#59

My favorite white person/black person combo in the 80's was, no, not Michael Jackson himself. It wasn't the Jackson / Paul McCartney combo or even the Stevie Wonder / Paul McCartney combo. It happens to be a dorky white guy named Phil and a cool English brother named Philip, and it happened in 1985 with a song that went all the way to #1 in the UK and #2 in the U.S. The crazy thing is the dorky white guy named Phil has had the wildly successful career, while the cool brother named Philip has been hard to find through the years.

#59 - "Easy Lover"
by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey




Lyrics | Phil Collins W/ Philip Bailey lyrics - Easy Lover lyrics

She's The Kind of Girl You Dream Of

It's the two Phils - one was/is a big time star as a solo artist and also with a little-known band called Genesis. The other, I have no clue where he came from or where he is today. Phil Collins and Philip Bailey with the 1984 collaberation and big hit, "Easy Lover"...




Easy Lover Lyrics

“Easy Lover”

Single by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
from the album Chinese Wall
Released USA: 1984
UK: 1985
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop
Length 5:02
Label Columbia/CBS
Writer(s) Philip Bailey, Phil Collins and Nathan East
Producer Phil Collins

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #2
US R&B Peak: #3
UK Peak: #1