Counting Out Time

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“Counting Out Time”
Single by Genesis from the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
B-side	"Riding the Scree"
Released	November 1974
Recorded	August-October 1974
Genre	Pop Rock, Progressive Rock
Length	3:40
Label	Charisma/Virgin (UK) Atlantic (U.S.)
Producer	John Burns and Genesis
Genesis singles chronology
"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (1974) "Counting Out Time" (1974) "The Carpet Crawlers" (1975)
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway track listing
"Hairless Heart" (Track 8) "Counting Out Time" (Track 9) "The Carpet Crawlers" (Track 10)

"Counting Out Time" is a song by progressive rock band Genesis off of their 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The song is more pop-like than the rest of Genesis' earlier work, possibly the cause of it being the lead single from this album. As part of the rock opera, this song presents the main character, Rael, remembering his first encounter with a sexual partner as he attempts to erotically arouse her by way of numbered figures he recalls from a book he had bought some time ago titled 'Erogenous Zones and Difficulties in Overcoming Finding Them.' This was one of the three songs included from The Lamb on Genesis' 3-disc compilation, Platinum Collection. It was also added to the 2007 re-release of Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition making it the only track from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway on the compilation (Not including the 1999 remake of The Carpet Crawlers).

[edit] Personnel

• Peter Gabriel: Vocals
• Steve Hackett: Electric Guitar and Distorted Guitar
• Mike Rutherford: Bass and Bass Pedal
• Tony Banks: Piano, Hammond Organ and Rhapsody Synthesizer
• Phil Collins: Drums

[edit] External links

• The Annotated Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - An interpretation of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway