Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning

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"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
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Single by Phil Collins
from the album Hello, I Must Be Going!
B-side "Like China"
ReleasedMay 1983 (UK)
Recorded1982
Genre Soft rock
Length3:01
Label Virgin Records (UK)
Atlantic Records (International)
Songwriter(s) Phil Collins
Producer(s) Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
(1983)
"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
(1983)
"Against All Odds"
(1984)
Audio
"Phil Collins - Why Can't It Wait Till Morning (2016 Remaster)" on YouTube

"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" is a song by Phil Collins from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going! . The song was the fourth UK single released from the album and was only released in the UK and Ireland. According to Collins, the song has its origins from sessions for Face Value around 1978-1979. [1]

Contents

In 1994, jazz group Fourplay recorded a cover featuring Collins and released it on their album Elixir . They also later remixed the song.

Track listing

7": Virgin / VS 603 (UK)

  1. "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
  2. "Like China"

Credits

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 89

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References

  1. Considine, J.D. (June 1985). "The Second Coming of Phil Collins". Musician.(subscription required)
  2. "Phil Collins: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2022.