Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
Phil Collins
1984
jaar
Top 40
10
piekpositie
Top 40
10
weken
Top 40
202
punten
Top 40
Het nummer dat oorspronkelijk "How Can You Just Sit There?" zou heten, is afkomstig uit sessies van het debuutalbum van Phil Collins: Face Value (1981). Daarbij is het één van de vele nummers geschreven voor zijn ex-vrouw, die hem verliet. Uiteindelijk werd het nummer gekozen voor de soundtrack van de film "Against All Odds" en werd het geproduceerd door Arif Mardin. Het nummer werd volgens Collins in twee dagen opgenomen: één dag in New York, één in Los Angeles
Trivia
Artiest
Titel A-kant
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
Lengte A-kant
3:24
Componist(en) A-kant
Phil Collins
Producer(s) A-kant
Arif Mardin
Titel B-kant
[Larry Carlton And Michael Colombier] The Search (Main Title Theme From Against All Odds)
Lengte B-kant
3:33
Componist(en) B-kant
Michel Colombier
Producer(s) B-kant
Larry Carlton, Michel Colombier
Platenlabel
Atlantic
Catalogusnr
789 700-7
Hoogste positie UK
2
Hoogste positie US
1
Album
Against All Odds (Soundtrack)
Songtekst
How can I just let you walk away,
just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath, with you, ohoo
You're the only one who really knew me at all
How can you just walk away from me,
when all I can do is watch you leave
cause we've shared the laughter and the pain,
and even shared the tears
You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now,
of there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me,
just the memory of your face
oh take a look at me now,
well there's just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against the odds
and that's what I've got to face
I wish I could just make you turn around,
turn around and see me cry
There's so much I need to say to you,
so many reasons why
You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now,
well there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me,
just the memory of your face
Now take a look at me now,
cause there's just an empty space
But to wait for you, is all I can do
and that's what I've got to face
Take a good look at me now,
cause I'll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It's the chance I've got to take .
Take a look at me now