Pressing Number – Virgin VSK102
45RPM
Tracks
Side A: In the Air Tonight (4:57)
Phil Collins: Roland CR-78, vocals, drums, Prophet, Rhodes, vocoder
John Giblin: Bass
Daryl Stuermer: Guitar
Kirk Lothian: Keyboards
L. Shankar: Violins
Side B: The Roof is Leaking (3:36)
Phil Collins: Piano, vocal
Daryl Stuermer: Banjo
Joe Partridge: Slide guitar aka Eric Clapton credited as Eric
Lyrics – In the Air Tonight
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord
I’ve been waiting for this moment, all my life, Oh Lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
I’ve seen your face before my friend
But I don’t know if you know who I am
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off the grin, I know where you’ve been
It’s all been a pack of lies
And I can feel it corning in the air tonight, Oh Lord
I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh Lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh Lord
And I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life, Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Well I remember, I remember don’t worry
How could I ever forget, its the first time the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no you don’t fool me
The hurt doesn’t show but the pain still grows
It’s no stranger to you or me
Lyrics – The Roof is Leaking
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying ‘cos the sheets are so cold
l it woke this morning found my hands were frozen
I’ve tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn things too old
Its been months now since we heard from our Mary
I wonder if she ever made the coast
She and her young man, they both moved out there
But I sure hope they write, just to let us know
And me, I’m getting stronger by the minute
My wife’s expecting but I hope she can wait
‘Cos this winter looks like it’s gonna be another bad one
But Spring’ll soon be here,
Oh God I hope it’s not late
Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
Tried their hardest to make it a home
Seems so long now since they passed over
Hope my children’ll try to make it their own
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying, cos the sheets are so cold
I woke this morning found my hands there frozen
I’ve tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn things too old
And me, I’m getting stronger by the minute
My wifes expecting, but I hope she can wait
Cos this winter looks like its gonna be another bad one
But Spring’ll soon be here,
Oh God I hope its not late
Awards and Certifications
BPI –
Gold Certification (Single) 01 July 1988VIRGIN (VIRGIN)Released 09 January 1981
Silver Certification 01 January 1981
Notes
Released on the 17th January by Virgin Records, it reached number 2 in the charts, it was in these charts for 10 weeks
