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1989 album by Phil Collins But Seriously the Joe Walsh album But Seriously, Folks... September 2013 June 2020 ...But Seriously studio Phil Collins Phil_Collins-But_Seriously.jpg yes 1989 11 20 April–October 1989 *The Farm (Chiddingfold) A&M (Hollywood) * Pop rock soft rock R&B 59:42 (CD)54:25 (LP) Virgin, Atlantic Phil Collins Hugh Padgham 12"ers 1987 Serious Hits... Live! 1990 studio Another Day in Paradise 23 October 1989http://i.imgur.com/vSPWRmH.jpg BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Phil Collins (page 3) British Phonographic Industry 16 February 2016 I Wish It Would Rain Down 15 January 1990 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven 16 April 1990 (UK)http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Phil+Collins&titel=Something+Happened+On+The+Way+To+Heaven&cat=s Phil Collins - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Steffen Hung Hitparade.ch 24 November 2025 Do You Remember? April 1990 (US)http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Phil+Collins&titel=Do+You+Remember?&cat=s Phil Collins - Do You Remember? Steffen Hung Hitparade.ch 24 November 2025 That's Just the Way It Is 16 July 1990 Hang in Long Enough 17 September 1990 ...But Seriously is the fourth studio album by the English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 20 November 1989 in the United Kingdom by Virgin RecordsBritish album certifications - Phil Collins - ...But Seriously https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1135-3748-2 British Phonographic Industry 29 August 2022 and by Atlantic Records in the United States. After Collins finished touring commitments with the rock band Genesis in 1987, the group entered a four-year hiatus, during which Collins starred in the feature film Buster (1988). By the spring of 1989, Collins had written material for a new solo album, which addressed more serious lyrical themes, like socio-economic and political issues, as opposed to his previous dance-oriented album, No Jacket Required (1985). ...But Seriously was a huge commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK and the US for 15 and four non-consecutive weeks, respectively. It was the UK's best-selling album of 1990, eventually selling 2.75 million copies there, and remains Collins' best-selling album in the UK. It sold four million copies in the US. The lead single, "Another Day in Paradise", won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Collins supported the album with the Seriously, Live! World Tour in 1990. In 2016, the album was remastered with additional studio, live, and demo tracks, and updated artwork.http://theseconddisc.com/2016/04/28/hang-long-enough-seriously-revised-going-back-complete-phil-collins-reissue-campaign/ Hang in Long Enough: "...But Seriously," Revised "Going Back" Complete Phil Collins Reissue Campaign 28 April 2016 29 April 2016http://www.genesis-news.com/c-Phil-Collins-Take-A-Look-At-Me-Now-the-reissues-campaign-s596.html Phil Collins – Take A Look at Me Now September 2015 Genesis News 29 April 2016 Background In July 1987, Collins finished his touring commitments with Genesis and resumed his solo career. He had scored a series of hit singles with his previous solo album No Jacket Required (1985) and with Genesis on Invisible Touch (1986), and recognised this period as "severe danger of overkill" due to the high amount of radio airplay the songs had received.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48821501/ Collins' LP reflects individual, romantic concerns 16 February 1990 The Sentinel D5 Newspapers.com 16 April 2020 To combat this, Collins took a year out solely from music and accepted a lead role in Buster (1988), a romantic comedy film based on the Great Train Robbery. Collins recorded "Two Hearts" and "A Groovy Kind of Love" for the soundtrack, which led to his belief that people thought his songs had become "Very, very light. That wasn't where I was coming from." When he started work on his next solo album, Collins deliberately shifted styles by addressing more serious issues in his lyrics and songs with greater depth than the dance-oriented approach for No Jacket Required. Some bits of music originated as far back as 1978. Primarily, Collins wrote and demoed the songs at his Old Croft home onto a 12-track recorder with piano, drum machine & keyboards, then he did a guide vocal to improvise lyric and melody ideas. The lyrics for songs like "Another Day in Paradise" and "That's Just the Way It Is" were developed around these initial vocal ideas.Phil Collins Serious Press Conference Toronto 1990 FULL VIDEO – Ultra Rare (7:08 mark) Production ...But Seriously was recorded between April and October 1989 at The Farm