I heard Phill Collins talk about this song once. He said that his main role was as a producer to Philip Bailey wich is the artist of this song. Then when the song needed extra vocals of course Collins gladly jumped in and sang. But it was still Phillips song. However Collins understood that the only way the song was going to be a big hit was if it was released with his already good name and white skin (As Philip is black). Sadly, he said we did it and it was a big hit!
I heard Phill Collins talk about this song once. He said that his main role was as a producer to Philip Bailey wich is the artist of this song. Then when the song needed extra vocals of course Collins gladly jumped in and sang. But it was still Phillips song. However Collins understood that the only way the song was going to be a big hit was if it was released with his already good name and white skin (As Philip is black). Sadly, he said we did it and it was a big hit!