| Genius of America |
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| Studio album by The Tubes |
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| Released |
October 15, 1996 |
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| Genre |
Rock |
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| Length |
53:15 |
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Critique |
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| Producer |
Richard Marx, The Tubes |
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| The Tubes chronology |
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Love Bomb
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Genius of America
(1996) |
Wild In London
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| Allmusic |
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The Tubes returned to the studio in 1996 for this release. Genius of America marked a number of firsts for the band: the first CD-only release, the first self-produced release, and the first body of work which includes Gary Cambra. The line-up features Fee, Roger, Rick, Prairie and Gary Cambra.
Track listing
- "Genius of America" (Cambra, Prince) - 4:00
- "Arms of the Enemy" (Cambra, Waybill) - 4:29
- "Say What You Want" (Cambra, Waybill) - 4:09
- "How Can You Live With Yourself" (Marx, Waybill) - 5:15
- "Big Brother's Still Watching" (Lukather, Marx, Waybill) - 5:31
- "After All You Said" (Steen, Waybill) - 4:29
- "Fishhouse" (Cambra, Prince, Steen) - 4:38
- "Fastest Gun Alive" (Anderson, Cambra, Steen, Waybill) - 5:05
- "I Never Saw It Comin'" (Cambra, Waybill) - 3:19
- "Who Names the Hurricanes" (Cambra, Prince) - 4:50
- "It's Too Late" (Steen, Waybill) - 2:52
- "Around the World" (Cambra, Waybill) - 4:47
Personnel
- Musicians
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Gary Cambra – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Richard Marx – acoustic guitar, piano, strings, synthesizer bass, vocals
- Jennifer McPhee – vocals
- David Medd – vocals
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion, voices
- Roger Steen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Anita Whitaker – vocals
- Production
- Mike Ainsworth – assistant engineer
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Bob Biles – engineer
- David Bryant – assistant engineer
- Michael Cotton – concept consultant
- Bill Darm – engineer
- Annamaria DiSanto – photography
- Bill Drescher – engineer, mixing
- Rory Earnshaw – photography
- Kim Foscato – engineer
- Dave Huron – assistant engineer
- Michael Johnson – assistant engineer
- Paul Knotter – concept consultant
- Kenji Nakai – assistant engineer
- Prairie Prince – art direction, design, photography
- Ralph Provino – concept consultant
- Witold Riedel – art direction
References
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| | | | Studio albums | |
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| | Live albums | |
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| | Singles |
- "Don't Touch Me There"
- "White Punks on Dope"
- "Show Me a Reason"
- "Prime Time"
- "Love's a Mystery (I Don't Understand)"
- "TV Is King"
- "Don't Want to Wait Anymore"
- "Talk to Ya Later"
- "Sports Fans"
- "She's a Beauty"
- "Tip of My Tongue"
- "The Monkey Time"
- "Piece by Piece"
- "How Can You Live With Yourself"
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