Genesis
Album by Genesis
Released	October 1983
Recorded	The Farm in Surrey, England, 1983
Genre	Rock and Roll
Length	45 min 33 sec
Record label	Atco Records
Producer	Genesis & Hugh Padgham
Professional reviews
AMG	3.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jm2zefykhgf6)
Genesis Chronology
Abacab (1981)	Genesis (1983)	Invisible Touch (1986)

Genesis is an eponymous self-titled album by Genesis. It was released in October 1983 (see 1983 in music). The best known singles off this album are "That's All", "Mama" and "Illegal Alien". The cover art has led some fans to refer to this album informally as Shapes.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

all songs by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford

1. "Mama" - 6:47
2. "That's All" - 4:24
3. "Home by the Sea" - 5:07
4. "Second Home by the Sea" - 6:08
5. "Illegal Alien" - 5:13
6. "Taking It All Too Hard" - 3:56
7. "Just a Job to Do" - 4:46
8. "Silver Rainbow" - 4:28
9. "It's Gonna Get Better" - 5:00

Personnel

• Tony Banks - keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Phil Collins - percussion, drums, vocals
• Mike Rutherford Bass, guitar, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Genesis, Hugh Padgham
• Engineer: Hugh Padgham
• Technical assistance: Geoff Callingham
• Cover design: Bill Smith

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Pop Albums	9
1983	The Billboard 200	9
1983	The Billboard 200	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"It's Gonna Get Better"	Mainstream Rock	16
1983	"Just A Job To Do"	Mainstream Rock	10
1983	"Mama"	Mainstream Rock	5
1983	"Mama"	Pop Singles	73
1983	"Mama"	The Billboard Hot 100	82
1983	"That's All"	The Billboard Hot 100	6
1984	"Illegal Alien"	The Billboard Hot 100	44
1984	"Taking It All Too Hard"	The Billboard Hot 100	50