where he is amongst the screaming teenagers during the television concert sequence. Later in 1964, Collins
15543-521: The first episode of NBC's Hullabaloo and played "She's Not There" and their new single " Tell Her No " to a screaming, hysterical audience full of teenage girls. In the UK, the Zombies' follow-up single to "She's Not There" was written by Chris White. " Leave Me Be " was unsuccessful in the UK and, as a result, was not issued as an A-side in the US. It did appear as the B side of their second US single, "Tell Her No". Penned by Rod Argent, "Tell Her No" became another big seller in 1965, peaking at No. 6 on
15700-428: The group had their first British and American hit in 1964 with " She's Not There ". In the US, two further singles—" Tell Her No " in 1965 and " Time of the Season " in 1968—were also successful. Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle was ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone ' s 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and number 243 on Rolling Stone ' s 2020 list. The Zombies were inducted into
15857-421: The group's full-time keyboard player, conceding the role of lead singer to Blunstone. The group continued to record through the 1960s, but disbanded in December 1967, reportedly over management disagreements. After the band broke up, Argent went on to form the band Argent , which had a hit album in 1972 with All Together Now , which contained the single " Hold Your Head Up ". His Hammond B3 solo on that track
16014-505: The group's primary backing vocalist, since they found multi-tracking Collins and Gabriel's vocals was faster and produced better results than all four of them singing. They also discovered that Collins and Gabriel's singing voices were so similar that when they sang a part together, it sounded like one exceptionally strong voice rather than two voices. This technique was employed on the band's first hit single, " I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) ". During this period Collins participated in
16171-400: The importance of the hi-hat prompted him to stop using two bass drums and start using the hi-hat. Around twelve, Collins received basic piano and music tuition from his father's aunt. He studied drum rudiments under Lloyd Ryan and later under Frank King, and considered this training "more helpful than anything else because they're used all the time. In any kind of funk or jazz drumming,
16328-431: The old stuff and at the same time carving a new path forward which is also very, very important to us." In 2012, Argent participated in the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at The Blacksmith's Arms, a pub in St Albans where the Zombies met for their first rehearsal. Argent and his wife Cathy met at a party in 1967, and they married in 1972. They have two children, Elesa and Mark. In July 2024, Argent, at 79 years old, suffered
16485-475: The orchestra halfway through to tell them they were in the wrong key. The Beatles were a major early influence on Collins, including their drummer Ringo Starr . He followed the lesser-known London band the Action , whose drummer he would copy and whose work introduced him to the soul music of Motown and Stax Records . Collins was also influenced by the jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich , whose opinion on
16642-614: The original surviving members of the band played three reunion concerts at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, performing the album Odessey and Oracle . The band were introduced by Al Kooper , who had discovered the album in a record shop in Carnaby Street in London after the band had broken up. He promoted it on radio stations in the US, leading to "Time of the Season" becoming a Top 3 hit in the singles charts. The sold out concerts (attended by several DJs and musical celebrities) led to
16799-410: The other from Michigan. The Texas group featured bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard , soon to be members of ZZ Top . Another group toured in 1988, going so far as to not only trademark the group's name (the real band had let it lapse) but also recruit a bass guitarist named Ronald Hugh Grundy, claiming that original drummer Hugh Grundy had switched instruments. In 1969, the last line-up of
16956-413: The performance was poor. When Collins apologised, Harrison confessed that the recording was a prank, which Collins accepted in good humour. In July 1970, the rock band Genesis had signed with Charisma Records and recorded their second album Trespass (1970), but suffered a setback following the departure of guitarist Anthony Phillips . They decided that their drummer John Mayhew , though talented,
17113-512: The possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the tour, former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford played drums on sections where Collins sang. In 1976, Collins brought in American drummer Chester Thompson , formerly of Frank Zappa and Weather Report , who became a mainstay of Genesis' and Collins' backing bands until 2010. When Collins, Banks, and Rutherford decided to continue Genesis as
