Duke was supported with a UK and North American tour from April to June 1980, which began with a 40-date tour of the UK for which all 106,000 tickets were sold within hours of going on sale.
Released in March 1980, Duke was the band’s biggest commercial success at the time of release, spending two weeks at No. 1 in the UK and peaking at No. 11 in the US. The album spawned three singles; ” Turn It On Again ” went to No. 8 in the…
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In November, the band recorded Duke at Polar Studios with Hentschel reprising his role as producer. Its cover was by French illustrator Lionel Koechlin and featured the character Albert.
In April 1979, Collins returned to the UK after his attempt to save his marriage failed. With time to spare before working on a new Genesis album, Collins rejoined Brand X for the album Product , played the drums on former bandmate Peter Gabriel’s third album and started writing his…
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In 1979, Banks and Rutherford moved into Collins’ home in Shalford to write and rehearse material for Duke . The three found the writing process easier and less complicated than And Then There Were Three . Rutherford reasoned that this was the case because they were “getting back to the…
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In December 1978, Genesis began a period of inactivity as Collins’ marriage was at risk of collapse after touring had made him frequently absent from his wife and children. Following a meeting with Banks, Rutherford and Smith, Collins went to Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada, to try and rebuild the…
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In June, Genesis headlined the year’s Knebworth Festival , their only UK show that year.
The …And Then There Were Three… tour ran from March to December 1978 and visited North America, Europe and, for the first time, Japan. It cost an estimated £2 million to stage (equivalent to £11,000,000 in 2025). which included the sound system, light and laser displays and additional effects from…
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…And Then There Were Three… was released in March 1978. It received some mixed reviews from critics at the time owing to the album only containing short songs, which excited new fans but disillusioned those who had been used to the band’s previous work. Chris Welch wrote a positive review…
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News of Hackett’s departure coincided with the band’s double live album Seconds Out , recorded in Paris on the A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering tours and released in October 1977. It reached No. 4 in the UK and No. 47 in the US.