Turn It On Again: The Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 25 October 1999 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1973–1999 (Original) 1970–1999 (Tour Edition) | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, art rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 78:37 | |||
Label | Virgin Atlantic (US/Canada) | |||
Producer | ||||
Compiler | Geoff Callingham [2] | |||
Genesis chronology | ||||
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The Tour Edition (2007) | ||||
Singles from Turn It On Again:The Hits | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Sputnikmusic | [5] |
Turn It On Again:The Hits is a greatest hits album by British progressive rock/pop-rock band Genesis. The album was originally released as a single album on 25 October 1999 by Virgin Records in the UK and on 26 October 1999 by Atlantic Records in the US.
In 2007,an expanded two-disc edition,subtitled The Tour Edition,was released to promote the Turn It On Again:The Tour reunion. All tracks except "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" were remixed by Nick Davis. Besides the 2-CD version,a 2-CD + DVD version was issued,which included The Video Show DVD.
All tracks 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 No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 65 on the US Billboard 200,where it achieved gold record status.
In 2007,The Tour Edition was also successful,re-entering the UK charts at No. 14 and the following week climbing to No. 5. The Tour Edition 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 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.
All songs composed by Tony Banks,Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford,except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Turn It On Again" | Duke (1980) | 3:50 | |
2. | "Invisible Touch" | Invisible Touch (1986) | 3:27 | |
3. | "Mama" (Radio edit) | Genesis (1983) | 5:19 | |
4. | "Land of Confusion" | Invisible Touch | 4:45 | |
5. | "I Can't Dance" | We Can't Dance (1991) | 4:00 | |
6. | "Follow You Follow Me" | ...And Then There Were Three... (1978) | 3:59 | |
7. | "Hold on My Heart" | We Can't Dance | 4:38 | |
8. | "Abacab" (UK single edit) | Abacab (1981) | 4:10 | |
9. | "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" |
| Selling England by the Pound (1973) | 4:05 |
10. | "No Son of Mine" (Edited version) | We Can't Dance | 5:44 | |
11. | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (New edit of single version) | Invisible Touch | 4:28 | |
12. | "In Too Deep" | Invisible Touch | 4:57 | |
13. | "Congo" (Single version) |
| ...Calling All Stations... (1997) | 4:03 |
14. | "Jesus He Knows Me" (Single mix) | We Can't Dance | 4:16 | |
15. | "That's All" | Genesis | 4:25 | |
16. | "Misunderstanding" | Phil Collins | Duke | 3:15 |
17. | "Throwing It All Away" | Invisible Touch | 3:49 | |
18. | "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" (newly recorded version with same lineup as original 1974 version) |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) | 5:39 |
Total length: | 1:18:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Turn It On Again" | Duke | 3:49 | |
2. | "No Son of Mine" (single edit) | We Can't Dance | 5:46 | |
3. | "I Can't Dance" | We Can't Dance | 4:00 | |
4. | "Hold on My Heart" | We Can't Dance | 4:38 | |
5. | "Jesus He Knows Me" (Single mix) | We Can't Dance | 4:16 | |
6. | "Tell Me Why" | We Can't Dance | 4:59 | |
7. | "Invisible Touch" | Invisible Touch | 3:28 | |
8. | "Land of Confusion" | Invisible Touch | 4:46 | |
9. | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (New edit of single version) | Invisible Touch | 4:28 | |
10. | "In Too Deep" | Invisible Touch | 4:58 | |
11. | "Throwing It All Away" | Invisible Touch | 3:50 | |
12. | "Mama" (Radio edit) | Genesis | 5:18 | |
13. | "That's All" | Genesis | 4:24 | |
14. | "Illegal Alien" | Genesis | 5:16 | |
15. | "Abacab" (UK single edit) | Abacab | 4:10 | |
16. | "No Reply at All" | Abacab | 4:33 | |
17. | "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) | 5:40 |
Total length: | 74:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Paperlate" | 3×3 EP (1982) | 3:25 | |
2. | "Keep It Dark" | Abacab | 4:32 | |
3. | "Man on the Corner" | Phil Collins | Abacab | 4:27 |
4. | "Duchess" (Single version) | Duke | 4:20 | |
5. | "Misunderstanding" | Phil Collins | Duke | 3:11 |
6. | "Follow You, Follow Me" | ...And Then There Were Three... | 3:59 | |
7. | "Many Too Many" | Tony Banks | ...And Then There Were Three... | 3:31 |
8. | "Your Own Special Way" | Mike Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering , 1976 | 6:18 |
9. | "Afterglow" | Tony Banks | Wind & Wuthering | 4:11 |
10. | "Pigeons" | Spot the Pigeon EP, 1977 | 3:15 | |
11. | "Inside and Out" |
| Spot the Pigeon EP | 6:48 |
12. | "A Trick of the Tail" | Tony Banks | A Trick of the Tail , 1976 | 4:34 |
13. | "Counting Out Time" |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 3:40 |
14. | "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" |
| Selling England by the Pound | 4:08 |
15. | "Happy the Man" |
| Non-album single (1971) | 3:08 |
16. | "The Knife (Part 1)" (single version) |
| Trespass , 1970 | 3:17 |
17. | "Congo" (Single version) |
| ...Calling All Stations... | 4:04 |
Total length: | 68:08 |
CDs same as 2-CD release
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " The Video Show " |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [22] | Gold | 25,000^ |
France (SNEP) [23] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [24] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [26] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [1] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
United States (RIAA) [29] | Gold | 500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [30] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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