Hello, I Must Be Going!

"Hello, I Must Be Going!" is the second solo effort from Phil Collins. Released on 1 November 1982 on the [l750] label in the UK and Ireland, [l681] in North America, and [l40396] in the rest of the world. This is the album which generated Collins's first solo tour, as he finally felt that he had enough solo material to perform without his [a124506] bandmates. Nine of the album's ten tracks made some sort of chart worldwide, with a cover version of [a17966]' You Can't Hurry Love becoming the album's most significant hit. Other tracks include the modern-jazz instrumental The West Side, (a concert fan-favorite) I Cannot Believe It's True, (a tune written about Collins's first wife demanding for more money in alimony now that he had become a huge success as a solo artist) and the album opener, the angry I Don't Care Anymore, (a direct jab at his ex-wife). That track ultimately reached No. 39 in the U.S., giving Collins his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male in 1984. The song was also featured in an episode of the television series MIAMI VICE, a trend that the show's producers would repeat many times. The album derives its name from the Marx Brothers' song of the same name, featured in their 1930 movie Animal Crackers.