Testify (UK Version)

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Author: Collins, PhilBrand: AtlanticFormat: ImportRelease Date: 13-01-2008Details: Product Description One of the world's most beloved superstars returns with his first all-new col lection of songs in six years. Inspired by his new marriage in 1999 and his new fatherhood in 2001, TESTIFY is a captivating, wide-ranging collection of powerful, moving songs - all defined by Phil Collins' signature voice and unmistakable musical imprint. Collins penned all but one of the songs on the album, highlighted by such tracks as "Don't Get Me Started", "Testify", "Driving Me Crazy" and "Least You Can Do" (co-written by Daryl Stuermer). "There are some songs here that are amongst the best I have ever written," says Collins. "I hope you agree." Amazon.ca Phil Collins is to pop music what Wonder is to bread, and like that familiar and ubiquitous brand, he consistently delivers the goods. Testify, his follow-up to 1996's Dance into the Light, finds the British singer-songwriter strolling through a mostly gentle collection of romantic ballads, with Collins on both the winning and losing end of relationships. He also sends a few messages our way with "Wake Up Call" and "Don't Get Me Started," suggesting his subscription to the Economist is intact. But the chief delight of Testify is in the sonics. Collins has clearly been watching from the sidelines, chin in hand, as his adult-pop contemporaries have layered world-beat influences into their music to haunting effect. "Thru My Eyes" is a spiritual cousin of Peter Gabriel's "In My Eyes"; "The Least You Can Do" has a decidedly Celtic lilt, while "Driving Me Crazy," with its woozy, cascading synth, is destined for car-commercial grandeur rivaling those featuring Sting. The title track, appropriately, gets added ballast from a choir, while a cover of the weepy "Can't Stop Loving You" (also recorded by Leo Sayer in the '70s) is a worthy successor to Collins's own "One More Night." --Kim HughesUPC: 809274927323EAN: 0809274927323Languages: EnglishBinding: Audio CDItem Condition: UsedVeryGood Show more