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Going Back
Pop · 2010 · 25 tracks · 1h 17m

Going Back

Phil Collins

A meticulous, warm-hearted recreation of the Motown songbook. Eschewing modern gloss for vintage soul, it sounds like a love letter to the 1960s.

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Phil Collins basically built a time machine to 1964 Detroit and brought back 25 tracks to prove it.

A celebratory and deeply reverent homage to the golden era of soul music.

Going Back · vs · Phil Collins
Sunday Morning+2.1σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 25 Tracks · 1h 17m
01
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
2:33
02
(Love Is Like a) Heatwave
2:53
03
Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
3:02
04
Some of Your Lovin’
3:19
05
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
2:42
06
In My Lonely Room
2:25
07
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)
2:58
08
Blame It on the Sun
3:26
09
Papa Was a Rolling Stone
6:44
10
Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer
3:00
11
Standing in the Shadows of Love
2:42
12
You’ve Been Cheatin’
2:34
13
Don’t Look Back
3:06
14
You Really Got a Hold on Me
3:07
15
Do I Love You
2:50
16
Jimmy Mack
2:57
17
Something About You
2:47
18
Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
2:40
19
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
2:48
20
Ain’t That Peculiar
3:05
21
Going to a Go‐Go
2:49
22
Nowhere to Run
3:07
23
Talkin About My Baby
2:48
24
Dancing in the Street
2:44
25
Going Back
4:37
Moments Worth Waiting For
The authentic snap of the snare and tambourine on Heatwave that perfectly mimics the 1963 original.
The sprawling six-minute groove of Papa Was a Rolling Stone where the bassline anchors a cinematic tension.
The vulnerable, stripped-back vocal delivery on the title track Going Back that closes the album on a reflective note.
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