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Dance into the Light , 1996 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dance into the Light, released in 1996, was the sixth studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist as well as the first single from that album. The album was the first Collins would release as a full-time solo artist, having left Genesis earlier that year. After the disappointing sales of his prior album, the emotional Both Sides, Phil Collins returned with his most upbeat album since 1985's No Jacket Required. With the notable exception of "Just Another Story", the album contained numerous up-tempo tracks including the Beatles-inspired "It's In Your Eyes", "Wear My Hat", and the album's title track. However, sales were again disappointing, and despite hitting #21 on the Billboard 200, the album became Collins' poorest selling album to date (it is now his second-poorest selling studio album next to 2002's Testify). Dance Into the Light only went Gold in the U.S., selling 850,000 copies and missing Platinum status by 150,000 copies. The album was also Collins' first to not contain any American Top 40 hits, with the title track only reaching #45 (although it cracked the Top 10 in the UK). Collins would not chart again with an American Top 40 single until 1999's "You'll Be in My Heart", the main single from Disney's animated feature, Tarzan. Notably, the track "Dance Into the Light" was the only song from the album to appear on Collins's "Hits" collection. Despite the disappointing sales of the album, Collins' subsequent U.S. tour in support of the album -- titled A Trip Into The Light -- was one of the highest performing tours of the year, regularly selling out arenas across the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_into_the_Light |