PHIL COLLINS - HELLO, I MUST BE GOING (GOLD CD)

Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! on Gold CD from Audio Fidelity

Mastered by Steve Hoffman

Hello, I Must Be Going! is the second solo studio album by Phil Collins. Like his previous solo album, 1981's Face Value, Phil plays drums and percussion and does all the vocals and keyboards.  The variety of moods, tempos and ideas is striking, the musicianship is very mature, sophisticated, and well produced. Phil creates atmosphere and mood here with his voice and drums, as all the chord sequences and tempo changes revolve around the drum patterns.

On this 1982 release Collins began to inject his highly melodic pop songwriting with more soul and R&B influences. The triple-platinum album contains the cover version of The Supremes hit "You Can't Hurry Love" which was Collins' first US Top 10. "I Don't Care Anymore" also reached the Top 40 charts. Other notable tracks include the modern-jazz instrumental "The West Side" and the FM rock radio favorite "It Don't Matter To Me" which has a nice horn riff from The Phoenix Horns and great guitars and drums.  Every song here is first-rate, making Hello, I Must Be Going! a hell of a second effort from Phil Collins.

Featuring stellar mastering by iconic engineer Steve Hoffman, Audio Fidelity's 24K + Gold edition of this Phil Collins masterwork bests all prior editions. The audiophile label specializes in deluxe packaging with see-through slip cases and beautifully reproduced original graphics. As always, the original master tape was played back on a specially constructed vintage tube playback deck, with the analog masters put through the new "Kensei Audio Transformer," a process that adds even more life to the music.

Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! Track Listing:

1.  I Don't Care Anymore
2.  I Cannot Believe It's True
3.  Like China
4.  Do You Know, Do You Care?
5.  You Can't Hurry Love
6.  It Don't Matter To Me
7.  Thru These Walls
8.  Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
9.  The West Side
10. Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning