The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
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| Studio album by Genesis | ||||
| Released | 18 November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 1974 | |||
| Studio | Glaspant Manor, Carmarthenshire, Wales with Island Studios' mobile recording equipment | |||
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| Length | 94:22 | |||
| Label | Charisma | |||
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| AllMusic |  |
| BBC Music | (favourable) |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released as a double album on 18 November 1974 on Charisma Records. It is their last album recorded with Peter Gabriel as the lead singer before his departure from the group in May 1975. Its concept centres around a Puerto Rican youth in New York City named Rael and his spiritual journey of self-discovery and the characters he meets on the way. Recording was met with several incidents, including Gabriel's temporary absences and his insistence on writing its lyrics, which put strains on the group.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was released to initial mixed critical reception, though it has since been met with critical acclaim. It peaked at No. 10 on the UK Album Chart and No. 41 on the US Billboard 200. Two singles were released, "Counting Out Time" and "The Carpet Crawlers". Genesis toured the album in North America and Europe, playing the album in its entirety across 102 dates. The album continued to sell, and reached Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales over 500,000 copies in 1990.
In May 1974, the Genesis line-up of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Steve Hackett wrapped their 1973–74 tour to support their fifth album, Selling England by the Pound (1973). In the following month, they booked three months at Headley Grange in Headley, East Hampshire to write and rehearse new material for their next album. Upon their arrival, the building was in a state left by the previous band with excrement on the floor and rat infestations. Both Collins and Hackett admitted to having issues with sleeping. By this time, the personal lives of some members started to affect the mood in the band which started to cause complications. Hackett explained: "Everybody had their own agenda. Some of us were married, some of us had children, some of us were getting divorced. And we were still trying to get it together in the country." Banks later deemed this period of time as his least favourite of all his time in Genesis.
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