Invisible Touch

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Description: Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by Genesis, released in 1986. It reached No.1 in the UK where it remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it by far the most commercially successful album of their career, being certified 6x platinum in the US and 4x platinum in the UK. It eventually sold over 15 million copies worldwide. It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced five US Top 5 singles, including the title track which reached the No.1 spot on the US chart, the only song by Genesis to do so. A SACD and DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) was released in October 2007. Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by Genesis, released in 1986. It reached No.1 in the UK where it remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it by far the most commercially successful album of their career, being certified 6x platinum in the US and 4x platinum in the UK. It eventually sold over 15 million copies worldwide. It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced five US Top 5 singles, including the title track which reached the No.1 spot on the US chart, the only song by Genesis to do so.
A SACD and DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) was released in October 2007.

During the writing process, "Invisible Touch", produced through improvisation, became a standalone piece. It was originally conceived by Tony Banks as a part of the "Domino" suite.
Three songs were cut from the album and subsequently released as B-sides: "Feeding the Fire", "I'd Rather Be You", and "Do the Neurotic". In interviews promoting Invisible Touch, both Banks and Collins stated that they felt that there may have been enough room on the album for these tracks, but they had to pick and choose which songs they felt to be a better fit to the overall sound of the album.[citation needed] The cut songs were later re-released on the Genesis 1983–1998 box set.

The lyrics to "Land of Confusion" were written by Mike Rutherford and comment on the political turmoil of the Reagan/Thatcher/Gorbachev era. A video for "Land of Confusion", featuring the Spitting Image puppets, was nominated for MTV's Video of the Year Award, but lost to former lead singer Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. Phil Collins's lyrics to "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", another hit song from the album, dealt with drug addiction, while "Anything She Does" (lyrics by Tony Banks) is about pornography. The lyrics to "Domino", explore various applications of the domino effect.

Before Invisible Touch was released, five songs had working titles. Below is a list of the original song working titles and finalised song titles (in parentheses):
"Monkey Zulu" ("Tonight, Tonight, Tonight")
"Snake" ("Anything She Does")
"Hawkwind" ("Domino")
"Zephyr and Zeppo" ("Throwing It All Away")
"Savage" ("The Brazilian") ... (more)

Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Release date: 9 June 1986
EAN: 0075678164125 UPC: 075678164125

Tags: Pop Rock (2), 1986 (2), Pop (1), Genesis (1), 1980s (1), Progressive Rock (1), New Wave (1)

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