2350 – Genesis – That's All (1983)

 

Escrita por Tony Banks, Phil Collins e Mike Rutherford, “That's All” foi gravada em 1983 nos The Farm Studios, em Surrey, Inglaterra. A música foi lançada primeiro no álbum Genesis, o décimo segundo álbum de estúdio da banda, em 9 de outubro de 1983. Foi lançada como single depois, em 31 de outubro de 1983, com “Second Home by the Sea” no lado B. A produção ficou por conta de Genesis e Hugh Padgham. “That’s All” é uma das baladas mais sinceras e marcantes da fase pop da Genesis. Na letra, Phil Collins canta sobre o fim de um relacionamento, com frustração, arrependimento e uma pitada de ironia (“just when I thought everything was fine, you came along and changed my mind”). É uma música sobre desilusão amorosa, com um tom melancólico e honesto. Musicalmente, a faixa tem um arranjo pop-rock suave e emotivo, com piano marcante, bateria eletrônica sutil e o vocal característico de Phil Collins. O personnel da gravação inclui: Phil Collins (vocais principais, bateria e percussão), Tony Banks (teclados e piano), Mike Rutherford (guitarra, baixo e backing vocals). Nos charts, a música alcançou as seguintes posições: Estados Unidos (Billboard Hot 100) 6º lugar, Reino Unido 14º lugar, Canadá 13º lugar, Austrália 62º lugar, Alemanha 28º lugar, Holanda 12º lugar, Suíça 25º lugar, Suécia 13º lugar, França 17º lugar, Irlanda 11º lugar, Nova Zelândia 27º lugar, Itália 32º lugar.

A letra:

Just as I thought it was goin' alright
I found out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, and you'd say night
Tell me it's black, when I know that it's white
Always the same, it's just a shame and that's all

I could leave, but I won't go
Though my heart might tell me so
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me lookin' at you, you lookin' at me?
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Turnin' me on, turnin' me off
Making me feel like I want too much
Livin' with you is just putting me through it all of the time
Runnin' around, staying out all night
Taking it all instead of taking one bite
Living with you is just putting me through it all of the time

I could leave, but I won't go
But it'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
Why does it always seem to be
Me lookin' at you, you lookin' at me?
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Truth is I love you
More than I wanted to
There's no point in trying to pretend
There's been no one who
Makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together 'til the end

But I could leave, but I won't go
It'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
So why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me?
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

But I love you
More than I wanted to
There's no point in trying to pretend
There's been no one who
Makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together 'til the end

But just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
Well, I could say day, you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
That's all

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