Close head shots for album covers. Usually of the performer. Phil Collins is best known for doing a ton of these.
There are 264 covers for this theme.
Face Close Ups Themed Album Covers

4 Strings
"Believe"
- Submitted by: Alex

Adele
"19"
- Submitted by: Katy

Alanis Morissette
"So-Called Chaos"

Alanis Morissette
"Flavors of Entanglement"
- Submitted by: Alex

Alice Cooper
"From the Inside"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Alice Cooper
"Alice Cooper Goes to Hell"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Alicia Keys
"As I Am"
- Submitted by: xxxpress

Amel Larrieux
"Bravebird"
- Submitted by: xxxpress

America
"Silent Letter"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Anna Nalick
"Wreck of the Day"
- Submitted by: Alex

Annie Lennox
"Medusa"
Well...her face is close-up. - Submitted by: Paul Warren

Aphex Twin
"Richard D. James Album"
The uneasy face close-up reflects the mood of the album. - Submitted by: drunxpla

Arcadia
"SO RED THE ROSE LP (VINYL) UK PARLOPHONE 1985"
This is also a close-up of someone's face. - Submitted by: Celeste

Ashley Parker Angel
"Soundtrack to Your Life"
- Submitted by: Alex

Baby Huey
"The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Bay City Rollers
"Greatest Hits"
- Submitted by: Sutch
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The Beatles
"Revolver [UK]"
- Submitted by: Katy

The Beatles
"Let It Be"
- Submitted by: Katy

Beck
"Sea Change"
Interesting CD cover of a face closeup. - Submitted by: Celeste

Ben Harper
"Fight for Your Mind"
- Submitted by: Katy

Ben Lee
"Hey You. Yes You."
- Submitted by: Alex

Billy Joel
"Piano Man"
The Piano Man IS Billy Joel. - Submitted by: Paul Warren

Bjork
"Telegram"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Blake Lewis
"Audio Day Dream"
- Submitted by: Alex

Bob Dylan
"Blonde on Blonde"
Close up of Bob Dylan's face. - Submitted by: drunxpla

Bob Dylan
"Hard Rain"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Bob Geldof
"Vegetarians of Love"
This is a face close up. Not a conventional face close up but a face close up just the same. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (New Packaging)"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Catch a Fire"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & the Wailers
"One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Kaya"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Natty Dread"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Natural Mystic (New Packaging)"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Rebel Music"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bob Marley
"African Herbsman"
- Submitted by: Katy

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
"Master and Everyone"
- Submitted by: matt b

Bow Wow
"Triple Play: Bow Wow- Like You- EP"
- Submitted by: Alex

Britney Spears
"In The Zone"
- Submitted by: Deathawk

Bruce Cockburn
"World of Wonders"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Bruce Springsteen
"The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle"
Can't forget about the "Boss"-an all time favorite of my Jersey shore past & present! - Submitted by: Babalew

Bruce Springsteen
"The River"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Buju Banton
"Too Bad"
- Submitted by: Katy

Butthole Surfers
"Hairway to Steven"
A face painted on a face! - Submitted by: Christian

Candi Staton
"Candi Staton"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Carly Simon
"Spy"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Carly Simon
"Another Passenger"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Cassandra Wilson
"Blue Light Til Dawn"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Cassie
"Cassie"
- Submitted by: Alex

Cat Stevens
"Foreigner"
AKA-Yusuf (Joe) Islam - Submitted by: Paul Warren

Chaka Khan
"Chaka Khan"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Cher
"The Very Best of Cher"
- Submitted by: Alex

Chris Morris
"Blue Jam"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Christina Milian
"Christina Milian"
- Submitted by: Alex

Colbie Caillat
"Coco"
- Submitted by: Katy

Colbie Caillat
"Bubbly"
- Submitted by: Katy

Colbie Caillat
"The Little Things"
- Submitted by: Katy

Cozy Powell
"Drums Are Back"
- Submitted by: Melissa

Cozy Powell
"Cozy Powell's Big Bertha"
- Submitted by: Melissa

Cozy Powell
"Especially For You"
- Submitted by: Melissa

Culture Club
"Kissing to Be Clever"
This is a scary looking picture. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

The Cure
"Staring at the Sea: The Singles"
Gee, Robert Smith looks rough without his make-up on, doesn't he? :-D - Submitted by: Kristof Robertson

Current 93
"Thunder Perfect Mind"
- Submitted by: Alex

Curt Smith
"Soul on Board"
Face closeup of the best kind. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Daryl Hall & John Oates"
- Submitted by: Sutch

