Face Value is the debut studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter <a href="/c/books/credit/38578/phil-collins/">Phil Collins</a>, released on 13 February 1981 by <a href="/c/books/credit/368499/virgin-records/">Virgin Records</a>. The album was recorded from mid-1980 to early 1981 with Collins and <a href="/c/books/credit/645491/hugh-padgham/">Hugh Padgham</a> as producers. Additional musicians include the Phenix Horns, Alphonso Johnson, and <a href="/c/books/credit/54689/eric-clapton/">Eric Clapton</a>.
Face Value was an instant commercial success and reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for three weeks and No. 7 on the US Billboard 200. It has since sold over 5 million copies in the US and over 1.5 million in the UK
