We invite you to share interesting facts and tidbits about this track. Let's look at the track in the context of the band's / the artist's history, at the music, the songwriting and all other aspects that are relevant for this track. Please do stick to the discussion of the track above. Comparisons to other tracks are okay, but remember that the other track you may be keen to talk about has or will have its own Track Of The Week thread. If you spot a mistake or if you can close a gap in the fact sheet above please feel free to contact martinus or Christian about it; we will gladly add and improve! GENESIS - On The Shoreline Year: 1991 Album: B-Side / 1983-1997 Extra Disc / Archive #2 Working title: ? Credits: Banks/Collins/Rutherford Lyrics: Yes Length: 4:50 Musicians: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford Played live: never Cover versions: ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFG2zGzhMbA Notes: We Can't Dance is the longest single album by Genesis (by CD standards). However, there were two songs that didn't make it onto the album including On The Shoreline, which probably lost out because the "elephant sound" of the song had already been used on No Son Of Mine. Nevertheless, the song is extremely popular with fans and it became popular when it was released on the Earthrise II sampler. It was even released as a single in Italy...
