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Studio album by Genesis
Released 3 October 1983
Recorded Spring 1983
Studio The Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)
Genre
Pop rockprogressive rockart rock[1]
Length 46:18
Label
CharismaVirgin
Producer
GenesisHugh Padgham
Genesis chronology
Three Sides Live
(1982) Genesis
(1983) Invisible Touch
(1986)
Genesis is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Genesis, released on 3 October 1983 by Charisma and Virgin Records in the UK and by Atlantic Records in the US and Canada. Following the band`s tour in support of their 1982 live album Three Sides Live, Genesis took an eight-month break before they regrouped in the spring of 1983 to record a new album. It is their first written and recorded in its entirety at their studio named The Farm in Chiddingfold, Surrey, and the songs were developed through jam sessions in the studio with nothing written beforehand. Hugh Padgham returned as their engineer.

Genesis was the group`s greatest commercial success at the time of release, becoming the band`s third straight album to reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached No. 9 on the US Billboard 200, where it sold over 4 million copies. Five singles were released between 1983 and 1984; `Mama` was the lead single and remains the highest charting Genesis single in the UK, reaching No. 4. While `Mama` stalled on the US charts, follow-up single `That`s All` reached No. 6 there and became the band`s first US top 10 hit. The band toured the album in 1983 and 1984, recordings from which formed the concert video Genesis Live: The Mama Tour. In 1985, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and `Second Home by the Sea` was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. In 2007, the album was re-released with new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes.

Background
In October 1982, the Genesis line-up of drummer/singer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks, and guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford, with live drummer Chester Thompson and live guitarist Daryl Stuermer, wrapped their two-month tour of North America and Europe in support of the band`s third live album, Three Sides Live. They had also performed a one-off gig titled Six of the Best with original Genesis frontman and singer Peter Gabriel and former guitarist Steve Hackett to raise funds for Gabriel`s world music festival WOMAD after it ran into financial trouble. Genesis then entered a period of inactivity, during which the band pursued their solo projects.

Writing and recording
In the spring of 1983, the band reconvened at their studio, named The Farm in Chiddingfold, Surrey, to start work on a new studio album, their first since Abacab (1981). Genesis became their first album written, recorded, and mixed in its entirety at the studio room; previously they had to write in an adjoining space.[4][5] Having the group work in their own space without the additional pressure of booking studio time and fees resulted in a more relaxed environment.[5] They were joined by engineer Hugh Padgham, who had also worked on Abacab, but this time carried out production duties themselves with Geoff Callingham offering technical assistance.[4] Rutherford recalled an initial period of slow and sluggish progress, but after a particularly productive session on the third day they had `two or three` songs worked out, which increased their interest and excitement towards the album and in performing the new material on stage.[5] Before the sessions began, the group considered the idea of Banks or Rutherford taking on a lead vocal on the album, but opted out as they had developed material with Collins`s voice in mind. Banks said that he and Rutherford take a more prominent role in the backing vocals on Genesis than previous albums.[6]

Banks explained the album was the result of the group`s decision to `write an album and record it in one go, from start to finish`.[7] The group considered their strongest material had been put together collectively, so they decided to make an entire album in such a way as opposed to developing someone`s pre-arranged ideas.[8] Before, each member would contribute fully or partially arranged songs, which restricted development or suggestions from the other members. This time tracks came about through jamming and improvisations in the studio that were recorded onto tape,[5][8] ensuring the band remained unified and kept songs fresh.[5] Banks noted that this made recording more exciting and spontaneous.[8] This collaborative effort marked a return for Genesis crediting each member for writing the album as opposed to listing individual credits, which they had not done since The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974).[8] The collaborative effort also had an influence on the album`s title as the group were unable to come up with a suitable name, so they used Genesis to emphasise the fact that it was written collectively.[9]

The main keyboards that Banks used on the album are the Prophet 10, Synclavier, an E-mu Emulator, a Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, and an ARP Quadra on `Mama`.[7][8] At one point on the album, a sample from the soundtrack to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is used. Collins said: `You play a chord and a half of it`s going at half the speed and part at twice the speed, sounds beautiful.`[10] Collins plays on a Simmons electronic drum kit.[11]

Songs
Genesis displays the group moving towards shorter, more straightforward, and radio friendly songs. Rutherford said that the band had gone as far as they could with their progressive and art rock direction that they had adopted since the early 1970s and wanted to write and record in a more relaxed approach as previously, the band were more driven to present what they had to offer.[5] Banks considered the music, and overall sound of Genesis, something that the band had longed for many years prior, specifically its more aggressive edge.[7] He described side one as the `main act`, while side two has the `character pieces`.[8]
Track listing
All music written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford.[4] Lyricists specified below.[25]

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Length
1. `Mama` Collins 6:52
2. `That`s All` Collins 4:25
3. `Home by the Sea` Banks 5:08
4. `Second Home by the Sea` Banks 6:06
Total length: 22:31
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Length
1. `Illegal Alien` Rutherford 5:17
2. `Taking It All Too Hard` Rutherford 3:58
3. `Just a Job to Do` Rutherford 4:47
4. `Silver Rainbow` Banks 4:31
5. `It`s Gonna Get Better` Rutherford 5:14
Total length: 23:47
`It`s Gonna Get Better` contains a sample of the opening cello part of a ballet suite written by Aram Khachaturian.[26][27]

Personnel
Genesis

Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, backing vocals
Phil Collins – drums, vocals, percussion
Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals
Production and artwork

Genesis – producers
Hugh Padgham – producer, engineer
Geoff Callingham – technical assistance
Tony Smith – manager
Geoff Banks, Steve Jones, Dale and Clair Newman, Andy Mackrill, Jo Greenwood and all at Hit & Run Music – Without whom department
Bill Smith – sleeve design
Chris Peyton – sleeve adaptation (for The Redroom)