For some, Invisible Touch represented the moment in which Genesis were consumed by frontman Phil Collins' concurrent solo fame. Synth-driven and sometimes cute, it couldn't have had less in common ...

Back in their '60s public school days, the founding members of Genesis fancied themselves as pop songwriters — aiming to operate in the shadows, penning hits for others to sing. They wound up ...

“I had decided to stay in the band even though my solo career had taken off,” said Collins in 2016 of the Genesis era. “When you’re in a band, it’s family. There’s the road crew and their families to ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. That's not even ...

The 13th album from Phil Collins-fronted band Genesis, “Invisible Touch” (1986), marked the final stage of the formerly progressive rock act’s transition to a more accessible, pop-oriented sound.

In the beginning, there was a roar. The cheers of the audience filled the darkness of the Hartford Civic Center before a single chord had sounded. On the arena stage, white and gold light diffused by ...

After nearly 20 years of trying, the British rock group Genesis has scored its first No. 1 single on the American charts. The song that finally did it for them is ”Invisible Touch,” which this week ...

In 1986, Genesis earned their first No. 1 hit song on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Invisible Touch.” The track appeared on the album of the same name and became the band’s only No. 1 hit. Along with a ...

The 1986 Genesis album Invisible Touch is the closest thing the band ever had to a Thriller. Not only did it sell by the millions to a wide demographic of fans, but it produced five huge singles ...