Album · 1981
Face Value
by Phil Collins
Face Value is a 1981 pop rock album by Phil Collins. It runs 24 tracks across 109 minutes on Virgin. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.6/5 from 5 ratings.
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- 4.6 /5
- 5 ratings
- 82 /100
- 9 critics
- 24
- Tracks
- 109 min
- Runtime
- 101 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 4.6
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Critics
9 publications
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- Record Mirror5/5
- AllMusic5/5
- PopMatters9/10
- Mojo4/5
- Sounds4/5
- Uncut7/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
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Face Value album cover

The Face Value cover was photographed by Trevor Key.
- Photography
- Trevor Key
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Tracklist
24 tracks · 109 min
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Face Value (2016 Remaster)Remaster · 2013 · 12 tracks
- 1In the Air Tonight (2015 Remaster)
- 2This Must Be Love (2015 Remaster)
- 3Behind the Lines (2015 Remaster)
- 4The Roof Is Leaking (2015 Remaster)
- 5Droned (2015 Remaster)
- 6Hand in Hand (2015 Remaster)
- 7I Missed Again (2015 Remaster)
- 8You Know What I Mean (2015 Remaster)
- 9Thunder and Lightning (2015 Remaster)
- 10I'm Not Moving (2015 Remaster)
- 11If Leaving Me Is Easy (2015 Remaster)
- 12Tomorrow Never Knows (2015 Remaster)
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Face Value is the debut solo album by Genesis front man Phil Collins, released in February 1981 on the Virgin label internationally and Atlantic Records in North America. It was released in the UK 11 days after his 30th birthday. The album includes the hit single, "In the Air Tonight", whose dark mood was inspired by the fallout of Collins' first marriage with his wife Andrea.
In brief
- Is Face Value good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Face Value 4.6/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was Face Value released?
- Face Value was released in 1981 on Virgin.
- How many tracks are on Face Value?
- Face Value has 24 tracks, with a runtime of 109 minutes.
- What genre is Face Value?
- Face Value is catalogued under Pop Rock, Rock, Pop.
- What BPM is Face Value?
- Face Value runs at a median tempo of 101 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Face Value?
- Listeners of Face Value also rate Greatest Hits by Queen, Thriller by Michael Jackson, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
Face Value at a glance
- Label
- Virgin Records
- Produced by
- Phil Collins
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