17270-485: The première after it was accused of glorifying crime. Collins contributed four songs to the film's soundtrack; his ballad rendition of " A Groovy Kind of Love ", originally by the Mindbenders , became his only single to reach No. 1 in the UK and the US. The film spawned the US #1 single " Two Hearts ", which he co-wrote with Lamont Dozier and won the pair a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and an Oscar nomination in
17427-577: The production on Chinese Wall by Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey , which included a duet from the two, " Easy Lover ". The song was number one in the UK for four weeks, and peaked at number 2 in the US. He produced and played drums on several tracks on Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton . In November, Collins was part of the charity supergroup Band Aid in aid of Ethiopian famine relief and played drums on its single, " Do They Know It's Christmas? ". Collins's third album, No Jacket Required ,
17584-617: The project for some time and felt inspired from the Burning for Buddy project that drummer Neil Peart had put together. Having moved to Switzerland, an invitation to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival led to the band to come together, which featured Quincy Jones as conductor and Tony Bennett on vocals. The group toured summer jazz festivals in July 1996 with a set of jazz renditions of Genesis and Collins' solo material. Their first date
17741-413: The release of No Jacket Required , Collins insisted that he would not leave the band and that he felt "happier with what we're doing now, because I feel it's closer to me." In October 1985, he reunited with Banks and Rutherford to record Genesis's thirteenth album, Invisible Touch . Released in 1986, it became the group's biggest selling album with 6 million copies sold in the US, and 1.2 million sold in
17898-417: The rest of the members) personally paid for stereo mixes. The change in direction was evident on their first single released by CBS, " Care of Cell 44 ", a song about the anticipation felt while waiting for the singer's partner to be released from prison. It is also notable that the title of the song does not appear anywhere in the lyrics. Unfortunately, like their previous Decca releases, it failed to reach
18055-425: The rudiments are always there." Collins never learned to read or write musical notation and devised his own system, which he regretted in later life. "I've always felt that if I could hum it, I could play it. For me, that was good enough, but that attitude is bad." Collins attended Nelson Primary School until he was eleven. He was accepted into Chiswick County Grammar School , where he took to football and formed
18212-606: The same category. Film critic Roger Ebert said Collins "played [the role of Buster] with surprising effectiveness". In 1988, Collins was the subject of an episode of the British TV series This Is Your Life . In 1989, Collins was among the musicians who donated their own clothes to Madame Tussaud's Rock Circus , an exhibition held at the London Pavilion celebrating the history of rock and pop music featuring its major figures recreated in wax. In August 1989, Collins appeared as
18369-543: The same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver! . As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970 at age 19. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel . During
18526-560: The second annual Moody Blues Cruise, 2–7 April 2014 on the cruise ship MSC Ship Divina. In 2014, the Zombies performed in festival circuits, including the Austin Psych Festival and San Francisco Stern Grove Festival . The next year, the band announced they would embark on a 2015 American tour of the Odessey and Oracle album with White and Grundy returning. The Zombies' sixth album, Still Got That Hunger , produced by Chris Potter,
18683-403: The second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X . Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music , releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in
18840-403: The set rather than leave the stage in order to avoid negative attention. In November 1985, the song " Separate Lives ", a duet featuring Collins and Marilyn Martin for the musical drama film White Nights , was released and became a US number one hit. By the end of 1985, the music press noted that Collins's astronomical success as a solo artist had made him more popular than Genesis. Before
18997-535: The solo debut of ex- Yes guitarist Peter Banks . In 1975, Collins sang and played drums, vibraphone , and percussion on Hackett's first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte ; performed on Eno's albums Another Green World , Before and After Science , and Music for Films ; and replaced drummer Phil Spinelli of the jazz fusion group Brand X before recording their first two albums, Unorthodox Behaviour and Moroccan Roll . Collins played percussion on Johnny
19154-615: The song " Look Through My Eyes ". In the same year he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . In 2004, Collins released two compilation albums, The Platinum Collection and Love Songs . From June 2004 to November 2005, Collins performed his First Final Farewell Tour, a reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists. In 2006, he worked with Disney on a musical production of Tarzan . Collins reunited with Banks and Rutherford and announced Turn It On Again: The Tour on 7 November 2006, nearly 40 years after
