Duchess (song)

Duchess (song)
"Duchess"
Single by Genesis
from the album Duke
B-side "Open Door"
Released 9 May 1980 [1]
Recorded October-December 1979
Genre Art rock, pop rock
Length 6:26,3:57 (Music Video)
Label Charisma/Virgin (UK)
Atlantic Records (US)
Writer(s) Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
Producer David Hentschel and Genesis
Genesis singles chronology
"Turn It on Again"
(1980)
"Duchess"
(1980)
"Misunderstanding"
(1980)
Duke track listing
"Behind the Lines"
(Track 1)
"Duchess"
(Track 2)
"Guide Vocal"
(Track 3)

"Duchess" is a song by the British band Genesis, appearing as the second track on their 1980's album, Duke. It peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart.

Part of the album's "hidden suite" which also included "Behind the Lines", "Guide Vocal", "Turn It on Again", "Duke's Travels" and "Duke's End," the lyrics tell the story of a rise and fall of a diva from the beginning of her career, to her superstardom, to her decline in public opinion. It is the first Genesis song to use a drum machine.

The band made a video for the song. It showed Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford playing at various points around the Liverpool Empire theatre and watching the Duchess perform her songs, Collins nodding his head in approval. The drum machine used in the song (Roland CR-78) is shown at the beginning of the video.

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