Editing Abacab (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Abacab
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
| cover        = Abacab.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = 
| caption      = One of the album's four colour schemes
| released     = 18 September 1981
| recorded     = March–June 1981<ref name=genesisstudio>{{cite journal|url=http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/at-home-in-the-studio/1848|title=At Home In The Studio|first=Paul|last=Tingen|date=July 1992|issue=Jul 1992 |pages=38–42 |journal=Recording Musician}}</ref>
| studio       = [[The Farm (recording studio)|The Farm]], [[Chiddingfold]], [[Surrey]]
| genre        = *[[Art rock]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
*[[pop music|pop]]<ref name=allmusic />
| length       = 47:03
| label        = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] UK; [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] US; [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] Europe/Japan/Australasia 
| producer     = [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
| prev_title   = [[Duke (album)|Duke]]
| prev_year    = 1980
| next_title   = [[3×3]]
| next_year    = 1982
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Abacab
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Abacab (song)|Abacab]]
 | single1date = 14 August 1981
 | single2     = [[No Reply at All]]
 | single2date = September 1981
 | single3     = [[Keep It Dark]]
 | single3date = 23 October 1981
 | single4     = [[Man on the Corner]]
 | single4date = 5 March 1982
}}
}}
'''''Abacab''''' is the eleventh studio album by English rock band [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], released on 18 September 1981 by [[Charisma Records]]. After their 1980 tour in support of their previous album, ''[[Duke (album)|Duke]]'' (1980), the band took a break before they reconvened in 1981 to write and record a new album. ''Abacab'' is the first Genesis album recorded at [[The Farm (recording studio)|The Farm]], a recording studio bought by the group in [[Chiddingfold]], [[Surrey]]. It marked the band's development from their progressive roots into more accessible and pop-oriented songs, and their conscious decision to write songs unlike their previous albums.

''Abacab'' enjoyed a mostly positive reception from critics and was a commercial success for the band, becoming their second No. 1 LP on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and their first to reach the top ten of the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], peaking at No. 7. Genesis released four singles from the album, the most successful being "[[Abacab (song)|Abacab]]" and "[[No Reply at All]]". The album was certified gold in the UK and double platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for selling two million copies in the US. The Abacab Tour visited North America and Europe in 1981, recordings from which formed most of their 1982 live album and concert video ''[[Three Sides Live]]''. Three tracks left off the album were released on the EP ''[[3×3]]''. The album was reissued with a new stereo and [[5.1 surround sound]] mix in 2007.