Genesis Revisited II

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Genesis Revisited II
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Studio album by
Released22 October 2012
Recorded2011–12
Genre Progressive rock
Length2:24:48
Label Inside Out Music
Producer Steve Hackett, Roger King
Steve Hackett chronology
Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
(2011)
Genesis Revisited II
(2012)
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Ultimate Classic Rock(7/10) [2]

Genesis Revisited II is the 22nd studio album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album Genesis Revisited and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by Genesis with a variety of guest vocalists.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins, except where noted. Names in parentheses are the vocalists.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Chamber of 32 Doors" (Nad Sylvan)  The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 6:00
2."Horizons"  Foxtrot 1:41
3."Supper's Ready" (Mikael Åkerfeldt, Simon Collins, Conrad Keely, Steve Hackett, Francis Dunnery) Foxtrot23:35
4."The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway7:47
5."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery)  Selling England by the Pound 8:10
6."Fly on a Windshield" (Gary O'Toole) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway2:54
7."Broadway Melody of 1974" (Gary O'Toole) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway2:23
8."The Musical Box" (Nad Sylvan)  Nursery Cryme 10:57
9."Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) Foxtrot5:50
10."Please Don't Touch"S. Hackett Please Don't Touch!4:03
Total length:73:20
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole)S. Hackett, Collins Wind & Wuthering 6:56
2."The Return of the Giant Hogweed" (Neal Morse) Nursery Cryme8:46
3."Entangled" (Amanda Lehmann, Jakko Jakszyk)S. Hackett, Banks A Trick of the Tail 6:35
4."Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan, Gary O'Toole)Banks, S. Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering7:51
5."Ripples" (Amanda Lehmann)Rutherford, BanksA Trick of the Tail8:14
6."Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..."S. Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering2:12
7."...In That Quiet Earth"S. Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, CollinsWind & Wuthering4:47
8."Afterglow" (John Wetton, Amanda Lehmann)BanksWind & Wuthering4:09
9."A Tower Struck Down" John Hackett, S. Hackett Voyage of the Acolyte 4:45
10."Camino Royale" (Steve Hackett)S. Hackett, Nick Magnus Highly Strung 6:19
11."Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann)S. Hackett, RutherfordVoyage of the Acolyte10:45
Total length:71:28

Personnel

Genesis Revisited II: Selection

Genesis Revisited II: Selection
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Studio album by
Released10 May 2013 (Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Australia, New Zealand)
13 May 2013 (UK)
14 May 2013 (Spain, Italy)
15 May 2013 (Sweden, Hungary)
Recorded2011–12
Genre Progressive rock
Label Inside Out Music
Producer Steve Hackett, Roger King
Steve Hackett chronology
Genesis Revisited II
(2012)
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
(2013)
Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith
(2013)

Genesis Revisited II: Selection is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician Steve Hackett. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Carpet Crawlers" (Ray Wilson)  The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 5:13
2."Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan)Banks, Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering7:51
3."The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway7:47
4."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery)  Selling England by the Pound 8:17
5."Entangled" (Jakko Jakszyk, Amanda Lehmann)Hackett, Banks A Trick of the Tail 6:34
6."Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann)Hackett, Rutherford Voyage of the Acolyte 10:43
7."Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) Foxtrot5:50
8."Afterglow" (John Wetton)BanksWind & Wuthering4:09
9."Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole)Hackett, CollinsWind & Wuthering6:58
Total length:1:03:22 (63:22)

"Selection" Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] 61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 52
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 119
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8] 48
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 80
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 24
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [12] 3

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