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It has three tracks. The first being the magnificent "Wake Up Call", the first track on Phil's 2002 studio album: Testify.

The song itself is one of the more upbeat and interesting tracks Phil has done in recent years. It has a fast, feel-good rhythm to it and a message that feels positive, if perhaps a bit vague. Creative language, excellent backing vocals by none other than Phil himself, and well-timed musical effects and bridges that play over the constant fast beat make this a song you can play over and over again and never get tired of it. The only sad thing is that this was never released as a single in North America. It's good enough, and catchy enough, to have become as popular as the hit "Can't Stop Loving You", from the same album. (#1 on the U.S. AC charts and stayed in the top 10 for over a year).

Track 2 is "Tears of a Clown", a cover of the original Smokey Robinson song. Phil has always had a taste for motown music, the stuff that he grew up on, and continues to inspire him to this day. This track pays homage yet again to Phil's love of motown, with a decidedly 1960's feel to it. A very happy song that does the original justice.

The final track is "Hey, Now Sunshine", a more laid back song that feels very similar to something you might find on the Brother Bear soundtrack. Happy, positive, and uplifting. It manages to feel slightly retro, while also hinting at things to come. This track could have fit very well on the Brother Bear soundtrack, which came out just a year later.

Overall a very happy and exciting CD single that I'd recommend to casual listeners or diehard Phil Collins fans alike. You'll surely not be disappointed with this single.

One album track, one cover, & one original.
Okay. Collins' SECOND single off 'Testify' (the first being 'Can't Stop Loving You'). Three tracks; two of them not featured on the new record.

1.) "Wake Up Call"-- Excellent lead-off track on 'Testify'. The chorus is quite different than any other tune he's sang on.

2.) "Tears Of A Clown"-- Previously unreleased; a Smokey Robinson & The Miracles cover. This was the type of music that inspired PC to become a musician at an early age. If you've read any of the unauthorised biographies on him, you probably already know that. Anyway, I have to say that after hearing Collins perform as many great cover songs as he has, his take on "Tears Of A Clown" isn't as good as the original. I mean listen to "A Groovy Kind Of Love" off the 'Buster' soundtrack, for example. Nobody has ever made that tune sound better than Phil, NOBODY. And it wasn't even his lyrics! That's all I mean, but he gave a good crack at the The Miracles cover, anyhow.

3.) "Hey, Now Sunshine"-- Previously unreleased. Collins wrote this one. Boy, what a 70's throwback this one is! Not that that is a bad thing. Not a bad thing at all, actually. This is a very musically and especially lyrically. However, I would have to say that if this track were to have been used on the 'Testify' album it would have needed to have been brushed up a bit.

Overall, the 'Wake Up Call' single certainly calls for hardcore Phil Collins fans (such as myself) everywhere to take a listen. Especially with two previously unreleased tracks, you can't beat it. Cheerio.

Good release with much for the fans.
Featuring two non-album tracks, this release is certainly something for the fans. Wake Up Call is one of my favorites from Testify, but this version is the album version, so there's nothing to come from here. (The promo single features a radio edit, but that's only a shortened version of the album version, so fortunately they included the complete track here.) The two extra tracks are not among his best non-album tracks, but they are not bad either, and of course, hadcore fans might be pleased by having two tracks released on one single.