Serious Hits... Live!


Serious Hits… Live! is the name of Phil Collins' 1990 live album, released on vinyl, cassette and CD. It is also the title of the 2003 DVD video release of his concert at Berlin's Waldbühne on 15 July 1990. The songs on the CD version are taken from various concerts during the Seriously, Live! World Tour. At the Brit Awards in 1992, the album brought Collins a nomination for British Male Artist.
Two singles were released from this album, being "Do You Remember?" and "Who Said I Would", a song originally released for his third studio album No Jacket Required.

History

When compiling the tracks for the album, instead of providing the experience of a complete live concert, the producers took the approach of putting together a "hits only" selection of songs. On the final song of the album, Collins thanks the fans in Chicago.
The live video and DVD version features one entire concert. The live performance at Berlin's Waldbühne has been hailed by Collins as his best performance due to the energy of the German people after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The DVD presents an in-depth look at his solo concert experience. Special moments include the crowd not allowing the concert to continue with prolonged applause after "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" and the lighter vigil during "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore".

Critical reception

Original 1990 LP

DVD track listing

  1. "Hand in Hand"
  2. "Hang in Long Enough"
  3. "Against All Odds "
  4. "Don't Lose My Number"
  5. "Inside Out"
  6. "Do You Remember?"
  7. "Who Said I Would"
  8. "Another Day in Paradise"
  9. "Separate Lives"
  10. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"/"The West Side"
  11. "That's Just the Way It Is"
  12. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
  13. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore"
  14. "One More Night"
  15. "Colours"
  16. "In the Air Tonight"
  17. Band Introductions
  18. "You Can't Hurry Love"
  19. "Two Hearts"
  20. "Sussudio"
  21. "A Groovy Kind of Love"
  22. "Easy Lover"
  23. "Always"
  24. "Take Me Home"
The version of "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" performed on the Serious Hits… Live! recording differs considerably from the original version on the album No Jacket Required, having been re-arranged into a ballad.

Personnel

The Serious Guys

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Albums 27
Dutch Albums 6
German Albums 3
New Zealand Albums 21
Norwegian Albums 83
Spanish Albums 19
Swiss Albums 9

Certifications

Album

Video