Keep It Dark
Genesis | Artist Essentials
First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original 1981 group studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The taut repeating figure provides a steady point of reference through the changes in vocal intensity.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1981 (year verified)
The label's original album history establishes 1981. The old 1983 annual entry and supplied release annotation remain untouched and are not reused as the original release year.
Recording: Original 1981 group studio recording
Credit: Genesis
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Abacab
Original album association; a single in the same year does not change the supported release year.
Abacab - original studio program
Official program includes Abacab, Keep It Dark and Man on the Corner. The CD product date is a later edition; the separate label history establishes the original 1981 album year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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The retained Genesis title and group credit refer to the original Abacab recording. The label establishes 1981, rather than the retained annual row's supplied 1983 annotation.
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Genesis
Genesis formed in England in 1967 around school friends Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford. Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined the early album lineup, whose long arrangements combined instrumental detail with theatrical storytelling. After Gabriel left in 1975, Collins became lead singer. The later Banks, Collins and Rutherford trio developed a more direct pop sound while retaining extended album pieces. Their group catalog spans both approaches, alongside the separate solo careers pursued by its members.
Artist background sources
Genesis - official group history
Official history identifies the 1967 school-friend founders, Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins taking lead vocals, and the subsequent Banks/Collins/Rutherford trio and its progressive/pop catalog. Only the stable career history is used. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Genesis - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Museum identifies the Gabriel and Collins eras and the inducted group members Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett and Rutherford, supporting the group identity separately from solo careers. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Genesis - original studio album history and programs
Label distinguishes the original albums and their years from the 2024 reissue campaign. Used for the 1976 A Trick of the Tail, 1978 trio album, 1981 Abacab, 1983 Genesis and 1991 We Can't Dance original programs. Later Nick Davis mixes are not assigned as first releases. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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