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==Release== ''Invisible Touch'' was first released on 6 June 1986 in the US by [[Atlantic Records]];<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Genesis&ti=Invisible_Touch#search_section|title=American album certifications β Genesis β Invisible Touch|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> its release in the United Kingdom followed on 9 June 1986 by [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] and [[Virgin Records]].<ref name=BPI>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|title=British album certifications β Genesis β Invisible Touch|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=31 January 2017|archive-date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501152215/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|url-status=dead}} Enter "Invisible Touch" in the field 'Keywords'. Select 'Title' in the field 'Search by'. Select 'Album' in the field 'By Format'. Click 'Search'.</ref> The album reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] for three weeks from 21 June 1986 during a 96-week stay on the chart,<ref name=UKchart>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14995/genesis/|title=Genesis β Artists β Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> and peaked at No. 3 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] during an 85-week stay.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/1496517/genesis/chart?f=305|title=Artists / Genesis: Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> Genesis released five singles from ''Invisible Touch'' from 1986 to 1987β"[[Invisible Touch (song)|Invisible Touch]]", "[[Throwing It All Away]]", "[[Land of Confusion]]", "[[In Too Deep (Genesis song)|In Too Deep]]", and "[[Tonight, Tonight, Tonight]]". Each one reached the top five on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, making Genesis the first group and foreign act to achieve this feat, equalling the five singles record set by [[Michael Jackson]], [[Janet Jackson]], and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=13 June 1987|first=Paul|last=Grien|page=6|title=Chart Beat: Genesis Joins Five-Top-Five-Hits Club; Walden Produces His Sixth In Two Years|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-06-13.pdf|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> In [[American Music Awards of 1987#Winners and nominees|1987]], Genesis received an [[American Music Award]] nomination for [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group#1980s|Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group]]. At the [[Brit Awards]] in [[1987 Brit Awards#Winners and nominees|1987]] co-producer [[Hugh Padgham]] was nominated for [[Brit Award for British Producer of the Year#Winners and nominees|British Producer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1987|title=History|access-date=23 February 2013|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140317150236/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1987|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Collins was nominated for [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist#Winners and nominees|British Male Artist]] for his contribution to the album. In 1988, the band received one of the only two [[Grammy Award]]s issued for the short-lived [[Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video|Best Concept Music Video]] category for "[[Land of Confusion]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?page=1&artist=&title=&year=1987&genre=All|title=30th Annual Grammy Awards|work=Grammy Awards|access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> It was also nominated for [[1987 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV's Video of the Year Award]], but lost to their former lead vocalist [[Peter Gabriel]]'s "[[Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)|Sledgehammer]]". "[[The Brazilian]]" received a [[29th Annual Grammy Awards#Award winners|Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance#Recipients|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]], but lost to the instrumental rock piece "[[Top Gun Anthem]]" by [[Harold Faltermeyer]] and [[Steve Stevens]]. In 2007, the album was reissued with a new stereo and [[5.1 surround sound]] mix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Genesis-Invisible-Touch/release/1108101|title=Genesis - Invisible Touch|website=[[Discogs]]|date=October 2007 }}</ref>
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