This article is about the album. For the song with the same name, see A Trick of the Tail (song).
1976 studio album by Genesis
A Trick of the Tail
Studio album by
Genesis
Released
13 February 1976[1]
Recorded
October–November 1975
Studio
Trident, London
Genre
Progressive rock
Length
51:14
Label
Charisma, Atco
Producer
David Hentschel and Genesis
Genesis chronology
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
A Trick of the Tail (1976)
Wind & Wuthering (1976)
Singles from A Trick of the Tail
"A Trick of the Tail" Released: March 1976 (UK)
"Ripples" / "Entangled" Released: March 1976 (US)[2]
A Trick of the Tail is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released on 13 February 1976 on Charisma Records and was the first album to feature drummer Phil Collins as lead vocalist following the departure of Peter Gabriel. It was a critical and commercial success in the UK and U.S., reaching No. 3 and No. 31 respectively.
Following Gabriel's decision to leave the band, the remaining members wanted to carry on to show they could still write and record successful material, as keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist/rhythm guitarist Mike Rutherford, not Gabriel, were the principal writers of the music. The group wrote and rehearsed new songs during mid-1975, and listened to numerous audition tapes for a replacement frontman. They entered Trident Studios in October with producer David Hentschel to record the album without a definitive idea of who was going to perform lead vocals. After the search for a singer proved unfruitful, Collins was persuaded to sing "Squonk", and the performance was so strong, he sang lead on the rest of the album.
Upon release, critics were impressed by the improved sound quality and the group's ability to survive the loss of Gabriel without sacrificing the quality of the music. The group went out on tour with Collins as frontman and Bill Bruford as tour drummer, and the resulting performances in the US raised Genesis' profile there. The album has been reissued on CD several times, including a deluxe package with bonus videos in 2007.
^"Album poster – Genesis – A Trick Of The Tail – Friday 13th –". The Genesis Archive. 13 February 1976. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780862415419.
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