"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Hello, I Must Be Going!
B-side"Like China"
ReleasedMay 1983 (UK)
Recorded1982
GenreSoft rock
Length3:01
LabelVirgin 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)		 "I Cannot Believe It's True"
(1983)

"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]

In 1994 jazz group Fourplay recorded a cover with 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"

Charts

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

Credits

  • Phil Collins – acoustic piano, vocals
  • Martyn Ford – orchestral arrangements and conductor
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings and woodwinds

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.
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