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Coordinates | 08°11′18.95″N76°30′37.06″N |
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name | Invisible Touch |
type | studio |
artist | Genesis |
cover | InvisibleTouch86.jpg |
border | yes |
released | 9 June 1986 |
recorded | October 1985 – March 1986 at The Farm, Surrey |
genre | Pop rock, progressive rock |
length | 45:42 |
label | Virgin |
producer | Genesis and Hugh Padgham |
last album | Genesis(1983) |
this album | Invisible Touch(1986) |
next album | We Can't Dance(1991) }} |
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 "The Brazilian", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", and "Domino" aimed more towards fans of the band's progressive rock style of the 1970s.
A SACD and DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) was released in October 2007.
Lyrics
Some of the lyrics on this album are among Genesis' rare attempts at social and political commentary, with "Domino", a song about a lost love, also 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 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.
Reception
Allmusic rated Invisible Touch three out of five stars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who reviewed the album, commented that "was seen at the time as a bit of a Phil Collins solo album disguised as a Genesis album". However, he said that "[the] songs had big hooks that excused their coldness, and the arty moments sank to the bottom".
Catching Genesis at their commercial peak, Invisible Touch was an instant UK #1, while it reached No.3 in the US and went six times platinum there. The album was supported by the 1986–87 Invisible Tour, a concert video of which was released in 1988 and on DVD in 2003.
Cut songs
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"). 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.
Song creation
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.
In popular culture
In the film American Psycho, protagonist Patrick Bateman proclaims that Invisible Touch is the group's "undisputed masterpiece", discussing its virtues at length with two prostitutes he has hired for the evening. The scene represents a chapter in the Bret Easton Ellis novel where Bateman muses about the significance of the album.During the late 1980s, instrumental excerpts from the track 'Domino' were used on the BBC TV sports program Grandstand, as a bed over which presenter Desmond Lynam previewed what was coming up in that day's program.
"The Brazilian" is used in the television show Magnum, P.I. episode titled "Unfinished Business". "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" was used in the Season 7 episode "Laura" which featured Frank Sinatra in his last acting role.
"Land of Confusion" was used in "Freefall," the final episode of the 1980s cop show Miami Vice (a show on which Phil Collins had guest starred) during a scene in which the characters Crockett (Don Johnson) and Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) were in the middle of a stakeout. The song implied the complexity of the story during the finale.
"In Too Deep" was used in the 1986 film Mona Lisa starring Bob Hoskins.
Track listing
All music by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Mike Rutherford.
CD
#"Invisible Touch" – 3:29 #"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" – 8:53 #"Land of Confusion" – 4:47 #"In Too Deep" – 5:02 #"Anything She Does" – 4:20 #"Domino" – 10:45 #"Throwing It All Away" – 3:51 #"The Brazilian" – 4:50
LP
;Side A #"Invisible Touch" (lyrics: Phil Collins) – 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;Side B #"Anything She Does" (lyrics: Tony Banks) – 4:07 #"Domino" (lyrics: Tony Banks) – 10:42 #*"In the Glow of the Night" – 4:27 #*"The Last Domino" – 6:15 #"Throwing It All Away" (lyrics: Mike Rutherford) – 3:49 #"The Brazilian" (instrumental) – 4:49
B-sides
#"I'd Rather Be You" from the single "Throwing It All Away". #"Do the Neurotic" from the single "In Too Deep". #"Feeding the Fire" from the single "Land of Confusion".
Working titles for the album
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):
Singles
Personnel
Tour
Genesis toured in support of Invisible Touch between September 1986 and July 1987.
Setlist
#"Mama" #"Abacab" #"Land of Confusion" #"That's All" #"Domino (Part 1: In the Glow of the Night-Part 2: The Last Domino)" #"In Too Deep" #"The Brazilian" #"Follow You Follow Me" #"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" #"Home by the Sea"/"Second Home by the Sea" #"Throwing It All Away" #"In the Cage"*+/"...In That Quiet Earth"*/"Supper's Ready" (Apocalypse in 9/8 and "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" sections)* #"Invisible Touch" #"Drum Duet" #"Los Endos"*+Encore
On the Australian leg, the song "Your Own Special Way" was performed for the first time since 1977. The 1987 US and European legs of the tour saw the "Supper's Ready" section of the "In the Cage" medley dropped in favour of "Afterglow"*+. Also, the key of "Throwing It All Away" was dropped from C# to C. Also the key of "Land of Confusion" lowered from E Flat Minor to C# Minor. Finally, the songs "In Too Deep" and "Follow You Follow Me" were dropped completely.
Tour Band
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Chart positions
Album – Billboard (North America)!Year | !Chart | !Position |
1986 | The Billboard 200 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
!Year | !Single | !Chart | !Position |
"Anything She Does" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | ||
"Domino, Pt. 1 – In The Glow Of The Night/Pt. 2 – The Last Domino" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | ||
"In Too Deep" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | ||
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References
External links
Category:1986 albums Category:Atlantic Records albums Category:Genesis (band) albums Category:Virgin Records albums Category:Albums released in Super Audio Category:Albums produced by Hugh Padgham
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