This week in 1983, "You Can't Hurry Love" by Phil Collins reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart - his first chart topper in the country. "The idea of doing 'Can't Hurry Love' was to see if Hugh Padgham and I could duplicate that Sixties sound. It's very difficult today because most recording facilities are so much more sophisticated than they were back then. It's therefore hard to make the drums sound as rough as they did on the original. That's what we were going after, a remake, not an interpreta

#OnThisDay in 1981, Phil Collins took to the stage for The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, marking his first performance as a solo artist. Performing "In The Air Tonight" in this clip, he also debuted "The Roof Is Leaking". The four charity shows took place at Drury Lane Theatre, London, beginning on September 8th - although Phil was only present for the final two. | Phil Collins