"That's All" is a song by English rock band
Genesis
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Bible
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. It is a group composition and appears as the second track on their 1983 album ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
''. It was the album's second single after "
Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels
Places
*Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement ...
". On June 17, 1993,
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
re-issued and re-released the song as a CD and "HiQ" cassette single.
The U.S. single reached No. 6 in early 1984, making it their first
''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 10 hit; it included "Second Home by the Sea" as the
B-side
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. The UK single featured "
Taking It All Too Hard" as the flipside, and reached No. 16. Also released was a 12-inch single that included a live version of "
Firth of Fifth
"Firth of Fifth" is a song by the British progressive rock band Genesis. It first appeared as the third track on the 1973 album ''Selling England by the Pound'', and was performed as a live piece either in whole or in part throughout the band's ca ...
" from 1981.
As the band's first break into the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 10, the song is included in ''Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era''.
Background and recording
The song was intended as an attempt to write a simple pop song with a melody in the style of
the Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
. Phil Collins acknowledged in a subsequent interview that the song also features one of his attempts at a "
Ringo Starr
Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
drum part".
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''Hitmen'', 1986. reprinted at Collins's website in 2009; archived copy at archive.org.
The song begins with
Tony Banks playing the main riff of the song on a
Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano. The other keyboards used on this song are a
Sequential Circuits
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Prophet-10 for organ pads and a
Synclavier
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II for the organ solo in the middle section. The
coda
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*''Coda'', a 2017 American experimental film from Na ...
lapses into a
guitar solo
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played by Mike Rutherford, as the drum beat intensifies, before the song fades away.
Reception
''
Cash Box
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'' said that "a light production touch uses a bouncy piano and keyboard foundation and makes for a moving tune, though there’s no movement in the relationship described."
Music video
The
video
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depicts the band as homeless men taking shelter outside a disused factory. They perform the song, eat soup, play cards, and keep warm around an open fire. It was the first time Genesis used director Jim Yukich, who would direct the majority of their next videos as well as many of Collins's solo videos.
Live performances
The song was played live during the ''
Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels
Places
*Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement ...
'', ''
Invisible Touch
''Invisible Touch'' is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 6 June 1986 by Atlantic Records in the United States and on 9 June 1986 by Charisma/Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. After taking a break in 1 ...
'', ''
We Can't Dance
''We Can't Dance'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 11 November 1991 by Virgin Records in the UK and a day later by Atlantic Records in the US. It is their last studio album recorded with drummer and s ...
'', and ''
Calling All Stations
''...Calling All Stations...'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by English rock band Genesis. It was released 1 September 1997 by Virgin Records, and is their only album featuring Scottish singer Ray Wilson as frontman following the depar ...
'' (with
Ray Wilson on vocals) Tours. The song was played only during the first few shows of the ''Calling All Stations'' tour, before being discarded.
A live version appears on the albums ''
The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts'', and their DVD ''
Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium
''Invisible Touch Tour'' is a live video by the English rock band Genesis, released in May 1989 on Virgin Music Video. It was the first concert ever shot in High Definition and cameras and lenses had to be flown in from the USA and Japan. It ...
'', as well as their
home video
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''
The Mama Tour
''Genesis Live: The Mama Tour'' is a concert film by the English progressive rock band Genesis, released for home video in October 1985 by Virgin Music Video. It contains highlights from the group's five concerts at the National Exhibition Cen ...
''. An instrumental jazz version of the song appears on the live album ''
A Hot Night in Paris'' by
The Phil Collins Big Band.
The first verse of the song is also part of the "
Old Medley" featured on ''
The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs'' and ''
The Way We Walk - Live in Concert
''The Way We Walk – Live in Concert'' is a 1993 live video from the '' We Can't Dance'' tour by Genesis. The footage was videotaped on 8 November 1992 at Earls Court in London, and first released on VHS in March 1993 as ''Genesis Live – The ...
''.
A more stripped-down version of the song was brought back as part of an acoustic set for ''
The Last Domino?'' tour.
Personnel
*
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
– drums, percussion, vocals
*
Tony Banks – keyboards, electric grand piano, hammond organ
*
Mike Rutherford
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members.
Initially servin ...
– guitars, bass
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Other notable versions
*Canadian country music group
Doc Walker
Doc Walker is a country music group from Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada. They have won Canadian Country Music Awards and had radio hits with the songs "I Am Ready" and "The Show is Free" from the 2003 album ''Everyone Aboard''. In 2001 they releas ...
covered the song on their 2008 album ''
Beautiful Life''. It was released as the second single from the project and peaked at No. 68 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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.
Doc Walker Chart History
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* ''Doc'' (1975 TV series), a 1975–1976 CBS sitcom
* "D.O.C." (''Lost''), a television episode
* ''Doc'' (film), a 1971 Wester ...
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References
External links
Music Video
at VH1 Classic
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Music Video
on YouTube
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1983 singles
Genesis (band) songs
Doc Walker songs
Songs written by Tony Banks (musician)
Songs written by Phil Collins
Songs written by Mike Rutherford
Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
1983 songs
Atlantic Records singles
Virgin Records singles
MCA Records singles