Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett.
The album was recorded and released in 1972 as the band's career quickly gained momentum. Foxtrot was also Genesis' first album to enter the UK charts, reaching # 12 and paving the way for a long and successful chart career for the band. Still, it failed to reach the US charts, as their contemporaries, Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Jethro Tull, were more popular at the time.
Both "Watcher of the Skies", which is based on Arthur C. Clarke's 1946 short story Rescue Party, and "Supper's Ready" rank among some of the band's most beloved works, and became live favorites. "Watcher of the Skies" and "Get 'Em Out by Friday" appeared on 1973's Genesis Live, while "Supper's Ready" was omitted. Live versions of that track did appear on 1977's Seconds Out (with Phil Collins on vocals), as well as the 1998 box set Genesis Archive 1967-75. During the mixing of "Supper's Ready" for the Seconds Out album, Steve Hackett walked out of the studio. When Phil Collins asked him where he was going, Hackett said "I'll call you". He called back a few hours later to announce his departure from the band.
"Can-Utility and the Coastliners" is based on the legend of King Canute, who supposedly ordered the seas to retreat to mock the sycophancy of his followers. An early, longer version of the song was called "Bye Bye Johnny".
Track Listings :
- Watcher Of The Skies
- Time Table
- Get 'Em Out By Friday
- Can-Utility And The Coastliners
- Horizons
- Supper's Ready
Personnel :
Peter Gabriel : Vocals, Flute, Percussion, Oboe
Steve Hackett : Guitar
Tony Banks : Organ, Guitar, Piano, electric piano, mellotron, Vocals
Phil Collins : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Released : 6 October 1972
Recorded : August 1972 at Island Studios/London
Genre : Progressive Rock
Length : 51:08
Label : Charisma/Virgin (UK), Atlantic (US)
Producer : David Hitchcock of Gruggy Woof
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