19311-461: The songs would resonate 50 years later". On 16 October 2013, the Zombies were announced as nominees for inclusion to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , the first nomination for the band since coming into eligibility in 1990. The Zombies were nominated again for the Hall in 2016 and in October 2017. They were announced as one of seven inductees for the 2019 class in December 2018. The band were inducted into
19468-565: The songwriting jams which produced much of Genesis's material, but did little independent songwriting compared to the other four members. Collins' more notable songwriting contributions during 1970-75 include composing the staccato rhythm which acts as the main theme of the live favourite " Watcher of the Skies ". His first album as a member, Nursery Cryme , features the acoustic song "For Absent Friends" that has Collins singing lead vocal. He sang "More Fool Me" on their 1973 album Selling England by
19625-622: The stage for further collaborations to come. The twosome reunited to play shows together in 2000 under the Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent moniker and moved to the U.S. in 2001. They recorded an album, Out of the Shadows (2001), and continued playing live shows together into 2004 when they began going out under the name "The Zombies" again. The new line-up included Keith Airey (brother of Don Airey ) on guitar, Jim Rodford on bass and his son Steve Rodford on drums. In 2002, Ace/Big Beat released
19782-427: The story of man's evacuation from a burning Earth and its voyage into space. Each member sings a lead vocal. In May 1970, after Flaming Youth split, Collins played congas on George Harrison 's song " Art of Dying ", but his contribution was omitted. Years later, Collins asked Harrison about the omission. Harrison sent Collins a recording allegedly containing Collins's performance; Collins was embarrassed to hear that
19939-402: The studio after hearing her voice. He said, "[She] achieved an incredible amount. I really love her voice. I love some of this stuff she's done, too." In September 2014, Collins revealed that the collaboration had ended and he said it had been "a bit of a non-starter". In May 2014, Collins gave a live performance of " In the Air Tonight " and " Land of Confusion " with young student musicians at
20096-549: The style of The Zombies. A subsequent album and DVD Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of the Zombies Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre received favourable reviews, as did their 2007 US tour. One critic noted, "The Zombies, still led by original keyboard wizard Rod Argent and featuring the smoked-silk vocals of Colin Blunstone, is the best 60s band still touring which doesn't have Mick Jagger as a front man". Argent continued to tour with Colin Blunstone as The Zombies, and in March 2008
20253-539: The success of the previous two singles (although the Zombies had continued success in Scandinavia and the Philippines, which led to a series of concerts in 1967). A song by the Zombies released only as a B-side (to "Whenever You're Ready") in both the US and UK in 1965, " I Love You ", subsequently became a sizeable hit for the group People! in the United States in 1968. The Zombies' first UK album, Begin Here (1965),
20410-591: The theme music for ITV's The Two of Us and for 1987's LWT series Bust. Two years later, the Argent/Van Hooke composition "Goal Crazy" was used by ITV's The Match from 1988 until 1992; and the duo also composed the now-familiar theme music for ITV's It'll Be Alright On The Night , first used in series 6 in 1990 and then until 2008. Argent also composed the theme music to the ITV ( LWT ) sitcom The Piglet Files , which aired from 1990 to 1992. In 1987, Argent formed
20567-547: The title track. In May 1983, Collins, Banks and Rutherford recorded a self-titled Genesis album ; its tour ended with five shows in Birmingham , England in February 1984. The latter shows were filmed and released as Genesis Live – The Mama Tour . Collins wrote and performed on " Against All Odds ", the main theme for the romantic film of the same name , which demonstrated a more pop-orientated and commercially accessible sound than his previous work. Released in February 1984, it
20724-569: The tracks were new to vinyl, with some rarities taken from the Zombie Heaven box set, as well as previously unreleased material. Tom Toomey replaced Airey on guitar. In 2011, "The Zombies featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent" released their new studio album Breathe Out, Breathe In . Reviews were generally strong, and included 4-star reviews from publications including Record Collector , Q , Uncut ,
20881-499: The words of AllMusic , "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", and in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in
