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We Can't Dance
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 We Can't Dance is the fourteenth studio album by Genesis, recorded and released in 1991. It was their last studio album featuring vocalist/drummer Phil Collins, who would leave Genesis amicably in 1996 to concentrate on his solo career.We Can't Dance was Genesis' first studio album in five years, following the international success of Invisible Touch in 1986. We Can't Dance reached #1 in the UK and #4 in the US, selling several million copies (including 4 million in the US alone). The album also spawned several hit singles, including "No Son of Mine" , "Hold on My Heart", "I Can't Dance" and "Jesus He Knows Me", the latter two supported by humorous videos. Following the release of the album, Genesis would spend the majority of 1992 on the road, promoting We Can't Dance on a popular worldwide tour with sold out arenas and stadiums (where they mostly played on the US leg of the tour), providing fans a chance to see the band before Collins departed before the recording of Calling All Stations. While there were nods to the band's creative past, this album is in many ways a 'kinder, gentler' version of Invisible Touch. By the time it was released, five years had elapsed from when Genesis' sound seemed to capture the feel of a crucial part of the late 80's. While a song like "Driving the Last Spike" does have some of the long-form feel of the older works, it certainly does so via an 'easy listening' production style, and while a song like "No Son of Mine" was a radio hit, it managed to sound much more like a Collins solo song. The only song which truly evokes Genesis' past is the long form "Fading Lights", a song which sounds more ethereal than 'easy listening' and finds room for the traditional Genesis keyboard solo. Elegiac yet dramatic, this song seems a farewell ode to Genesis' past. A SACD / DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) is planned for release in June/July 2007. Comments
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