Banks noted that this made recording more exciting and spontaneous. This time tracks came about through jamming and improvisations in the studio that were recorded onto tape, ensuring the band remained unified and kept songs fresh. Before, each member would contribute fully or partially arranged songs, which restricted development or suggestions from the other members. 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. īanks 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". Banks said that he and Rutherford take a more prominent role in the backing vocals on Genesis than previous albums. 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. 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. 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. Having the group work in their own space without the additional pressure of booking studio time and fees resulted in a more relaxed environment. 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. 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 then entered a period of inactivity, during which the band pursued their solo projects. 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. 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. In 2007, the album was re-released with new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes. 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. The band toured the album in 19, recordings from which formed the concert video Genesis Live: The Mama Tour. 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. Five singles were released between 19 " Mama" was the lead single and remains the highest charting Genesis single in the UK, reaching No. 4. 9 on the US Billboard 200, where it sold over 4 million copies. 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 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. 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. 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.
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