David Bowie
"Changesonebowie"
- Submitted by: Sutch

David Bowie
"Changestwobowie"
- Submitted by: Sutch

David Crosby
"If I Could Only Remember My Name"
- Submitted by: Sutch

David Lee Roth
"Eat 'Em and Smile"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Debbie Harry
"Rockbird"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Delta Goodrem
"Delta"
So pretty. ^_^ - Submitted by: Rachela

Delta Goodrem
"Born to Try"
- Submitted by: Rachela

Delta Goodrem
"Innocent Eyes, Pt. 1"
- Submitted by: Rachela

Delta Goodrem
"Innocent Eyes, Pt. 2"
- Submitted by: Rachela

Dino Valente
"Dino Valente"
- Submitted by: Sutch

DJ Sammy
"Heaven"
I'm a little curious to know why his name and the title of the song are covering the middle of his face like that? - Submitted by: Celeste

Don Henley
"Inside Job"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Donna Summer
"The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Emmylou Harris
"Luxury Liner"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Enrique Iglesias
"Escape"
- Submitted by: Alex

Eric Church
"Chief"
The album cover which cemented his image with the aviators and ballcap - Submitted by: harderman

Eric Church
"Carolina"
Church without his signature trucker hat and aviator sunglasses. - Submitted by: harderman

Eric Clapton
"Journeyman"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Evanescence
"Fallen"
- Submitted by: Alex

Faith Hill
"Breathe"
Tim McGraw would be proud. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Feist
"Let It Die"
A face closeup. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Fiona Apple
"Tidal"
- Submitted by: Alex

Four Letter Lie
"What a Terrible Thing to Say"
- Submitted by: Alex

Frankie J
"The One"
- Submitted by: Alex

Frank Zappa
"Apostrophe"
- Submitted by: Kathy W

Frank Zappa
"You Are What You Is"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Frank Zappa
"Sheik Yerbouti"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Franz Ferdinand
"Do You Want To- Single"
- Submitted by: Alex

Gavin DeGraw
"Chariot"
- Submitted by: Rachela

Gavin Rossdale
"Wanderlust"
Strangely, I don't remember Bush appearing on their album covers. - Submitted by: Brian Kelly

George Clinton
"The Cinderella Theory"
- Submitted by: Sutch

George Harrison
"George Harrison"
- Submitted by: Sutch

George Harrison
"Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison"
This is a face closeup. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Godley & Creme
"History Mix 1"
Kevin Godley graces us with his face on the cover of this album. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

The Goo Goo Dolls
"Let Love In"
- Submitted by: Alex

Government Issue
"The Fun Just Never Ends"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Heather Headley
"In My Mind"
- Submitted by: xxxpress

Hole
"Live Through This"
I didn't think that Courtney Love could be more into herself but here's the proof. - Submitted by: Celeste

Huey Lewis & the News
"Picture This"
Now this is a face close up and a very good looking one at that. - Submitted by: Celeste

Iggy Pop
"Lust for Life"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Ingrid Michaelson
"Be OK"
- Submitted by: Katy

Jackie Lomax
"Three"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jackson Browne
"Time the Conqueror"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jaco Pastorius
"Jaco Pastorius"
- Submitted by: Sutch

James Taylor
"JT"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Janis Ian
"Between the Lines"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jesus Jones
"Perverse"
For me it's a great album, but the cover image is quite perculiar. - Submitted by: Lee

J. Geils Band
"The J. Geils Band"
The whole band's faces close up. - Submitted by: Celeste

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Electric Ladyland"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jimi Hendrix
"War Heroes"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jimi Hendrix
"Nine to the Universe"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Joan Armatrading
"Show Some Emotion"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Joan Baez
"Honest Lullaby"
- Submitted by: Sutch
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Joe Cocker
"Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits [EMI]"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Ultimate Collection"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Greatest Love Songs"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Hymn for My Soul"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Gold"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"The Best of Joe Cocker"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Joe Cocker!"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"Heart & Soul"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Cocker"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joe Cocker
"The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003"
- Submitted by: Katy

Joey McIntyre
"Stay the Same"
Very cute close up of him. - Submitted by: Celeste

John Cale
"Walking on Locusts"
- Submitted by: Sutch

John Coltrane
"A Love Supreme"
close up of john coltrane's face. - Submitted by: drunxpla

John Cougar Mellencamp
"John Cougar"
- Submitted by: Sutch

John Hiatt
"Slow Turning"
- Submitted by: Sutch

John Lennon
"Double Fantasy"
If they weren't playing a game of "tonsil hockey" on this album cover we would be able to see their faces. - Submitted by: Celeste

John Lennon
"Imagine"
It's simplicity at its best. - Submitted by: Celeste

John Lennon
"The John Lennon Collection"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Johnny Cash
"American VI: Ain't No Grave"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Joni Mitchell
"Blue"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jon McLaughlin
"OK Now"
- Submitted by: Pamella A.

Jonny Polonsky
"Hi My Name Is Jonny"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Jordan Pruitt
"No Ordinary Girl"
- Submitted by: Alex

Judy Collins
"Fifth Album"
Judy almost always has a picture of herself on her album covers, but this is the only one (on Amazon, at least) with just a close-up of her face. - Submitted by: Raphael Bivas

Judy Collins
"Judith"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Judy Collins
"Running for My Life"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Julian Marley
"A Time & Place"
- Submitted by: Katy

June Tabor
"A Quiet Eye"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Kate & Anna McGarrigle
"Heartbeats Accelerating"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Kate Voegele
"Don't Look Away"
- Submitted by: Katy

Kelis
"Tasty"
Nice glossy lips. - Submitted by: xxxpress

Kelly Clarkson
"Breakaway"
- Submitted by: Alex

Kenny Rankin
"Inside"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Keyshia Cole
"Just Like You"
yes keyshia we all want 2 look into your eyes - Submitted by: Jai

Killing Joke
"Brighter Than A Thousand Suns (Restored Mixes Version)"
One of the best albuns of the 80's - Submitted by: Alexandre Mello

King Crimson
"In the Court of the Crimson King"
close up of detailed painting of face. - Submitted by: drunxpla

Kiss
"Creatures of the Night"
bad composition, not the best album. - Submitted by: hoodwink19

Kiss
"The Very Best of Kiss"
- Submitted by: Flyscorpio

Kiss
"Dynasty"
- Submitted by: Flyscorpio

Kourosh
"Back From the Brink"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Kris Kristofferson
"Me and Bobby McGee"
- Submitted by: Sutch

KT Tunstall
"Eye to the Telescope"
- Submitted by: Alex

Laura Nyro
"Eli and the Thirteenth Confession"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Laurie Anderson
"United States Live"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Leona Lewis
"Spirit"
Fits the "Face Close-ups" theme, one of the themes already present on the page. - Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie

Leonard Cohen
"Songs of Leonard Cohen"
Close up of Leonard Cohen's face. - Submitted by: drunxpla

Linda Ronstadt
"Linda Ronstadt"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Linda Thompson
"Dreams Fly Away: A History Of Linda Thompson"
- Submitted by: Sutch

LL Cool J
"14 Shots to the Dome"
All of LL's albums have his face on it or his chin and buldging biceps. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Loudon Wainwright III
"Unrequited"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Lou Reed
"Perfect Night"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Madonna
"Madonna"
I thought maybe this would be a good one. - Submitted by: Brady Turner

Mandy Moore
"Amanda Leigh"
- Submitted by: Alex

Maria Muldaur
"Waitress in a Donut Shop"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Marianne Faithfull
"Broken English"
- Submitted by: Jayson

Marvin Gaye
"What's Going On"
- Submitted by: Katy

Maxwell
"Embrya"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Meiko
"Meiko"
- Submitted by: Katy

Melanie Laurent
"En t'attendant"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Melissa Manchester
"Melissa Manchester"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Michel Camilo
"On the Other Hand"
- Submitted by: Katy

Miles Davis
"Tutu"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Miles Davis
"Get Up With It"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Minnie Riperton
"Love Lives Forever"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Moby
"Ambient"
What a wierd looking picture. - Submitted by: Celeste

Morrissey
"Viva Hate"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Mos Def
"Black on Both Sides"
- Submitted by: Sutch

My Bloody Valentine
"You Made Me Realise Ep (Import)"
Close-up of the face of a really cute girl(at least she looks cute in black & white) - Submitted by: The Skuz

Natalie Grant
"Relentless"
- Submitted by: Alex

Natalie Imbruglia
"Left of the Middle"

Natalie Imbruglia
"Counting Down the Days"

Natasha Bedingfield
"Pocketful of Sunshine"
- Submitted by: Katy

Neil Diamond
"Neil Diamond - The Greatest Hits (1966-1992)"
- Submitted by: nosckaJ

Neil Diamond
"Double Gold"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Ne-Yo
"In My Own Words"
- Submitted by: Alex

Nico
"The Marble Index"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Paul Stanley
"Live to Win"
- Submitted by: stallpancake

Peter Frampton
"Where I Should Be"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Peter Gabriel
"Peter Gabriel 3: Melt"
- Submitted by: Kathy W

Peter Gabriel
"Plays Live"
- Submitted by: Kathy W

Peter Wolf
"Come as You Are"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Phil Collins
"Face Value"

Phil Collins
"Testify"
He's still doing head shot covers, even twenty years after the first one. I guess it's an image thing.

Phil Collins
"No Jacket Required"
This is interesting. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Phil Collins
"Hello I Must Be Going"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Phil Collins
"...But Seriously"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Phish
"Billy Breathes"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Ramsey Lewis
"Salongo"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Randy Crawford
"Secret Combination"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Ras Shiloh
"Coming Home"
- Submitted by: Katy

Rhett Miller
"Rhett Miller"
Rhett's fourth solo album. - Submitted by: Flyscorpio

Rhett Miller
"The Instigator"
Rhett's second solo album. - Submitted by: Flyscorpio

Rick Derringer
"Spring Fever"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Rick Springfield
"The Best of Rick Springfield"
- Submitted by: Alex

Rihanna
"Disturbia (Remixes)"
This is my favorite of her face shot cd album covers. - Submitted by: Brady Turner

Rihanna
"Music of the Sun"
- Submitted by: Alex

Ringo Starr
"Photograph: Very Best of Ringo Starr (CD/DVD)"
I never thought of Ringo Starr as being the "self absorbed" type but here's the proof. - Submitted by: Celeste

Roland Orzabal
"Tomcats Screaming Outside"
I think Roland looks great here. - Submitted by: Celeste

Ronee Blakley
"Ronee Blakley"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Sara Bareilles
"Little Voice"
- Submitted by: Katy

Savage Garden
"Savage Garden"
Two half faces are like a whole face....

Sean Lennon
"Into the Sun"
This is a face close up there's no doubt about that. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Selena Gomez and the Scene
"Kiss and Tell"
An up-close picture of Selena Gomez, lead singer of the band Selena Gomez and the Scene. - Submitted by: Stella Constellation

Selena
"Dreaming of You"
- Submitted by: Alex

Sheryl Crow
"The Globe Sessions"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Shona Laing
"South"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Sinéad O'Connor
"So Far...The Best of Sinéad O'Connor"
Well, she kind of made a career out of the close-up, didn't she? - Submitted by: Kristof Robertson

Sinead O'Connor
"I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Skye Sweetnam
"Noise from the Basement"
- Submitted by: Alex

The Smiths
"Strangeways Here We Come"
- Submitted by: Striker

Stephen Marley
"Mind Control"
- Submitted by: Katy

Steve Vai
"The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology"
- Submitted by: Harold

Stone Temple Pilots
"Shangri-La Dee Da"
- Submitted by: Alex

Styx
"Pieces of Eight"
renegade, they had it made.... - Submitted by: hoodwink19

Superdrag
"Regretfully Yours"
- Submitted by: Alex

Taco
"Puttin on the Ritz: Best of"
A face close up of Taco. - Submitted by: Celeste

Tears For Fears
"Songs from the Big Chair"
Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal were the principle song writers and lead singers of the band . - Submitted by: Celeste

Tears for Fears
"Famous Last Words: The Collection"
This is a pretty bittersweet CD cover. - Submitted by: Celeste

Tears for Fears
"Ultimate Collection"
It's 1.5 faces. :) - Submitted by: Celeste

Ted Nugent
"Cat Scratch Fever"
What a good looking man! - Submitted by: hoodwink19

Terence Trent D'Arby
"Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Tim McGraw
"Everywhere"
- Submitted by: harderman

Timothy B Schmit
"Tell Me the Truth"
- Submitted by: Melissa

Todd Rundgren
"Todd"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Tom Cochrane
"Life Is A Highway"
This is a face closeup. - Submitted by: Celeste

Tom Rapp
"Familiar Songs"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Tony Joe White
"Tony Joe White"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Toy Matinee
"Toy Matinee"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Tricky
"Angels With Dirty Faces"
- Submitted by: Sutch

U2
"War"
From what I've heard, this boy later became a professional skateboarder. - Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Usher
"Confessions"
Very cute indeed. - Submitted by: Celeste

Valerie Carter
"Wild Child"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Van Morrison
"Into the Music"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Velocity Girl
"Copacetic"
You're blurry. Pretty blurry girl. - Submitted by: The Skuz

Warren Zevon
"Werewolves Of London (2007 Remastered)"
A face close up. I can't think of a better way to describe it. - Submitted by: Celeste

Weezer
"Hurley"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Weird Al Yankovic
"Dare to Be Stupid"
Ah, The Weird One himself! - Submitted by: Jonathan S.

will.i.am
"Songs About Girls"
- Submitted by: Alex

Yann Tiersen
"Les Retrouvailles"
- Submitted by: Sutch

Yellowcard
"Ocean Avenue"
- Submitted by: Alex

Young Jeezy
"The Recession"
young jeezy!!!! - Submitted by: jesse and melyssa

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
"Conscious Party"
- Submitted by: Katy

"A Hard Day's Night"
- Submitted by: Katy

"Meiko"
- Submitted by: Katy
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