Turn It On Again: The Hits

Turn It On Again: The Hits
Greatest hits album by Genesis
Released	26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)[1]
Recorded	1973–1999 (Original) 1970–1999 (Tour Edition)
Length	78:56
Label	Virgin Atlantic (US/Canada)
Producer	Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, David Hentschel, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, John Burns, Trevor Horn[2]
Compiler	Geoff Callingham[2]
Genesis chronology
Genesis Archive 1967–75 (1998) Turn It On Again: The Hits (1999) Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 (2000)
Singles from Turn It On Again: The Hits
"The Carpet Crawlers 1999" Released: 2 November 1999[3]

Turn It On Again: The Hits is a greatest hits collection by British progressive rock/pop-rock band Genesis. The album was first released as a single album on 26 October 1999 (see 1999 in music)^[1] by Virgin Records in England and by Atlantic Records in the United States.

In 2007, an expanded two-disc edition, subtitled The Tour Edition, was released to promote the Turn It on Again reunion tour. All of the tracks, except for "The Carpet Crawlers 1999," were remixed by Nick Davis. In addition, the album features more songs from every album in the band's catalogue (minus the live albums and From Genesis to Revelation). Besides 2CD version, the 2CD + 2DVD version was issued, which included The Video Show DVD and When in Rome DVD.

Album profile

All of the songs on the compilation feature the long-lasting Banks-Collins-Rutherford lineup of Genesis, with the exception of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" and "The Carpet Crawlers 1999", which feature the Banks-Collins-Gabriel-Hackett-Rutherford lineup, and "Congo", which features the Banks-Rutherford-Wilson lineup.

Upon its release, Turn It On Again: The Hits reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart and #65 on the Billboard 200 (US) albums chart, where it achieved gold record status.

In 2007, the compilation was re-released as a 2-CD set with bonus tracks for the new tour of the group, this time including several songs from the Gabriel-era band, as well as the transitory Banks-Collins-Hackett-Rutheford lineup. The project was again extremely successful, re-entering the charts at #14 and the following week climbing to #5. The 2-disc version was released in the US on 11 September replacing The Platinum Collection.

The seven letters of the Genesis logo on the cover are parts of the different album cover logos over the years. They are as follows:

• The "G" from ...And Then There Were Three...
• The first "E" from the second "E" on We Can't Dance (the first "E" on that album's cover was reversed)
• The "N" from Calling All Stations (with a different colour scheme; this was reverted on the 2007 re-issue)
• The second "E" from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
• The first "S" from Duke
• The "I" from Genesis
• The second "S" from Invisible Touch

The band's official website has taken to using a similar format for its homepage; when the mouse is moved over each letter, the picture changes.

Track listing

Original album

All songs by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, except where indicated.

The Tour Edition

Personnel

• Tony Banks – keyboards, synthesizer, piano and 12-string acoustic guitar
• Mike Rutherford – bass, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric sitar and backing vocals
• Phil Collins – vocals, drums and percussion (except on "Congo" and "The Knife")
• Steve Hackett – lead guitar on "I Know What I Like", "The Carpet Crawlers", "Counting out Time", "Happy the Man", "Your Own Special Way", "Afterglow, "Pigeons", "Inside and Out" and "A Trick of the Tail"
• Peter Gabriel – vocals and flute on "I Know What I Like", "The Carpet Crawlers", "Counting out Time", "Happy the Man" and "The Knife"
• Anthony Phillips – lead guitar on "The Knife"
• John Mayhew - drums on "The Knife"
• Ray Wilson – vocals on "Congo"

Additional personnel

• Nir Zidkyahu – drums on "Congo"

Charts

Album

Year-end charts

References