Keep It Dark
Genesis
1983
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked | List year differs from verified release
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. 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. The earlier supplied year 1983 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1983.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
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.
About Genesis
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
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.
Retained annual-list context
This recording is included in the 1983 editorial listening list. A documented songwriting-inspiration account has not been established.
Release / version background only; not a songwriting-inspiration account.
Owner-supplied 1983.html position 135
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.
Other appearances and versions
Recording identity based on title and credited artist; no audio fingerprint.
Release metadata and original source status are shown on the entry.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Chronology-screened editorial addition; reported release date still unverified; not a verified chart ranking.
Editorial discovery classification based on this artist's retained repertoire; not song-level research.
Owner-supplied 1983.html position 135
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.
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