Violet and Blue

[Macfan4life]

This song was on the 1984 Against All Odds soundtrack. The lead single from the album by Phil Collins went to #1, won a Grammy and nominated for Song Of the Year among other awards and nominations. It was huge. It was Phil's first #1 song in the states. The song was so big that it carried the movie. The movie is not that great. Many times a hit movie carries the song to the charts. The album actually went all the way to #12 on Billboard. It was a huge loss of an opportunity not to release Violet and Blue as the second single. Perhaps there was something preventing them from doing so? The album's second single was Peter Gabriel's Walk Through The Fire that never charted. Stevie's limelight from The Wild Heart was fading and it would have been a much better second single. I don't think it would have been a huge hit but it definitely would have charted. The song got major rock airplay and even pop radio stations were playing it. I remember going to my local record store at the mall and WYDD Pittsburgh had Violet and Blue as #38 on their charts. I think the song would have done better than Nightbird. It was an easy set up but a major fail.
On a side note, my local rock station in March 1984 played Violet and Blue and Christine's One In A Million back to back. I will never forget that moment. Something new from Stevie and something new from Chris.
I always liked the song. You can tell its a live vocal all the way through the song. I love the bridge too. Ten thousand Times....Oh I tried to tell you .......then she yells YEAH!

So overwhelming