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  1. Genesis discography. The discography of the British band Genesis contains 15 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 10 box sets. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including around 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the United States [1] [2] [3]

  2. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The discography of the British band Genesis contains 15 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 10 box sets. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including around 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the United States.

  3. Formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, South East England, UK in 1967, Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists of all time.

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    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-...

    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. Having the group work in their...

    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...

    The cover art was designed by English artist Bill Smith, who had also produced the artwork on Abacab(1981). The front photograph originates from shapes from his one-year-old son's shape sorter toy that were left on the carpet after he had gone to bed.

    Genesis was released on 3 October 1983 and distributed by Charisma and Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for one week from 15 October 1983 during a 51-week stay on the chart, and re-entered the chart for a total of 15 weeks between 1984 and 1987. The album peak...

    In his feature article on the band and the album in a September 1983 edition of Sounds, writer Bill Black described Genesis as "an at times frustrating cocktail of the sassy songwriting" that Collins' solo albums apparently brought into the band's songs, "spiced with tantalizing reminders" of the band's more progressive and art rock past. He was cr...

    All music written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford.Lyricists specified below. "It's Gonna Get Better" contains a sample of the opening cello part of a ballet suite written by Aram Khachaturian.

    Genesis 1. Mike Rutherford– guitars, bass, backing vocals 2. Phil Collins– drums, vocals, percussion 3. Tony Banks– keyboards, backing vocals Production and artwork 1. Genesis – producers 2. Hugh Padgham– producer, engineer 3. Geoff Callingham – technical assistance 4. Tony Smith– manager 5. Geoff Banks, Steve Jones, Dale and Clair Newman, Andy Mac...

    Books 1. Smith, Bill (2021). Cover Stories: Five Decades of Album Art. Red Planet. ISBN 978-1-912-73317-0. DVD media

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  5. Apr 24, 2024 · Classic Rock. The Genesis albums you should definitely own. By Gary Mackenzie. ( Classic Rock ) published 24 April 2024. Prog? Art-rock? AOR? Pop? We don our capes and peer through the dry ice to guide you through the best Genesis albums. (Image credit: David Warner Ellis via Getty Images)

  6. Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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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