21038-409: The worst-reviewed album at the time of its release, though it has since been surpassed by three more recent releases. The album's single " Can't Stop Loving You " (a Leo Sayer cover) was a number-one Adult Contemporary hit. Testify sold 140,000 copies in the US by year's end. Disney hired Collins to compose and perform on the soundtrack to its 2003 animated feature Brother Bear , which included
21195-604: Was a focal point of the album. Released in November 1993, Both Sides reached No. 1 in eight countries, including the UK, and No. 13 in the US. It marked a drop in sales in the latter when compared to his previous records, only reaching a single platinum certification by the end of the year. Its two biggest singles were " Both Sides of the Story " and " Everyday ". The Both Sides of the World Tour saw Collins perform 165 shows across four legs between April 1994 and May 1995. Collins turned down
21352-420: Was a mixture of original songs and rhythm and blues cover versions . Of the eight original tracks, Rod Argent supplied the album's biggest hit, "She's Not There", and the songs "Woman", "I Remember When I Loved Her", plus "The Way I Feel Inside" which was the shortest track on the album at 1:28. It might have been shorter, had not their recording manager and producer Ken Jones added the sounds of footsteps and
21509-408: Was announced for a release date of 9 October 2015. The album's recording was successfully funded by crowdfunding service PledgeMusic during August 2014. The Zombies toured the US in the autumn of 2015 to promote Still Got That Hunger and were again joined by surviving former members White and Grundy, along with keyboardist Darian Sahanaja and White's wife Viv Boucherat (on backing vocals) to play
21666-474: Was at the Royal Albert Hall for a Prince's Trust concert with Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela in attendance. To learn his parts, Collins devised his own notation on sheets. The band then went on hiatus until a US and European tour in the summer of 1998, which spawned the live album A Hot Night in Paris . In October 1996, Collins released his sixth solo album, Dance into the Light . It reached No. 4 in
21823-580: Was awarded a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Like many other British groups, the Zombies travelled to the United States to tour on the momentum of their hit single. Among their early US gigs were Murray the K 's Christmas shows at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre, where the band played seven performances a day. On 12 January 1965, the band made their first in-person appearance on US television on
21980-744: Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2000, he became partially deaf in one ear due to a viral infection. In June 2002, Collins accepted an invitation to drum for the house band at the Party at the Palace concert held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace , an event which celebrated Queen Elizabeth II 's Golden Jubilee . In 2002, he received the Disney Legend award. On 11 November 2002, Collins released his seventh solo album, Testify . Metacritic 's roundup of album reviews found this record to be
22137-427: Was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors , including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. Ranked by Rolling Stone at number 43 in the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, he
22294-456: Was cancelled, and only a couple of the songs, "Imagine the Swan" (one of the newly recorded songs) and "If It Don't Work Out" (a demo of a song that Dusty Springfield recorded and released in 1965), were put out as singles instead. Some of this material was released on various compilation albums during the 1970s and 1980s, including 1973's Time of the Zombies , and the whole album, titled R.I.P. ,
22451-603: Was cast as the Artful Dodger in two West End runs of the musical Oliver! He was paid £15 a week, and called the role "the best part for a kid in all London". His days as the Dodger were numbered when his voice broke during a performance and had to speak his lines for the rest of the show. Collins starred in Calamity the Cow (1967), a film produced by the Children's Film Foundation . After
22608-399: Was cited by Rick Wakeman as the "greatest organ solo ever". The band also recorded the original version of the rock anthem " God Gave Rock and Roll to You ", written by lead singer Russ Ballard , which was later covered by other artists including Petra and Kiss . Argent's first album included the song " Liar " (also composed by Ballard), which became a hit for Three Dog Night . In 1976,
22765-741: Was finalised in 1981. Banks and Rutherford were recording their first solo albums during this time, so Collins rejoined Brand X for their album Product and its accompanying tour, played on John Martyn 's album Grace and Danger , and started writing demos of his own at home. This was followed by Genesis resuming activity and recording and touring through 1980 with their album Duke (1980). The three members contributed two tracks each; Collins put forward "Please Don't Ask" and " Misunderstanding ". In February 1981, Collins released his debut solo album Face Value . He signed with Virgin Records and WEA for American distribution in order to distance himself from
