parody. Critical reception The response to the EP was mixed. Dave Thompson of AllMusic gives it three stars out of five, citing "Paperlate" as the EP's selling point. Thompson describes "Paperlate" as "a horn-honking romp with just the ghosts of '60s soul playing around its chorus and a buoyancy that fed readily into the mood of the UK charts of the day." Thompson called "You Might Recall" and "Me and Virgil" "somewhat calmer", describing "Me and Virgil" as "introspective", and "You Might Recall" as "the latest in the band's long line of bubbly romantic numbers." Connolly & Company says that "Paperlate" featured a "peppy horn section," and that "You Might Recall" "recalled Mike Rutherford's earlier contributions ("Alone Tonight", "Say It's Alright Joe")." Connolly also says that Three Sides Live was worth buying for just "Paperlate". Upon its release, 3×3s lead song was "Paperlate", and the EP debuted at No. 30 on the UK charts, peaking at No. 10 later on. Because the EP market never took off in North America, Atlantic Records instead decided to release its three songs as part of Three Sides Live for its initial release, while the UK had live music. "Paperlate" peaked at No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart. As of 1994, however, Three Sides Live was remastered and reissued with the extra live material internationally. Later releases 3×3 never saw a CD release. However, its tracks appeared on the world edition of Three Sides Live. The three tracks, plus the songs "Evidence of Autumn" and "Open Door" (B-sides from the Duke sessions) make up the non-live side 2 of the second LP. In addition, two of its three tracks, "Paperlate" and "You Might Recall", appeared on the box set Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992 (2000); however, "Me and Virgil" was not added due to Collins' dislike for the song. The track was made available on the bonus CD of the boxed set Genesis 1976-1982, in a modern-day remixed version. The original mix remains out of print. "Paperlate" was also issued as a B-side to the single "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight". Track listing All songs by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford. Side A Side B Personnel Tony Banks – keyboards Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bassAdditional musicians EWF Horns – horns on "Paperlate"Additional personnel' Hugh Padgham – engineer References