Editing We Can't Dance (section)

==Background==
In July 1987, the Genesis line-up of drummer and singer [[Phil Collins]], keyboardist [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], and bassist and guitarist [[Mike Rutherford]] wrapped their 1986–1987 world tour in support of their thirteenth studio album, ''[[Invisible Touch]]'' (1986). The 112-date tour, attended by an estimated 3.5 million people, was extremely taxing on the group, particularly for Rutherford following his father's death and almost losing his son Harry due to a difficult birth.<ref name=mcall1992/><ref name=vox1991/> The band then entered a three-and-a-half-year period of inactivity, during which each member continued with his respective solo projects. Collins achieved further worldwide commercial success following the release of his solo album ''[[...But Seriously]]'' (1989), while Rutherford's band, [[Mike and the Mechanics]], had also begun to have hits.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|pp=208, 210}} Banks and Rutherford expected Collins to leave the band during this time, but he stayed on to record another Genesis studio album with them.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=217}} The band had initially agreed to enter production in 1990, but it was pushed to 1991 because of Collins's lengthy solo tour.<ref name=detroitpress1991/><ref name=cincinnati1991/> The album's title derived partly from the popularity of dance music and its presence in the charts at the time.<ref name=vox1991/><ref name=mcall1992/>