Foxtrot (album)

Foxtrot (1972) is the fourth studio album released by Genesis, the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett.

With Trespass and Nursery Cryme as warmups, Foxtrot was the album that finally showed the full promise of Genesis as a progressive rock band. Book-ended by the Arthur C. Clarke-inspired "Watcher of the Skies" and the 23-minute "Supper's Ready", Foxtrot's sound shares much with Nursery Cryme while demonstrating a marked improvement in terms of songwriting, musicianship, and overall production. It was also their first UK chart album, reaching # 12 and paving the way for a long and successful chart career for Genesis.

Both "Watcher of the Skies" and "Supper's Ready" rank among some of the band's most beloved works, and became live favourites. "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 box set Genesis Archives, Vol. 1: 1967–75.

Contents

Personnel

Track listing

(all tracks Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford)

  1. "Watcher of the Skies" – 7.19
  2. "Time Table" – 4.40
  3. "Get 'Em Out by Friday" – 8.35
  4. "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" – 5.43
  5. "Horizons" – 1.38
  6. "Supper's Ready" – 22.58

Releases

All releases of Foxtrot on Charisma Records in the USA were distributed by Buddah Records.

U.S. LP Releases

  • Charisma CAS-1058 (1972): 1st issue with pink scroll label. This issue did not have a gatefold cover.
  • Charisma CAS-1058 (1973): 2nd issue with large "Mad Hatter" label. Gatefold cover.
  • Charisma CAS-1052 (1974): 3rd issue with small "Mad Hatter" label. No gatefold cover.
  • Atlantic 81848-1 (1982): Reissue with no gatefold cover.
Foxtrot

Missing image
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Album cover

LP by Genesis
Released October, 1972
Recorded August 1972
Genre Progressive rock
Length 50 min 53 sec
Record label Charisma Records
Producer David Hitchcock of Gruggy Woof
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 5 stars out of 5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040311132111402283&sql=A87d4vwxva9ek)
Genesis Chronology
Nursery Cryme
(1971)
Foxtrot
(1972)
Genesis Live
(1973)
Missing image
Foxtrot_Scroll.jpg
First US pressing of Foxtrot on Charisma Records using the Charisma Pink Scroll Label.
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