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Mike + The Mechanics is the debut album by the Genesis bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford's band Mike + The Mechanics in 1985. The album reached number 26 on the Billboard 200 album charts and had three hit singles

Living Years is the second album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1988. The album reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Mike Rutherford began writing songs for the album in September 1987, shortly after the conclusion of Genesis's Invisible Touch Tour.

Mike Rutherford, who was the bass player and later the guitarist for Genesis, formed Mike + the Mechanics as a side project, using Paul Carrack and Paul Young (the one from the band Sad Café, not the solo artist). Carrack, who had a hit in 1987 with "Don't Shed a Tear," sang lead on this song. This was the second single released from the Living Years album, following the mid-tempo "Nobody's Perfect," which stalled at US in December 1988 despite a video directed by Jim Yukich, who helmed many popular Genesis videos and also the previous Mike + The Mechanics clips.

Hits (Mike + The Mechanics album). Hits is a compilation album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1996 except in the United States and Canada, where it was released in 2005. It contains nearly all of the band's hits up to the time of its release. All I Need Is a Miracle" was re-recorded for the album. Peter Kane in Q wrote, "These are all songs that are uniformly high on melody and craftsmanship, with mercifully no hidden agenda.

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The Living Years is a Ballad released by Mike & The Mechanics in 1988. Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating on your door. I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear I know that I'm a hostage, to all his hopes and fears I just wish I could have told him in the living years. So don't yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate It may have a new perspective On a different day And if you don't give up, and don't give in You may just be O. .I wasn't there that morning When my father passed away I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say. I think I caught his spirit Later that same year I'm sure I heard his echo In my baby's new born tears I just wish I could have told him in the living years. The Living Years" Track Info.

The Living Years" is probably the best Mike & the Mechanics album, thanks mostly to the title track. Of course, the self- titled "Living Years" is the standout, the soft rock song sung by Paul Carrack with that unforgettable choir that comes in during the chorus. When you hear Mike & the Mechanics' music, you are taken back in time when bands who spun off Genesis when Phil Collins left the group to go solo. Mike's music can be soft and light-hearted to listen too. They have a wonderful, unique sound. You'll love Mike & The Mechanics and you hope that they are still playing after 20 years somewhere.