Invisible Touch
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| Studio album by Genesis | |||||
| Released | June 9, 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | October 1985 – March 1986 at The Farm/Surrey | ||||
| Genre | Pop rock Progressive Rock |
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| Length | 45:42 | ||||
| Label |  Virgin - GEN 2 Atlantic |
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| Producer | Genesis, Hugh Padgham | ||||
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Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by Genesis, released in 1986. As their most commercially successful pop album, it got generally favourable reviews from critics and produced five US Top 5 singles, including the title track which reached the pole position.
The album was structured to appeal to both newer and older Genesis fans, with radio-friendly singles like "Land of Confusion" and the title track for pop fans, and longer tracks like "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" and "Domino" aimed more towards fans of the band's progressive rock style of the 1970s. The idiosyncratic instrumental "The Brazilian" showed the band had not lost its willingness to experiment.
Some of the lyrics on this album are among Genesis' rare attempts at social and political commentary, with "Domino" evoking a nightmarish nuclear war scenario and "Land of Confusion" commenting satirically on the political turmoil of the Reagan/Thatcher/Gorbachev era. A widely acclaimed video for "Land of Confusion", featuring the Spitting Image puppets, was nominated for MTV's Video of the Year Award, but ironically, lost to former lead singer Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", another hit song from the album, dealt with drug addiction, while "Anything She Does" took a humorous yet subtle look at pornography.
Catching Genesis at their commercial peak, Invisible Touch was an instant UK #1, while it reached #3 in the US and went six times platinum there. The album was supported by the 1986-87 Invisible Touch Tour, a concert video of which was released in 1988.
Three songs were cut from the album and subsequently released as B-sides: "Feeding the Fire" (on "Land of Confusion"), "I'd Rather Be You" (on "Throwing It All Away"), and "Do the Neurotic" (on "In Too Deep"). Both "Feeding the Fire" and "Do the Neurotic" were written by Tony Banks, while "I'd Rather Be You" was written by Phil Collins. In interviews promoting Invisible Touch, both Tony and Phil 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.
During the writing process, "Invisible Touch", produced through improvisation, became a stand-alone piece. It was originally conceived by Tony Banks as a part of the "Domino" suite. Phil began singing over the keyboard parts that Tony had written and "Invisible Touch" became a separate song entirely.
A SACD and DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) was released in October 2007.
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[edit] In Popular Culture
The title character of the movie American Psycho proclaims that Invisible Touch is the group's "undisputed masterpiece", going on at length about its virtues to two prostitutes he has hired for the evening.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All music by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford.
[edit] Side one
- "Invisible Touch" (lyrics: Phil Collins, main riff: Rutherford) – 3:27
- "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (lyrics: Phil Collins) – 8:53
- "Land of Confusion" (lyrics: Mike Rutherford) – 4:45
- "In Too Deep" (lyrics: Phil Collins) – 4:58
[edit] Side two
- "Anything She Does" (lyrics: Tony Banks) – 4:07 (4:20 on 2007 remaster)
- "Domino" – 10:42
- Part One – "In the Glow of the Night" (lyrics: Tony Banks)
- Part Two – "The Last Domino" (lyrics: Tony Banks)
- "Throwing It All Away" (lyrics: Mike Rutherford) – 3:49
- "The Brazilian" (instrumental) – 4:49
[edit] Personnel
- Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals
- Tony Banks – keyboards
- Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass guitar
[edit] Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "Anything She Does" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 40 |
| 1986 | "Domino, Pt. 1 - In The Glow Of The Night/Pt. 2 - The Last Domino" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 29 |
| 1986 | "In Too Deep" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1986 | "Land Of Confusion" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 1986 | "Land Of Confusion" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1986 | "Throwing It All Away" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1986 | "Throwing It All Away" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1986 | "Throwing It All Away" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1987 | "In Too Deep" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1987 | "In Too Deep" | Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1987 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | Adult Contemporary | 8 |
| 1987 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 1987 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
[edit] External links
- Invisible Touch (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
- Land of Confusion (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
- In Too Deep (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
- Anything She Does (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
- Throwing It All Away (Music Video) at VH1 Classic
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