Testify (Phil Collins album)

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Testify
Studio album by Phil Collins
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	2002, at The Farm, England, and A & M Studios, USA
Genre	rock / pop
Label	Virgin (UK) Atlantic (US, Can) WEA Records (other regions)
Producer(s)	Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Mojo [1] Q [2] UNCUT [3]
Phil Collins chronology
Dance into the Light (1996)	Testify (2002)

Testify (2002) was the seventh studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist. The album debuted at #30 on the American Billboard Charts, which was also the album's peak position. To date, the album has peaked the lowest of his solo efforts. It was also the second Collins studio album where no track cracked the American Top 40 singles chart.

It is also his lowest-charting album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at #15—his only solo album not to make the Top 10. It was, however, a much greater success in Continental Europe. In all, the album reached #8 in the United World Chart during the competitive Christmas season.

The main single from the album, a remake of Leo Sayer's "Can't Stop Loving You", had minor airplay and some success on the Adult Contemporary charts. The single peaked at #76 on the Billboard charts.

However, Collins's tour followed the pattern set previously on the "Dance Into the Light" tour (Trip into the Light). Although the album was not a success, his subsequent tour—the "First Final Farewell Tour"—proved to be very popular.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Audio sample 4 Miscellanea 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Wake Up Call"
2. "Come With Me"
3. "Testify"
4. "Don't Get Me Started"
5. "Swing Low"
6. "It's Not Too Late"
7. "This Love This Heart"
8. "Driving Me Crazy"
9. "The Least You Can Do"
10. "Can't Stop Loving You"
11. "Thru My Eyes"
12. "You Touch My Heart"

[edit] Personnel

• Phil Collins - all instruments except where noted

• Daryl Stuermer - guitar (Tracks (9 & 10)
• Tim Pierce - guitar (all tracks)
• Paul Bushnell - bass guitar (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• James Muhoberac - keyboards (Tracks 9 & 10)
• Eric Rigley - uilleann pipes (Track 9)
• James Sangar - additional programming (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11)

[edit] Audio sample

[edit] Miscellanea

1. The Japanese version of the album also contained the bonus track, "High Flying Angel". "High Flying Angel" was also a B-Side for the "Can't Stop Loving You" single.

v • d • e Phil Collins
Bands
Genesis| Brand X | Flaming Youth | The Phil Collins Big Band
Notable Touring And Studio Artists
Phil Collins | Hugh Padgham | Daryl Stuermer | Chester Thompson Other Artists
Studio Albums
Face Value | Hello I Must Be Going! | No Jacket Required | ...But Seriously | Both Sides | Dance into the Light | Testify | Complete Discography | List of Phil Collins's awards
Movie and Broadway Soundtracks
Against All Odds | White Nights | Buster | Tarzan | Brother Bear | Tarzan (Broadway)
Live Albums
Serious Hits... Live! | A Hot Night in Paris
Compilations
12"ers | Hits | Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Box sets
The Platinum Collection

[edit] External links

• The Official Phil Collins Website

[edit] References