Genius of America
Genius of America marked The Tubes return to the studio for their first studio album since 1985's Love Bomb. The band self-produced the album and is their first body of work to include Gary Cambra. The album was released on October 15, 1996.
A CD featuring re-mixed versions of the songs plus two bonus tracks was released in Europe in 1999 as Hoods From Outer Space.Track listing
- "Genius of America" - 4:00
- "Arms of the Enemy" - 4:29
- "Say What You Want" - 4:09
- "How Can You Live With Yourself" - 5:15
- "Big Brother's Still Watching" - 5:31
- "After All You Said" - 4:29
- "Fishhouse" - 4:38
- "Fastest Gun Alive" - 5:05
- "I Never Saw It Comin'" - 3:19
- "Who Names the Hurricanes" - 4:50
- "It's Too Late" - 2:52
- "Around the World" - 4:47
Personnel
;Musicians
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Gary Cambra – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Richard Marx – acoustic guitar, piano, strings, synthesizer bass, vocals
- Jennifer McPhee – vocals
- David Medd – vocals
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion, voices
- Roger Steen – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Anita Whitaker – vocals
;Production
- Mike Ainsworth – assistant engineer
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Bob Biles – engineer
- David Bryant – assistant engineer
- Michael Cotton – concept consultant
- Bill Darm – engineer
- Annamaria DiSanto – photography
- Bill Drescher – engineer, mixing
- Rory Earnshaw – photography
- Kim Foscato – engineer
- Dave Huron – assistant engineer
- Michael Johnson – assistant engineer
- Paul Knotter – concept consultant
- Kenji Nakai – assistant engineer
- Prairie Prince – art direction, design, photography
- Ralph Provino – concept consultant
- Witold Riedel – art direction