Editing Phil Collins (section)

===1996–2006: Phil Collins Big Band, ''Dance into the Light'', Disney work, and ''Testify''===
[[File:Phil Collins.jpg|thumb|left|Collins performing with his big band in 1996]]
In the months surrounding his departure from Genesis, Collins formed the [[Phil Collins Big Band]], seating himself on the drums. He had wanted to undertake the project for some time and felt inspired from the ''[[Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich|Burning for Buddy]]'' project that drummer [[Neil Peart]] had put together. Having moved to Switzerland, an invitation to perform at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] led to the band to come together, which featured [[Quincy Jones]] as conductor and [[Tony Bennett]] on vocals.<ref name=R97>{{cite magazine|url=https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/rhythm-september-1997-phil-collins-feature/|title=All the World's a Stage|first=Heinz|last=Kronberger|date=September 1997|magazine=Rhythm|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> The group toured summer jazz festivals in July 1996 with a set of jazz renditions of Genesis and Collins's solo material. Their first date was at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] for a [[Prince's Trust]] concert with Queen Elizabeth II and [[Nelson Mandela]] in attendance. To learn his parts, Collins devised his own notation on sheets.<ref name=R97/> The band then went on hiatus until a US and European tour in the summer of 1998, which spawned the live album ''[[A Hot Night in Paris]]''.

In October 1996, Collins released his sixth solo album, ''[[Dance into the Light]]''. It reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 23 in the US. The album was received negatively by the music press and sold less than his previous albums. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reviewed by saying that "even Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Browne, David|date=1 November 1996|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/01/dance-light/|title=''Dance into the Light'' Review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003052544/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294844,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Singles from the album included "[[Dance into the Light (song)|Dance into the Light]]", which reached No. 9 in the UK, and the Beatles-inspired "[[It's in Your Eyes]]".<ref name="Charts" /> The album was [[RIAA certification|certified Gold]] in the US. Collins toured the album throughout 1997 with his Trip into the Light World Tour, covering 82 dates. He performed "In the Air Tonight" and "Take Me Home" at the [[Music for Montserrat]] benefit concert in London alongside [[Paul McCartney]], [[Elton John]], Eric Clapton, [[Mark Knopfler]], and Sting.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Music+for+Montserrat+-+concert&pg=PA59 "Billboard 6 September 1997"]. p.59. ''Billboard''. Retrieved 20 June 2022</ref>

In October 1998, Collins released his first compilation album ''[[Hits (Phil Collins album)|...Hits]]'' which contains a new track, a cover of "[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)|True Colors]]" by [[Cyndi Lauper]] that was produced by [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Phil-Collins-True-Colors/release/2941123 |title=Phil Collins – True Colors (CD) |year=1998 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK charts and selling 3.4 million copies in the US by 2012.<ref name="billchart">''Billboard'' magazine, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=phil collins|chart=all}} Phil Collins Chart History]. Retrieved 13 January 2006.</ref>

[[File:Phil Collins Duesseldorf.jpg|thumb|upright|Collins on his First Farewell Tour in 2005]]
In the mid-1990s Collins was recruited to write and perform songs for Disney's adventure film ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (1999), integrated with a score by [[Mark Mancina]]. Collins also sang his songs in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for the dubbed versions of the [[Tarzan (1999 soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]]. His song "[[You'll Be in My Heart]]" was released in June 1999 and spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart, the longest time ever up to that point. In 2000, the song won Collins an [[72nd Academy Awards#Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[57th Golden Globe Awards#Winners and nominees|Golden Globe Award]], both for Best Original Song. He performed "[[Two Worlds (song)|Two Worlds]]" at that year's ceremony and the Disney-themed [[List of Super Bowl halftime shows#2000s|Super Bowl halftime show]].

In June 1999, Collins was awarded a star on the [[List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame#C|Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hwof.com/star/recording/phil-collins/333|title=Phil Collins|publisher=Hwof.com|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707044719/http://hwof.com/star/recording/phil-collins/333|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2000, he became partially deaf in one ear due to a viral infection.<ref name=PC>{{cite news|first=Dorian |last=Lynskey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/11/phil-collins-interview-take-a-look-at-me-now-remastered-albums-rerelease-2016?subid=9600366&CMP=ema_565 |title=Phil Collins returns: 'I got letters from nurses saying, "That's it, I'm not buying your records"' &#124; Life and style |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> In June 2002, Collins accepted an invitation to drum for the [[house band]] at the [[Party at the Palace]] concert held on the grounds of [[Buckingham Palace]], an event which celebrated [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2024042.stm|title=Partying at the palace|work=BBC News|date=4 June 2002|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> In 2002, he received the [[Disney Legend]] award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disney Legends|url=http://d23.disney.go.com/archives/disney-legends/|publisher=[[D23 (Disney)|Disney D23]]|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref>

On 11 November 2002, Collins released his seventh solo album, ''[[Testify (Phil Collins album)|Testify]]''. [[Metacritic]]'s roundup of album reviews found this record to be the worst-reviewed album at the time of its release, though it has since been surpassed by three more recent releases.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/ |title=Best Music and Albums |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The album's single "[[Can't Stop Loving You]]" (a [[Leo Sayer]] cover) was a number-one Adult Contemporary hit. ''Testify'' sold 140,000 copies in the US by year's end.{{sfn|Thompson|2004|p=260}}

Disney hired Collins to compose and perform on the soundtrack to its 2003 animated feature ''[[Brother Bear]]'', which included the song "[[Look Through My Eyes]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2003/11/01/a-genesis-for-phil-collins/|title=A Genesis For Phil Collins|last=Moore|first=Roger|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=1 November 2003|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> In the same year he was inducted into the [[List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees|Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Songwriters Hall of Fame announces 2003 inductees: Phil Collins, Queen, Van Morrison and Little Richard|url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/C3124|publisher=[[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]|access-date=24 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308041322/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/C3124|archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref> In 2004, Collins released two compilation albums, ''[[The Platinum Collection (Phil Collins album)|The Platinum Collection]]'' and ''[[Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New|Love Songs]]''. From June 2004 to November 2005, Collins performed his First Final Farewell Tour, a reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Touchette|first=Deborah|title=Famous Baby Boomers with Significant Hearing Loss and/or Tinnitus|url=http://todaysseniormagazine.homestead.com/famousbabyboomers.html|work=Today's Senior Magazine |access-date=30 September 2013}}</ref> In 2006, he worked with Disney on a [[Tarzan (musical)|musical production of ''Tarzan'']].<ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Ruhlmann|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tarzan-the-broadway-musical-original-broadway-cast-recording-mw0000417742|title=Tarzan: The Broadway Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording&#93; – Original Broadway Cast &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|date=27 June 2006|access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>