Also known as 3X3, 3 X 3
3×3 is the second extended play by the English rock band Genesis, released on 10 May 1982 on Charisma Records. Its three songs were originally written and recorded for their eleventh studio album Abacab (1981), but they were not included on the album's final track selection. 3×3 reached on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, its tracks were included on the international edition of the band's live album Three Sides Live (1982). The lead track, "Paperlate", peaked at on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Key facts
- Album.name
- 3×3
- Album.type
- ep
- Album.artist
- Genesis
- Album.cover
- 3X3Genesis.jpg
- Album.released
- 10 May 1982
- Album.recorded
- May–June 1981
- Album.genre
- Pop rock
- Album.label
- Charisma (UK)
- Album.producer
- Genesis
- Album.prev_title
- Abacab
- Album.prev_year
- 1981
- Album.next_title
- Three Sides Live
- Album.next_year
- 1982
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- publication date
- 1982-05-21
- number of parts of this work
- 3
- title
- 3×3
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- Side A
- Side B
- Personnel
- References
3×3 is the second extended play by the English rock band Genesis, released on 10 May 1982 on Charisma Records. Its three songs were originally written and recorded for their eleventh studio album Abacab (1981), but they were not included on the album's final track selection. 3×3 reached on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, its tracks were included on the international edition of the band's live album Three Sides Live (1982). The lead track, "Paperlate", peaked at on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
==Production== All songs were recorded during the session for Abacab. A bootleg demo tape exists of the band playing an entire session of songs for Abacab, with the three songs from this EP also included.