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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2003 15:34:31 GMT -5
This was from the third solo album released by the member of EWF. It was definitely not like typical EWF material and was more of a Phil Collins style track.
This is definitely my favorite track Phil Collins ever was involved with. It's just really catchy and it's amazing what an odd combination they were, yet it worked so well.
The Billboard Hot 100: #2
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #3
Mainstream Rock Tracks: #5
Adult Contemporary: #15
How often do singles make the Top 5 at both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and Rock?
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Oct 19, 2003 15:40:05 GMT -5
This song's pretty good, but there are other Phil Collins songs I liked better.
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Post by ClassicCase on Oct 19, 2003 15:59:16 GMT -5
Love that song from the very beginning. There's no question that two performers from two different groups team up and make a hit. But it did and instantly became one of my favorite songs that ever came out of Philip Bailey CD, "Walking On A Chinese Wall." There are other songs that Philip did on his own before EL. Do you remember a song that came out in 1983 called I Know (not to be confused with the Dionne Farris 1995 arrangement)?
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Post by JCMF3 on Oct 19, 2003 16:09:16 GMT -5
It's not Phil Collins f/ Phillip Bailey? Or Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey? The reason I ask is because the song is on Phil's Greatest Hits CD, and if it is not his song, then why would it be on there?
Anyways, I love the song! Great beat and lots of energy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2003 16:10:10 GMT -5
It's not Phil Collins f/ Phillip Bailey? Or Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey? The reason I ask is because the song is on Phil's Greatest Hits CD, and if it is not his song, then why would it be on there? Anyways, I love the song! Great beat and lots of energy. It was on Philip Bailey's album and featured vocals from Phil Collins. Why would that mean that it can't be on Phil Collins's greatest hits compilation? |
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Post by stevie nice on Oct 19, 2003 16:23:51 GMT -5
This song came out around my Phil Coliins and Philip Bailey sold out rants so predictably I didn't like it. If I hear it in a store now, it's alright I guess.
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Post by chartfanatic on Oct 20, 2003 5:45:45 GMT -5
Excellent song. I love the drum track and the flow of the track. It's amazing that this song was top-5 R&B and top-5 rock because many songs couldn't pull that off! Phil Collins and Phillip Bailey go back and forth with each other throughout the song and it works really well.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Jan 18, 2004 10:58:24 GMT -5
This was a fairly good song but there were some other Phil Collins songs I liked better: "Against All Odds," "Another Day In Paradise," "I Wish It Would Rain Down." I'm not that familiar with Bailey's solo work.
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Post by jond7699 on Jan 18, 2004 14:04:46 GMT -5
I am not crazy about this song. Certainly not Phils best work
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Post by mst3k on Jan 18, 2004 17:29:19 GMT -5
Love it.
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Post by iceman on Jan 18, 2004 17:46:15 GMT -5
One of my favorites by him. The others being "One More Night" and "Land of Confusion" (I know, Genesis).
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Post by snoman on Aug 8, 2004 5:26:28 GMT -5
Earth Wind and Fire is my favorite group, so I like most of Phillip's solo stuff as well (including his Gospel work). I'm not a huge Phil Collins fan, but I like the two of them together on this song. I thought it was overplayed when it first came out, but I love it now. The whole CHINESE WALL album is great. "Children Of The Ghetto" is my favorite from that album.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 25, 2007 11:49:22 GMT -5
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Post by joker on May 25, 2007 13:16:17 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by tico on May 25, 2007 23:13:22 GMT -5
Great song! I like the video as well.
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Post by unicorns on Oct 12, 2008 14:07:35 GMT -5
One of my favorite Phil songs, love it!
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 30, 2016 8:14:58 GMT -5
Been bopping to this lately. So good.
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Post by Soulsista on Dec 5, 2016 11:55:02 GMT -5
I love this.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 12, 2018 19:01:02 GMT -5
Excellent song. I love the drum track and the flow of the track. It's amazing that this song was top-5 R&B and top-5 rock because many songs couldn't pull that off! Phil Collins and Phillip Bailey go back and forth with each other throughout the song and it works really well. Same here. |
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Post by Glove Slap on Jun 14, 2018 12:58:30 GMT -5
Love this, in particular the verses.
Better forget it
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Oct 15, 2018 12:36:47 GMT -5
YES, YES, YES!
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 15, 2018 15:04:22 GMT -5
This actually feels like a guilty pleasure to me, despite it being a fairly big hit way back when.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on May 31, 2020 0:23:46 GMT -5
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on May 31, 2020 13:43:15 GMT -5
I absolutely love this. Song was on the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories.
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Post by House Lannister on Jun 4, 2020 18:18:19 GMT -5
I should hate this because it feels like cheese. But it's definitely a guilty pleasure.
It helps that both Bailey and Collins are professionals with solid voices.
I'll take this over Collins's other duets.
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Post by narp on Jun 4, 2020 18:24:31 GMT -5
This was blocked from #1 for 2 weeks by “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner. Wish it could’ve snuck a week in. Philip Bailey only had one other solo single to chart on the Hot 100. “Walking on the Chinese Wall” stalled at #46 and stayed on the chart for a total of 12 weeks.
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Sept 6, 2020 14:07:40 GMT -5
LOL their reaction when the song starts. "Why he starting like that!!!" "He bust my eardrums".
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Post by Lost In Musical Reverie on Sept 6, 2020 14:49:26 GMT -5
I love this song so much! Such a great, albeit unexpected combination.
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Post by disman00911 on Sept 6, 2020 14:55:15 GMT -5
Love this. One of my favorites from Phil Collins, even though he's the featured artist in this song.
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Post by Dreams on Sept 6, 2020 16:18:51 GMT -5
This was such an unpredictable but yet brilliant meshing. One of the decade's best duets. Love, love, love it!
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