Genius of America

Genius of America
File:The Tubes Genius of America.jpg
Studio album by The Tubes
Released	October 15, 1996
Genre	Rock
Length	53:15
Label	Critique
Producer	Richard Marx, The Tubes
The Tubes chronology
Love Bomb (1985)Love Bomb1985 Genius of America (1996) Wild In London (2005)Wild In London2005

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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

1. "Genius of America" (Cambra, Prince) - 4:00
2. "Arms of the Enemy" (Cambra, Waybill) - 4:29
3. "Say What You Want" (Cambra, Waybill) - 4:09
4. "How Can You Live With Yourself" (Marx, Waybill) - 5:15
5. "Big Brother's Still Watching" (Lukather, Marx, Waybill) - 5:31
6. "After All You Said" (Steen, Waybill) - 4:29
7. "Fishhouse" (Cambra, Prince, Steen) - 4:38
8. "Fastest Gun Alive" (Anderson, Cambra, Steen, Waybill) - 5:05
9. "I Never Saw It Comin'" (Cambra, Waybill) - 3:19
10. "Who Names the Hurricanes" (Cambra, Prince) - 4:50
11. "It's Too Late" (Steen, Waybill) - 2:52
12. "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