| "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" | ||||
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 Cover art. NOTE:  3D red cyan glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. | ||||
| Single by Phil Collins | ||||
| from the album Hello, I Must Be Going! | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | March 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records (UK) Atlantic Records (International) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham | |||
| Phil Collins singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Phil Collins - Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away (Official Music Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" is a song by Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going!. The song was the third single released from the album in the UK and charted at No. 45. It is notable for its 3D sleeve. The song was written around 1978-1979 during sessions for Face Value.[1]
It was eventually released to adult contemporary stations in the USA in 2004, from his Love Songs compilation album, reaching #5.
Critical reception
On its release, Simon Tebbutt of Record Mirror wrote, "if the last single led you to believe the bloke had any get up and go, this will assure that it has all got up and gone. This is a song for elderly gentlemen who sit in exclusive clubs sipping brandy and mithering on about the good old days of the Sixties and Seventies."[2] David Hepworth of Smash Hits expressed opposite opinion. He called song "marvellous". As per him "Phil Collins’ steady improvement as a songwriter is highlighted here by the way he effectively welds three distinct musical sections into a piece that’s guaranteed the become a late night radio regular."[3]
Track listing
7": Virgin / VS 572 (UK)
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
- "Thunder and Lightning"
12": Virgin / VS 572-12 (UK)
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
- "And So to F" (Live)
Personnel
- Phil Collins – acoustic piano, drums, vocals
- Daryl Stuermer – guitars
- John Giblin – bass
- Martyn Ford – string arrangements and conductor
- Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
- The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings
Charts
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References
- ^ Considine, J.D. (June 1985). "The Second Coming of Phil Collins". Musician.(subscription required)
- ^ Tebbutt, Simon (12 March 1983). "Singles: Phil Collins – "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" review" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Hepworth, David (17–30 March 1983). "Singles: Phil Collins – "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" review" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 6. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 29. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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Phil Collins songs | |
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| Face Value | |
| Hello, I Must Be Going! | |
| No Jacket Required | |
| Buster | |
| ...But Seriously | |
| Serious Hits... Live! |
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| Both Sides | |
| Dance into the Light | |
| ...Hits | |
| Tarzan | |
| Testify | |
| Brother Bear | |
| Going Back | |
| Featured singles | |
| Other singles | |
| Other songs | |
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