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1992 single by Genesis

"Never a Time"

Single by Genesis

from the album We Can't Dance

Released

19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)

Length

3:53

Label

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Nick Davis
Genesis

Genesis singles chronology

"Jesus He Knows Me"
(1992)

"Never a Time"
(1992)

"Tell Me Why"
(1992)

"Never a Time" is the fifth track from English rock band Genesis's 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991). This song, a ballad, was released as the fifth single from the album, and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 9 in Canada.

Personnel

Tony Banks – keyboards
Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion
Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	9
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	5
Germany (GfK)	56
US Billboard Hot 100	21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	4
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)	12
US Cash Box Top 100	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	70
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	30
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	19

References

Aldous, Steve (2020). The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. McFarland & Company. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-476-681382.
"We Can't Dance - Genesis".
"Genesis".
"Genesis News Com [it]: Genesis - We Cant Dance - CD review".
"GENESIS - Never a Time (1993)".
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 1835." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1841." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Genesis – Never a Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Genesis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Genesis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
"Genesis Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 2339." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2334." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
"The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. 25 December 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson
Studio albums	From Genesis to Revelation Trespass Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Selling England by the Pound The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway A Trick of the Tail Wind & Wuthering ...And Then There Were Three... Duke Abacab Genesis Invisible Touch We Can't Dance Calling All Stations
Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
EPs	Spot the Pigeon 3×3
Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Your Own Special Way" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "The Lady Lies" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce Nic Collins
Related articles	List of Genesis medleys Brand X Flaming Youth Mike and the Mechanics GTR Stiltskin Simon Collins Sound of Contact Jonathan King Tony Smith The Musical Box Six of the Best Genesis: Together and Apart The Farm
Genesis discography List of Genesis band members Genesis awards Category

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