necessary to lay such a giant turd on an otherwise awesome album is beyond us." Reviewing the album's 2016 reissue, Uncuts Sharon O'Connell said that Face Value established Collins as a "premier-league" pop and soft rock performer, "nursing only a slight prog hangover", and Mojos Paul Elliott wrote that it remained Collins' best solo record, noting its deeply personal core themes. Dorset Echo writer Joanna Davis said, "Most of the tracks stand the test of time, but some, like 'If Leaving Me is Easy', belong in the forgotten land of 80s ballads preceded by a saxophone introduction." Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian characterised the album in 2016 as "an intriguing debut, wandering between art-rock and soulful MOR... Face Values most potent quality was its emotional transparency. Like the pensive portrait on the cover, the songs addressed the listener with unflinching directness." Track listing Original releaseNotesSeveral original vinyl copies have "Play Loud" etched into the album's inner groove where the matrix number is typically found. This may be because the record's baked-in volume is relatively low compared to others'. The album was re-released and remastered by Steve Hoffman for the Audio Fidelity label in 2010. A 2-disc remastered version of Face Value was released on 29 January 2016 and contains live songs and demos. Deluxe Edition (2016) Demos There were many songs which were omitted from the album including: "Please Don't Break My Heart" [demo released in mp3 through website in 2011] "How Can You Sit There? (Against All Odds)" [released on 'Face Value' Reissue Bonus CD in 2016] "Misunderstanding" [released on Face Value Reissue Bonus CD in 2016] "Please Don't Ask" [released on Face Value Reissue Bonus CD in 2016] Personnel Phil Collins – vocals, drums, Roland VP-330 vocoder (1, 6, 10), CR-78 drum machine (1, 6, 12), Prophet-5 synthesizer (1, 2, 5–7, 10–12), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 9, 11), percussion (2, 10), piano (4–8, 10), handclaps (5, 9), congas (5), marimba (6), acoustic guitar (13) Daryl Stuermer – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), banjo (4), 12-string guitar (5) Eric Clapton – guitar (4, 11) Joe Partridge – slide guitar (4) John Giblin – bass guitar (1, 9, 10, 12) Alphonso Johnson – bass (2, 3, 6, 7, 11) L. Shankar – violin (1, 5, 7, 12), tamboura (5), "voice drums" (5) J. Peter Robinson – Prophet-5 (3) Stephen Bishop – background vocals (2) Arif Mardin