Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning
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{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning
| cover = Why Can't It Wait Til Morning.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Phil Collins
| album = Hello, I Must Be Going!
| B-side = Like China
| released = May 1983 (UK)
| recorded = 1982
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:01
| label = Virgin Records (UK)
Atlantic Records (International)
| writer = Phil Collins
| producer = Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham
| prev_title = Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Against All Odds
| next_year = 1984
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|KsuChKE_IVc|"Phil Collins – Why Can't It Wait Till Morning (2016 Remaster)"}}|type=song}}
}}
"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.{{cite magazine|title=The Second Coming of Phil Collins|first=J.D.|last=Considine|author-link=J.D. Considine|magazine=Musician|date=June 1985|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-second-coming-of-phil-collins}}{{subscription required}}
In 1994, jazz group Fourplay recorded a cover featuring Collins and released it on their album Elixir. They also later remixed the song.
Track listing
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- "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
- "Like China"
Credits
- Phil Collins – acoustic piano, vocals
- Martyn Ford – orchestral arrangements and conductor
- Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
- The Mountain Fjord Orchestra – strings and woodwinds
Charts
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Chart (1983)
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{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|89|artist=Phil Collins|song=Why Can't It Wait 'Till Morning|artistid=15815|access-date=18 April 2022}} |
References
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{{Phil Collins songs}}
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Category:Virgin Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Phil Collins
Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
Category:Atlantic Records singles