In June, Collins spoke of the band’s intention to start work on a new album that year, ending rumours to a false announcement that aired on BBC Radio 1 suggesting Genesis had split.
“The next one to leave the band will finish it”, Collins told Rolling Stone magazine in May 1985.
Produced by Steve Levine , their 1985 self-titled album proved a modest success, becoming their highest-charting album in the U.S. since 15 Big Ones . It was the band’s last album for CBS, as they returned to Capitol in 1986 with a 25th anniversary greatest hits album, Made in U.S.A…
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Split Enz played their final show on 6 December 1984 at Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland, after which they officially split.
In February 1984, Genesis took a break in activity to allow each member to continue with their solo careers.
No. 98 in the UK in 1984
In the spring of 1984, Tim Finn left the band for a solo career, following the success of his first solo album, Escapade , the previous year.
Released in October 1983, Genesis went to No. 1 in the UK and peaked at No. 9 in the US, where it reached Platinum by December that year and went on to sell over four million copies.
Work on the twelfth Genesis album, Genesis , began in March 1983 with Padgham returning as engineer.
After releasing Conflicting Emotions in 1983, the band became a six-piece again with the addition of Australian drummer Paul Hester , while Crombie returned to his previous role of percussionist.