Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis, released on 12 October 1973 through Charisma Records (Europe) and Atlantic Records (United States). It followed Foxtrot and was the band's commercial peak at that time, reaching #3 in the UK[1] where it remained on the charts for 21 weeks. The album went gold in the US in 1990. It was also a major breakthrough in terms of critical reception, and is considered one of the greatest albums of the progressive rock genre.The album cover is a painting by Betty Swanwick called The Dream. The original painting did not feature a lawn mower; the band had Swanwick add it later as an allusion to the song "I Know What I Like."
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" 8:042. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" 4:073. "Firth of Fifth" 9:354. "More Fool Me" 3:10Side two No. Title Length 1. "The Battle of Epping Forest" 11:492. "After the Ordeal" 4:133. "The Cinema Show" 11:064. "Aisle of Plenty" 1:32
Tony Banks – piano, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "The Cinema Show" and "More Fool Me" Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "More Fool Me" Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, oboe, percussion Steve Hackett – lead guitar Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, bass pedals, rhythm guitar, electric sitar, cello on "Dancing With The Moonlit Knight", acoustic guitar on "The Cinema Show" and "More Fool Me", backing vocals
