Genesis (Genesis album)
Genesis is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. The album was released on October 3, 1983 through Atlantic Records.
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| Released | 3 October 1983 | |||
| Recorded | May–August 1983 | |||
| Studio | The Farm, UK | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 45:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Track listing
All music written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford.[1] Lyricists specified below.[2]
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Mama" | 6:52 | |||||||
| 2. | "That's All" | 4:25 | |||||||
| 3. | "Home by the Sea" | 5:08 | |||||||
| 4. | "Second Home by the Sea" | 6:06 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Illegal Alien" | 5:17 | |||||||
| 2. | "Taking It All Too Hard" | 3:58 | |||||||
| 3. | "Just a Job to Do" | 4:47 | |||||||
| 4. | "Silver Rainbow" | 4:31 | |||||||
| 5. | "It's Gonna Get Better" | 5:14 | |||||||
Total length: |
46:18 | ||||||||
"It's Gonna Get Better" contains a sample of the opening cello part of a ballet suite written by Aram Khachaturian.[3][4]
Genesis (Genesis Album) Media
"Mama" features a Linn electronic drum machine
Guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford wrote the lyrics on side two, except for one track
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References
- ↑ Genesis (Media notes). Charisma Records. 1983. GEN LP1. https://www.discogs.com/Genesis-Genesis/release/667372.
- ↑ Giammetti, Mario (2021). Genesis 1975 to 2021 - The Phil Collins Years. Kingmaker. ISBN 978-1-83884918-0-2.
- ↑ YouTube, a Google company. YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Waiting Room Online".