in Chiddingfold, Surrey and A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California. It was produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham, who had worked on his previous solo albums and with Genesis throughout the decade. The album saw Collins use a live drum kit in contrast with No Jacket Required which had greater use of a drum machine, although the Roland TR-808 did make a prominent appearance on the tracks "That's Just The Way It Is", "Do You Remember?" and "Father to Son". He also prominently used keyboards and electric piano and fewer synthesisers. Collins made a conscious decision not to rely on vocal effects on the album as his previous recordings, including with Genesis, involved the use of a harmoniser and echo and he looked back on this as a way of hiding the perceived drawbacks he had about his singing. In the end, a small amount of reverb and delay for a slap echo effect were used. Additionally, while for previous albums Collins transferred his original demos onto 24-track as a basis for the final songs, on ...But Seriously, he decided to record songs from scratch in the studio without using the demo tapes.1989-12-26 Making Music Issue 45 – Phil Collins – December https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/making-music-issue-45-december-1989-phil-collin/ 2026-02-07 The Genesis Archive en-GB Keyboards and drum machine were put down first, followed by real drums and then overdubs from other musicians, done in a piecemeal way. On two songs, including "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven", Collins recorded with a full rhythm section for the basic track, alongside Daryl Stuermer and Nathan East. Collins experienced difficulty in naming the album. The initial title was Serious Business, before Collins decided against the potential connotations of business or corporations that it may have on the public.http://www.twronline.net/issues/twr41/twr41_pc01.htm "Phil Collins... profiled" – Phil talks about the "...But Seriously" album Alan Hewitt February 2000 The Waiting Room Online 20 April 2020 As the title suggests, the album is a change of pace from the lighter tone of Collins's previous work. Collins expanded his focus to the exploration of socio-economic and political themes. There is emotional turmoil underneath the polished studio production and many of the songs are unambiguous and unveiled in their melancholy. While incorporating political themes, ...But Seriously does not abandon the theme of relationships. But unlike some of his earlier work, Collins takes a more mature and reflective approach when looking at the relationships in his life.July 2020 As with his previous albums Collins wrote the sleeve notes by hand because "that's all part of the personal statement"; the exception being No Jacket Required. He wrote the text on the "Another Day in Paradise" single on the inbound from the album's European press trip in November 1989. Songs Atlantic Records initially placed a sticker on the CD version that read "Two bonus tracks" which Collins disagreed with and clarified that they were "extra" songs. The sticker was changed accordingly.https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/q-march-1990-phil-collins-feature/ "It beats working...": Why Phil Collins never clocks off Q Giles Smith March 1990 56–62 30 January 2019 The album was a departure from the dance pop of the No Jacket Required album. Unlike No Jacket Required, this album was a pop-rock album, but also included various styles and influences, like R&B, dance-pop, jazz, soul and gospel. "Hang in Long Enough" is the opening track on the album. It is a dance-pop song, with influenced soul and rock, and talks about ambition.https://web.archive.org/web/20081207015818/http://www.philcollins.co.uk/wea89.htm http://www.philcollins.co.uk/wea89.htm 7 December 2008 Phil Collins Interviews - WEA Promo Interview 1989 1989 21 May 2020 WEA "That's Just the Way It Is" is an anti-war ballad about The Troubles in Northern Ireland and features David Crosby on backing vocals. Collins had wanted Crosby to perform on his first solo album Face Value (1981), but he was unavailable at the time. The two met at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in 1988, and Crosby was keen to participate on the album. When recording moved to Los Angeles, Collins prepared several mixes of the songs that he wanted Crosby to sing on and recalled that Crosby "did exactly what I expected him to do [...] He just picked a few notes out of the air that I would never have thought of". The B-side to the single was "Broadway Chorus", the demo version of "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven". "Do You Remember?" has lyrics from the perspective of a man whose relationship is failing due to his lover's neglect. It features Stephen Bishop on backing vocals. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" was written by Collins and his longtime touring guitarist Daryl Stuermer. It was the last song written for the album and was originally for the Four Tops, but it was not delivered to the group as Collins wanted to keep it for himself by the time it was finished. While the song was being arranged in the studio in England, Stuermer had devised some chords for the chorus which resulted in Nathan East playing bass on the new parts as Sklar had left for the US. "Colours" is a politically themed song condemning apartheid in South Africa and displays a progressive rock influence. It was originally titled "Oh Mr. Botha, What Can We Do?", a reference to the English music hall song "Oh! Mr Porter". "I Wish It Would Rain Down" is a gospel-influenced track that Collins said is the closest he had come to writing a blues song.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7-CvO1x7DE Phil Collins - Storytellers - tv Broadcast 2022-04-09 walt michel cognac 2024-06-20 YouTube It features Eric Clapton on lead guitar. "Another Day in Paradise" addresses the issue of homelessness.Rock N' Roll Gold Rush https://archive.org/details/rocknrollgoldrus00dean limited Dean Maury Maury Dean 2003 Algora 0-87586-207-1 60 Its working title was "Homeless". Among the inspirational sources for the song was Collins's stay in Washington, D.C., while on tour and encountered homeless people by Capitol Hill trying to keep warm and the contradiction of the White House being so close by. "Heat on the Street" is a political song about the abuse and violence in the street. The song has a pop-rock oriented sound. Collins wroteJuly 2020 in his autobiography Not Dead Yet that "All of My Life" is about his relationship with his late father and his regrets to not have more connection with him during his life. The song is a ballad influenced by R&B and jazz. Steve Winwood plays Hammond organ on the song. The album also features a sole instrumental track, "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning", which recalls the jazz-influenced instrumentals featured on his first two albums, Face Value and Hello, I Must Be Going. "Father to Son" is a ballad about Collins's relationship with his eldest son, Simon. The closing track, "Find a Way to My Heart", is a simple rock-sounding love song, though with a heavy horn section and a synthesized intro and coda. It was later used in the 1990 action film Fire Birds. Additional material Collins recorded three other songs that were released as B-sides to the album's singles: "That's How I Feel" "You've Been in Love (That Little Bit Too Long)" "Around the World in 80 Presets" Singles The album spawned six singles released between October 1989 and November 1990. "Another Day in Paradise" – US #1, UK #2 (1989) "I Wish It Would Rain Down" – US #3, UK #7 (1990) "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" – US #4, UK #15 (1990) "Do You Remember?" – US #4 (1990) "That's Just The Way It Is" – UK #26 (1990) "Hang in Long Enough" – US #23, UK #34 (1990) In Canada, "Another Day in Paradise", "I Wish It Would Rain Down", "Do You Remember?", and "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" reached No. 1. Release In the UK, ...But Seriously spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, including the whole competitive Christmas season, and at the end of 1989 became the third best-selling album of the year in the country after only six weeks on sale. It became the best-selling album of 1990 in the UK. In 2019, it was named as the 39th best-selling album of all time on the official UK chart and the only Collins or Genesis album in the top 60.11 April 2019 The best-selling albums of all time on the Official UK Chart https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-albums-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__15551/ Rob Copsey 8 October 2025 Official Charts en ...But Seriously also peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 for four weeksBillboard magazine January 27 1990 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-27.pdf Billboard Magazine 27 January 1990 and became the second best-selling album of 1990 in the US, according to Billboard. It was the last number one album of the 1980s and the first of the 1990s in the UK and in the US. In Germany, it is the second best-selling album in the chart history of certified albums, and the best-selling album within the foreign repertoire.October 2025 Critical reception AllMusic 3 5album but-seriously-r4334 yes ...But Seriously Geoff Orens AllMusic 28 October 2010 Classic Pop 6/10https://www.classicpopmag.com/2020/03/review-phil-collins-but-seriously/ Review: Phil Collins – ...But Seriously John Earls Classic Pop 2 March 2020 3 August 2024 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 5Colin Larkin Colin Larkin Collins, Phil Encyclopedia of Popular Music https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=phil+collins Omnibus Press 2011 9780857125958 Google Books PopMatters 5/10https://www.popmatters.com/phil-collins-2016-rhino-reissues-part-two-2495423028.html Phil Collins: No Jacket Required / ...But Seriously / Testify / Going Back Evan Sawdey PopMatters 15 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816111014/http://www.popmatters.com/review/phil-collins-2016-rhino-reissues-part-two/ live 16 August 2016 3 August 2024 Mojo 3 5Eccleston Danny Against All Odds https://archive.org/details/mojo-december-2015/page/67/mode/1up Mojo 265 December 2015 3 August 2023 MusicHound 3.5/5Graff Gary Durchholz Daniel MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Visible Ink Press 1999 1-57859-061-2 Phil Collins 260 NME 6/10Collins Andrew Andrew Collins (broadcaster) 25 November 1989 LP - Long Play https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/51836591567/ New Musical Express 34 Record Mirror 2.5/5O'Shaughnessy Catriona Phil Collins: ...But Seriously https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51576331937/ Record Mirror 36 25 November 1989 3 August 2024 Rolling Stone 2 5https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/but-seriously-19900111 But Seriously J.D. Considine J. D. Considine Rolling Stone 11 January 1990 9 June 2012 Smash Hits 6½/10Heath Chris Smash Hits Phil Collins: ...But Seriously https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/37143338314/ 287 29 November 1989 3 August 2024 Sample of "Another Day in Paradise".ogg "Another Day in Paradise" Collins' last of seven American number one songs. In his review for AllMusic, Geoff Orens praised the decision to use more live instrumentation than No Jacket Required, saying "there's no doubt that tracks such as 'Find a Way to My Heart' and 'Hang in Long Enough' have enough bite to outlast his more dated sounding mid-80s material." He criticised the album for "too many generic ballads", but added that "when Collins moves out of his formula", citing "the dramatic gospel-influenced 'I Wish it Would Rain Down', [...] the results are staggering." In 2014, Corey Deiterman wrote for Houston Press, "One need only look at his album ...But Seriously to see some of the blueprint for being serious without being boring. That album wasn't perfect, by any means, and nowhere near as good as his preceding three records, but it allowed Collins to delve into serious subject matter and more serious musical territory while also retaining the sense of slick, fun pop he had traded in throughout the '80s." https://www.houstonpress.com/music/lana-del-rey-a-fine-line-between-serious-and-boring-6764777 Lana Del Rey: A Fine Line Between Serious and Boring Houston Press Corey Deiterman 25 June 2014 2 April 2024 Writing for NME in 2016, Mark Beaumont included it on his list of eight of the all-time best-selling albums in the UK to have "no redeeming features whatsoever", calling the album the "beginning of Collins' solo rot". He criticised "Another Day in Paradise" and called the album "a drab bag of half-arsed white-soul donkeyshit", highlighting "Father to Son" as the worst moment, describing it as "the sound of one of rock's most celebrated drummers singing along to percussion that sounds like someone with erratic wind issues popping their finger in their cheek".Beaumont Mark Mark Beaumont (journalist) 2016-07-05 Eight Of The All-Time Best-Selling Albums In The UK Have No Redeeming Features Whatsoever https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-eight-all-time-best-selling-albums-in-the-uk-that-have-no-redeeming-features-whatsoever-6053 2024-11-01 NME en Accolades At the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards "Another Day in Paradise" won the award for Record of the Year. ...But Seriously received further nominations for Album of the Year, Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) and Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical. "Another Day in Paradise" was further nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, while the instrumental piece "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. ...But Seriously received two American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. At the Brit Awards in 1990 "Another Day in Paradise" received the award for British Single, while Collins was named British Male Artist,http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1990 History Brit Awards 2016-12-15 14 