1996 The Tubes – Genius Of America
Genius of America marked The Tubes return to the studio for their first studio album since 1985’s Love Bomb. The band self-produced the album and is their first body of work to include Gary Cambra. The album was released on October 15, 1996. A CD featuring re-mixed versions of the songs plus two bonus tracks was released in Europe in 1999 as Hoods From Outer Space.
Tracks
1 Genius Of America (Gary Cambra; Prairie Prince) 04:01
2 Arms Of The Enemy (Gary Cambra; Fee Waybill) 04:30
3 Say What You Want (Gary Cambra; Fee Waybill) 04:09
4 How Can You Live With Yourself (Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 05:16
5 Big Brother’s Still Watching (Steve Lukather; Richard Marx; Fee Waybill) 05:32
6 After All You Said (Roger Steen; Fee Waybill) 04:29
7 Fishhouse (Gary Cambra; Prairie Prince; Roger Steen) 04:38
8 Fastest Gun Alive (Rick Anderson; Gary Cambra; Roger Steen; Fee Waybill) 05:05
9 I Never Saw It Comin’ (Gary Cambra; Fee Waybill) 03:19
10 Who Names The Hurricanes (Gary Cambra; Prairie Prince) 04:50
11 It’s Too Late (Roger Steen; Fee Waybill) 02:53
12 Around The World (Gary Cambra; Fee Waybill) 04:48
The Band
| Bass | Rick Anderson |
| Drums | Prairie Prince |
| Guitar | Roger Steen |
| Guitar | Gary Cambra |
| Acoustic Guitar | Roger Steen |
| Acoustic Guitar | Gary Cambra |
| Vocals | Fee Waybill |
Other Musicians
4 How Can You Live With Yourself
| Bass (synthesizer) | Richard Marx |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Marx |
| Piano | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Nita Whittaker |
5 Big Brother’s Still Watching
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
6 After All You Said
| Background Vocals | David Medd |
8 Fastest Gun Alive
| Background Vocals | Jennifer McPhee |
9 I Never Saw It Comin’
| Background Vocals | David Medd |
11 It’s Too Late
| Background Vocals | David Medd |
12 Around The World
| Background Vocals | David Medd |
Liner Notes
Producer – The Tubes (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Producer – Richard Marx (Track 4)
Engineer – Bob Biles, Bill Darm, Bill Drescher, Kim Foscato
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Ainsworth, David Bryant, Dave Huron, Michael Johnson, Kenji Nakai
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Bill Drescher
Art Direction – Prairie Prince, Witold Riedel
Photography – Prairie Prince, Annamaria DiSanto
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Phonographic Copyright Critique Records Inc
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