"Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" is the first track on the Genesis album Selling England by the Pound, released in 1973. Album cover for Genesis - Selling England by the Pound This is an album cover. ... This article is about the musical composition. ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... (L–R) Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks in November 2006, promoting the upcoming Turn It On Again tour Anthony George Tony Banks (born March 27, 1950) is an English songwriter, pianist/keyboard player, and guitarist. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Cobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Steve Hackett (born Stephen Richard Hackett on February 12, 1950, in Pimlico, England) is a writer and guitarist. ... Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford (born October 2, 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English musician. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) was the first charting single by the rock band Genesis. ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The a cappella voice of Peter Gabriel opens the track. Then, the song progressively gets louder and more upbeat, becoming a powerful rock number. This song is notable in that it is one of several tracks where Tony Banks used his newly-acquired Mellotron M400; toward the middle of the song the 8 Voice choir is featured prominently, and in the closing section the strings are used. It is also of special mention particularly that guitarist Steve Hackett used the tapping and sweep-picking techniques on this song. This article is about the vocal technique. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Cobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ... Steve Hackett (born Stephen Richard Hackett on February 12, 1950, in Pimlico, England) is a writer and guitarist. ... This article is about the music technique. ... What is meant by the term sweep picking is when the guitarist picks the string downwards and then the next string below it downwards its called a Sweep. This also applies for upward strokes. ...

The lyrics are an ironic commentary on contemporary England that employs references to English staples like Wimpy hamburgers and Green Shield Stamps. Wimpy Logo Wimpy is the brand name of a chain of hamburger restaurants based in the United Kingdom. ... Green Shield Stamps were a sales promotion or incentive scheme designed deployed in the UK and Ireland to encourage or reward shopping, by being able to buy free gifts. ...

The song's melody is repeated in a different form at the closing of "The Cinema Show." The beats of the melody are shifted backwards once. The Cinema Show is an epic rock song by British progressive rock band Genesis off of their 1973 album, Selling England by the Pound. ...

The album's closing song, "Aisle of Plenty", is a reprise of "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight". This gives the album a book-end effect, an effect that was used to great effect on later albums like A Trick of the Tail and Duke. Aisle of Plenty is the final song on the 1973 Genesis album Selling England by the Pound. It is not so much its own song as a reprise of the eight-minute opening number Dancing with the Moonlit Knight. The acoustic line that opens the song is repeated several times... A Trick of the Tail was the seventh studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis and the first to feature Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. ... Duke is the tenth studio album by British band Genesis, was released in March 1980. ...

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel: Vocals, flute, oboe, tambourine and bass drum
• Steve Hackett: Electric and acoustic guitars
• Mike Rutherford: Bass, acoustic guitar and bass pedals
• Phil Collins: drums
• Tony Banks: Mellotron, Arp Pro-Soloist, piano and Hammond organ