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120814074025/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1990 dead for which he was nominated again a year later.http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1991 History Brit Awards 2016-12-15 13 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120113123508/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1991 dead Tour In support of the album, Collins' embarked on a worldwide tour, called Seriously Live!. In total, there were 113 shows over three continents and it led to the release of a live album and video Serious Hits... Live!.http://www.philcollins.co.uk/tourseriously.htm On the Road 90 But Seriously Tour Phil Collins https://web.archive.org/web/20080502155038/http://www.philcollins.co.uk/tourseriously.htm 2 May 2008 Track listing CD and cassette Phil Collins, except where noted Hang in Long Enough 4:44 That's Just the Way It Is 5:20 Do You Remember? 4:36 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven Collins Daryl Stuermer 4:52 Colours 8:51 I Wish It Would Rain Down 5:28 Another Day in Paradise 5:22 Heat on the Street 3:51 All of My Life 5:36 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Collins Thomas Washington 1:26 Father to Son 3:28 Find a Way to My Heart 6:08 LP The vinyl release features a rearranged track listing and is missing two tracks from the CD/cassette version, "Heat on the Street" and the instrumental "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning". This listing applies only to original 1989 releases of the album. Vinyl releases of 2016 remaster feature all tracks and the same track listing as for CD and cassette releases, split between two discs, three tracks per side. Side one Hang in Long Enough 4:44 That's Just the Way It Is 5:20 Find a Way to My Heart 6:08 Colours 8:51 Father to Son 3:28 Side two Another Day in Paradise 5:22 All of My Life 5:36 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven 4:52 Collins Stuermer Do You Remember? 4:36 I Wish It Would Rain Down 5:28 2016 bonus tracks Hang in Long Enough live 1997 4:52 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven live 2004 5:26 Collins Stuermer Colours live 1990 11:20 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning live 1990 1:54 Collins Washington Always live 1990 4:30 Irving Berlin Find a Way to My Heart live 1997 5:40 That's How I Feel B-side 5:05 You've Been in Love (That Little Bit Too Long) B-side 4:49 Another Day in Paradise demo 5:21 That's Just the Way It Is demo 4:54 I Wish It Would Rain Down demo 5:30 Hang in Long Enough demo 4:34 Do You Remember? demo 4:43 Personnel Adapted from liner notes. ...But Seriously 1989 booklet Atlantic Musicians Phil Collins – vocals (tracks 1–9, 11, 12), keyboards (1–9, 11, 12), drums (1, 4–12), drum machine (2, 3, 7, 11), percussion (2, 3, 10, 12), tambourine (6, 8) Steve Winwood – Hammond organ (track 9) Daryl Stuermer – guitar (tracks 1–4, 8, 11, 12) Dominic Miller – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9) Eric Clapton – guitar (track 6) Nathan East – bass (tracks 1, 4) Leland Sklar – bass (tracks 2, 5, 7–12) Pino Palladino – bass (tracks 3, 6) The Phenix Horns (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10, 12): Don Myrick – saxophone, alto sax solo (track 9) Louis Satterfield – trombone Harry Kim – trumpet Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet Alex Brown, Marva King and Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 8, 9) David Crosby – vocals (tracks 2, 7) Stephen Bishop – vocals (track 3) Production Phil Collins – producer, mixing Hugh Padgham – producer, mixing, engineer Ed Goodreau – assistant engineer (Los Angeles) Simon Osbourne – assistant engineer Tom Tom 84 – horn arrangements Maurice Spears – music preparation Trevor Key – photography Charts Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990)PeakpositionAustralia 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Austria 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Belgian Albums (IFPI)https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1990/M&M-1990-01-13.pdf Top 3 Albums in Europe Music & Media 24 13 January 1990 22 July 2021May 2026 medicmedic 1Canada RPM 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously 3858 3 December 2020 trueDanish Albums (Hitlisten)http://danskehitlister.dk/?song_id=6758 Phil Collins – ...But Seriously IFPI Denmark https://web.archive.org/web/20160403004340/http://danskehitlister.dk/?song_id=6758 3 April 2016 3 December 20201Netherlands 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020European Albums (Music & Media)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-09.pdf European Top 100 Albums Music & Media 23 9 December 1989 22 July 2021 1Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) Timo