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==Songs==
Atlantic Records initially placed a sticker on the CD version that read "Two bonus tracks" which Collins disagreed with and clarified that they were "extra" songs. The sticker was changed accordingly.<ref name=Q90>{{cite magazine|url=https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/q-march-1990-phil-collins-feature/|title="It beats working...": Why Phil Collins never clocks off|magazine=Q|first=Giles|last=Smith|date=March 1990|pages=56–62|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> The album was a departure from the dance pop of the ''No Jacket Required'' album. Unlike ''No Jacket Required'', this album was a pop-rock album, but also included various styles and influences, like R&B, dance-pop, jazz, soul and gospel.

"[[Hang in Long Enough]]" is the opening track on the album. It is a dance-pop song, with influenced soul and rock, and talks about ambition.<ref name=WEA89>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207015818/http://www.philcollins.co.uk/wea89.htm|url=http://www.philcollins.co.uk/wea89.htm|archive-date=7 December 2008|title=Phil Collins Interviews - WEA Promo Interview 1989|date=1989|access-date=21 May 2020|publisher=WEA}}</ref>

"[[That's Just the Way It Is]]" is an anti-war ballad about [[The Troubles]] in Northern Ireland and features [[David Crosby]] on backing vocals. Collins had wanted Crosby to perform on his first solo album ''[[Face Value (album)|Face Value]]'' (1981), but he was unavailable at the time. The two met at the [[Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary]] concert in 1988, and Crosby was keen to participate on the album. When recording moved to Los Angeles, Collins prepared several mixes of the songs that he wanted Crosby to sing on and recalled that Crosby "did exactly what I expected him to do [...] He just picked a few notes out of the air that I would never have thought of".<ref name=TWR00/> The B-side to the single was "Broadway Chorus", the demo version of "[[Something Happened on the Way to Heaven]]".

"[[Do You Remember? (Phil Collins song)|Do You Remember?]]" has lyrics from the perspective of a man whose relationship is failing due to his lover's neglect. It features [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]] on backing vocals.

"[[Something Happened on the Way to Heaven]]" was written by Collins and his longtime touring guitarist [[Daryl Stuermer]]. It was the last song written for the album and was originally for the [[Four Tops]], but it was not delivered to the group as Collins wanted to keep it for himself by the time it was finished.<ref name=TWR00/> While the song was being arranged in the studio in England, Stuermer had devised some chords for the chorus which resulted in [[Nathan East]] playing bass on the new parts as Sklar had left for the US.<ref name=TWR00/>

"Colours" is a politically themed song condemning [[apartheid in South Africa]] and displays a [[progressive rock]] influence. It was originally titled "Oh Mr. Botha, What Can We Do?", a reference to the English [[music hall]] song "[[Oh! Mr Porter]]".<ref name=TWR00/>

"[[I Wish It Would Rain Down]]" is a [[Gospel music|gospel]]-influenced track that Collins said is the closest he had come to writing a blues song.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7-CvO1x7DE |title=Phil Collins - Storytellers - tv Broadcast |date=2022-04-09 |last=walt michel cognac |access-date=2024-06-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>  It features [[Eric Clapton]] on lead guitar.

"[[Another Day in Paradise]]" addresses the issue of [[homelessness]].<ref name=Dean>{{cite book|title=Rock N' Roll Gold Rush|url=https://archive.org/details/rocknrollgoldrus00dean|url-access=limited|last=Dean|first=Maury|author-link=Maury Dean|year=2003|publisher=Algora|isbn=0-87586-207-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/rocknrollgoldrus00dean/page/n75 60]}}</ref> Its working title was "Homeless".<ref name=TWR00/> Among the inspirational sources for the song was Collins's stay in Washington, D.C., while on tour and encountered homeless people by [[Capitol Hill]] trying to keep warm and the contradiction of the [[White House]] being so close by.<ref name=TWR00/>

"Heat on the Street" is a political song about the abuse and violence in the street. The song has a pop-rock oriented sound.<ref name=WEA89/>

Collins wrote{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} in his autobiography ''I'm Not Dead'' that "All of My Life" is about his relationship with his late father and his regrets to not have more connection with him during his life. The song was a R&B jazz ballad influenced. [[Steve Winwood]] is featured playing the [[Hammond organ]] on the song.

The album also features a sole instrumental track, "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning", which recalls the jazz-influenced instrumentals featured on his first two albums, ''[[Face Value (album)|Face Value]]'' and ''[[Hello, I Must Be Going! (album)|Hello, I Must Be Going]]''.

"Father to Son" is a ballad about Collins's relationship with his eldest son, [[Simon Collins|Simon]].

The closing track, "Find a Way to My Heart", is a simple rock-sounding love song, though with a heavy horn section and a synthesized intro and coda. It was later used in the 1990 action film ''[[Fire Birds]]''.

===Additional material===
Collins recorded three other songs that were released as B-sides to the album's singles:

#"That's How I Feel"
#"You've Been in Love (That Little Bit Too Long)"
#"Around the World in 80 Presets"