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Phil Collins · 1981 · Track 9
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Duración4:13
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Año1981
ISRCUSAT21502151
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The story behind
Upon hearing *Thunder and Lightning*, we encounter a piece that, while not the album's biggest hit, carries its own weight. The recording, with a duration of 4:14, featured the collaboration of engineers such as Nick Launay, Hugh Padgham, and Karen Segal, who worked alongside Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham on production. This track, like other compositions by Collins, explores personal themes, sometimes touching on the darker side of relationships and experiences.
Phil Collins, born in Chiswick, England, in 1951, was already an established figure in rock music. His career led him to become the lead vocalist of Genesis from 1970 to 1996, a role he assumed after the departure of Peter Gabriel in 1975. Despite his commitment to the band, Collins also explored his solo path, achieving notable commercial success. His solo albums reached significant sales, and as a vocalist, both solo and with Genesis, he topped the charts in the United States for several years in the 1980s. Phil's interest in music began at a very young age, when he received his first toy drum kit, a gift that ignited a passion that would lead him to develop his own method of musical learning, even without traditional academic training in notation.