Pennanen 2006 Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 1st Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava Helsinki 978-951-1-21053-5 263 fi 1French Albums (SNEP)French chart run 1 (76 weeks): http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=C Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste InfoDisc.fr fr 20 November 20161Germany 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously 972 true 3 December 2020Greek Albums (IFPI)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/M&M-1990-02-10.pdf Top 3 Albums In Europe 20 10 February 1990 Music & Media 22 July 2021 1Hungary 4 1990 49 true 29 February 2024Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)https://timarit.is/page/2565935?iabr=on#page/n25/mode/2up/search/Phil+Collins%20LP-pl%C3%B6tur Ísland (LP-plötur) 8 December 1989 23 December 2021 is Timarit.is 421Irish Albums (IRMA)https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1990/M&M-1990-01-13.pdf Top 3 Albums in Europe Music & Media 23 13 January 1990 22 July 2021May 2026 medicmedic 1Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/M&M-1990-01-13.pdf Top 3 Albums In Europe 23 13 January 1990 Music & Media 22 July 2021 1Japanese Albums (Oricon)Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 Oricon Entertainment Roppongi, Tokyo 2006 4-87131-077-9 ja 14New Zealand 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Norway 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Portuguese Albums (AFP)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-01-13.pdf Music & Media, vol. 7, issue 2; Jan 13, 1990 24 November 20251Spanish Albums (AFYVE)Salaverri Fernando Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 1st September 2005 Fundación Autor-SGAE Spain 84-8048-639-21Sweden 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Switzerland 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020UK 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020Billboard200 1 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020 Chart (2016)PeakpositionFrance 144 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 12 July 2021Italy 62 Phil Collins ...But Seriously true 3 December 2020 Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position French Albums (SNEP)http://www.infodisc.fr:80/B-CD_1989.php https://web.archive.org/web/20121027131329/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1989.php dead October 27, 2012 Les Albums (CD) de 1989 par InfoDisc fr infodisc.fr 22 July 2021 5 UK Albums (OCC)http://www.everyhit.com/chartalb4.html Chart Archive – 1980s Albums everyhit.com 23 December 2021 14 June 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20020614180010/http://www.everyhit.com/chartalb4.html live 3 Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/albums-chart ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 1990 Australian Recording Industry Association 22 July 2021 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1990 Jahreshitparade Alben 1990 austriancharts.at July 10, 2020 2 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=5306& https://web.archive.org/web/20220405074011/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=5306& dead 5 April 2022 RPM Top 100 Albums of 1990 RPM 53 18 December 22, 1990 0315-5994 20 July 2021 Library and Archives Canada 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=a Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990 dutchcharts.nl 22 July 2021 2 European Albums (Music & Media)https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/M&M-1990-12-22.pdf European Top 100 Albums 1990 December 22, 1990 July 22, 2021 51 7 Music & Media 38May 2026 medicmedic 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1990 Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1990 Offizielle Deutsche Charts de 22 July 2021 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1990-12-31 Top Selling Albums of 1990 Recorded Music NZ 22 July 2021 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1990/alben Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990 hitparade.ch 22 July 2021 1 US Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-billboard-200-albums Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990 Billboard 13 February 2022 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035751/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/the-billboard-200 dead 2 Certifications and sales Argentina album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 3 1989 1993 http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP Discos de oro y platino es 5 October 2012 Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas 6 July 2011 https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP dead