22922-467: Was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five, and later his two uncles made him a makeshift set with triangles and tambourines that fitted into a suitcase. As Collins grew older, these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents. He practised by playing along to music on the television and radio. During a family holiday at Butlin's , a seven-year-old Collins entered a talent contest singing " The Ballad of Davy Crockett ", but stopped
23079-626: Was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Philip David Charles Collins was born on 30 January 1951 at Putney Hospital in Wandsworth , south-west London. His father, Greville Philip Austin Collins (1907–1972), was an insurance agent for London Assurance ; his mother, Winifred June Collins (née Strange, 1913–2011), worked in
23236-638: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019. Argent was born in St Albans , Hertfordshire , into a working-class family. His father, Les Argent, was an aeronautical engineer who machined parts at the De Havilland aircraft factory; he had also been the leader of two semi-professional dance bands, the Les Argent Quartet and Les Argent and his Rhythm Kings. Although his father did not teach Argent music, he
23393-415: Was no longer retired and had started plans to tour and make a new album. By mid-2016, all eight of his albums were reissued with the artwork updated to display Collins as his older self; the exception being Going Back , which had a new cover. In 2019, the additional digital only releases Other Sides and Remixed Sides followed. In October 2016, Collins's autobiography Not Dead Yet was published. At
23550-503: Was not of the high calibre they wanted, and placed an advert in the Melody Maker for a drummer "sensitive to acoustic music" and a 12-string acoustic guitarist. Collins recognised Charisma owner Tony Stratton Smith 's name on it, who he had been acquainted with for years, and he and Caryl went for the auditions. The group, who had been a full-time working band for less than a year, consisted of school friends from Charterhouse School ,
23707-464: Was raised hearing him playing the upright piano in the family home. Argent's mother was one of eight children, and Argent grew up with "a substantial network of cousins, uncles and aunts" living in the town. He decided to become a musician "aged eight or nine", and as a child, he sang as a chorister in the St Albans Cathedral Choir . While at St Albans School , he met Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy . Argent, Atkinson, and Grundy first played together at
23864-499: Was recorded in 1984 and marked a turning point in his output. He departed from lyrics about his personal life and wrote more upbeat and dance-orientated songs with strong hooks and melodies, with Collins stating beforehand, "I have a notion of what I want to do: break out of this 'love song' box that I've found myself in. I'll make a dance album. Or, at least, an album with a couple of uptempo tracks." Sting , Peter Gabriel , and Helen Terry contributed backing vocals. No Jacket Required
24021-410: Was released in February 1985 and became a huge worldwide success, reaching number one in several countries. " Sussudio " and " One More Night ", topped the US singles chart, the latter reaching number 4 in the UK to become his fourth solo UK top ten, and " Don't Lose My Number " and " Take Me Home " made the US top ten. The album remains the most successful of his career, selling over 12 million copies in
24178-524: Was released in Japan in 2000. The original line-up declined to regroup for concerts following the belated American success of "Time of the Season". In turn, various concocted bands tried to capitalise on the success and falsely toured under the band's name. In a scheme organised by Delta Promotions, an agency that also created fake touring versions of The Animals and The Archies , two fake Zombie line-ups were touring simultaneously in 1969, one hailing from Texas,
24335-423: Was taking time off from his career, prompting widespread reports of his retirement. On 7 March his UK representative told the press, "He is not, has no intention of, retiring." Later that day, Collins posted a message to his fans on his own website, confirming his intention to retire to focus on his family life. In July 2012, Collins's greatest hits collection ...Hits re-entered the US charts, reaching No. 6 on
24492-514: Was the first single of his solo career to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it peaked at number two in the UK. Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male . The song earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song , and he arranged his 1985 tour to accommodate the possibility of performing it at the awards ceremony. However, a note to Atlantic Records from show producer Larry Gelbart explaining
24649-402: Was writing music once again and might tour again. On 24 January 2014, Collins announced in an interview with Inside South Florida that he was writing new compositions with fellow English singer Adele . Collins said he had no idea who Adele was when he learned she wanted to collaborate with him. He said "I wasn't actually too aware [of her]. I live in a cave." Collins agreed to join her in
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