Editor’s Note: The Albumism staff has selected what we believe to be the 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, representing a varied cross-section of genres, styles and time periods. Click “Next Album” below to explore each album or view the full album index here.
PHIL COLLINS | Serious Hits…Live!
Virgin/Atlantic/WEA (1990)
Selected by Libby Cudmore
This is one of the first albums I bought on CD and I still enjoy it a few decades later. Studio polish can dampen an otherwise electrifying performer, and Phil Collins proves that here with brighter renditions of his best songs, including “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven” and my favorite version of “Don’t Lose My Number.” There are also a couple of fun covers on here, including The Supremes “You Can’t Hurry Love” and a slowed-down rendition of “Groovy Kind of Love,” which still reminds me of my eighth-grade boyfriend all these years later.
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