Australia album ...But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 5 1989 1996 July 16, 2021 Austria album But Seriously ......... Phil Collins Platinum 2 1990 1990 5 October 2012 Belgium album Phil Collins ... But Seriously Platinum 2 1989 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-05-26.pdf Phil Collins' entire solo repertoire has gone platinum in Belgium Music & Media 15 7 21 26 May 1990 American Radio History 29 March 2020 1990 Brazil album But Seriously Phil Collins Gold 1989 1990 5 October 2012 Canada album ...But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 7 1989 1991 5 October 2012 Chile album ...But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 5 1989 1995 true https://books.google.com/books?id=UWFbAAAAIBAJ&dq=Chile&pg=PA62&article_id=6831,4360651 ¡Vaya con esta Gente! La Opinión April 2, 2025 April 18, 1995 es 62 Denmark album ... But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 2 1989 1990 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-09-15.pdf Music & Media Phil Collins Seriously Breaks The Records 6 15 September 1990 13 September 2022 Finland album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 1989 1989 74,715 5 October 2012 France album But Seriously Phil Collins Diamond 1989 1991 infodisc 2,000,000 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-06-23.pdf Billboard Europe: Steady Growth With Flashes of Lightning MV-6 0006-2510 23 June 1990 Peter Dean 12 April 2023 Germany album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 6 1989 1994 5 October 2012 Hong Kong album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 1989 1990 29 November 2019 album But Seriously Phil Collins 1989 Italy Platinum 3 750,000 Le "ballate" di Phil Collins Corriere della Sera 34 16 May 1990 http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NDovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aS9ANTgwNDY%3D Il giro italiano di Phil Collins si intitola "The Serious Tour" con riferimento all'ultimo album "But Seriously", che in tutto il mondo ha gia venduto 12 milioni di copie in iItalia si parla di 750 mila album. it 20 April 2021 Italy album ...But Seriously Phil Collins Gold 1989 2026 3 July 2026 sales since 2009 Japan album Phil Collins ...But Seriously Platinum 1 1989 1992 8 June 2020 Netherlands album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 2 1985 400,000 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-01-12.pdf Billboard Nothing Compares To Sinead, Collins On Dutch Charts In '90 Willemm Hoos World Radio History 65 12 January 1991 9 September 2021 New Zealand album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 1989 1990-01-19 newchart 2024-11-20 1991 Norway album ... But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 1989 1990 Portugal album ... But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 2 1989 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-05-04.pdf Veloso: Portugal's Pride Billboard 71 4 May 1991 World Radio History Peterjon Cresswell 30 September 2020 South Africa true 300,000 https://books.google.com/books?id=3QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=en&pg=PT102 South Africa Billboard Google Books 103 11 March 1995 11 January 2022 Spain Phil Collins But Seriously Platinum 7 album 1989 1990 Salaverrie Fernando September 2005 http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 es 1st Madrid Fundación Autor/SGAE 927 84-8048-639-2 750,000 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-12-08.pdf Viva Espana - Best Sellers Billboard World Radio History VE-28 8 December 1990 22 February 2021 Sweden album But Seriously Phil Collins Gold 1989 1989 5 October 2012 Switzerland album ... But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 5 1989 1990 5 October 2012 United Kingdom album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 9 1989 2016 2,750,000 https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-biggest-studio-albums-of-all-time__24431/ The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of time Copsey Rob 13 October 2018 Official Charts Company 13 October 2018 18 April 2021 1135-3748-2 United States album But Seriously Phil Collins Platinum 4 1989 1994 5 October 2012 true See also List of best-selling albums by country List of best-selling albums in France List of best-selling albums in Germany List of best-selling albums in Italy List of best-selling albums in Spain List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom References Category:1989 albums Category:Albums produced by Hugh Padgham Category:Albums produced by Phil Collins Category:Albums recorded at A&M Studios Category:Atlantic Records albums Category:Phil Collins albums Category:Virgin Records albums Category:Warner Music Group albums