Both Sides Tracklist
Phil Collins declared in 2016 that it was his favorite album. The song deals with personal problems, especially his failed wedding with his second wife Jill Tavelman, but also addresses political concerns.
The album Both Sides is notable for the fact that Phil Collins made it entirely on his own, without usual collaborators producer Hugh Padgham, guitarist Daryl Stuermer, bassist Leland Sklar and the Phenix Horns.
“Both Sides” Q&A
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What has the artist said about the album?
According to website Unmask Us, Phil explained in an unquoted interview:
Actually, Both Sides was a more intensely personal album than Face Value. I’d come off the most personal thing of my life [breaking up with his second wife, Jill Tavelman – Ed] with Both Sides. Face Value, well, by the time that album came out I’d met someone else [Jill -Ed], so it was a coming out of the darkness into the sunshine album, whereas Both Sides is a very, very blue album. I had played every instrument on it, did everything myself, and I didn’t know if I could go back to compromising and discussing things again. That’s what sealed my departure from Genesis.
