Silent Sun
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| Single by Genesis from the album From Genesis to Revelation |
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| B-side | "That's Me" | |||||
| Released | February 22, 1968 | |||||
| Genre | Folk rock Pop rock |
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| Length | 2:13 | |||||
| Label | Decca Records (UK) London Records (U.S.) |
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| Writer(s) | Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel | |||||
| Producer | Jonathan King | |||||
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| "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" (1999) |
"Silent Sun 2006" (2006) |
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"The Silent Sun" is the premiere single by English rock band Genesis. It was written by Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel at a time when the band's potential producer, Jonathan King, was starting to lose interest. Knowing that King was a fan of the Bee Gees, Banks and Gabriel wrote the song specifically to recapture his attention. It worked. The band was signed and the song was released as a single on February 22, 1968, and they would soon begin work on their debut album, From Genesis to Revelation.
"The Silent Sun" is a fusion of folk rock and pop rock. The heavy use of orchestral strings and lightweight romantic lyrics make this song a far cry from the progressive music that would follow on Genesis' next album, Trespass. The song, like most of From Genesis to Revelation, has been almost ignored by the band, as it has not appeared on any Genesis compilation or live album.
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – vocals
- Mike Rutherford – bass guitar
- Tony Banks – piano
- Anthony Phillips – acoustic guitar
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- Chris Stewart – percussion
- Arthur Greenslade – Orchestral Arrangements
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