Turn It On Again: The Hits

Turn It On Again: The Hits
Greatest hits album by Genesis
Released	26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)
Recorded	1973–1999 (Original) 1970–1999 (Tour Edition)
Genre	Progressive rock, pop rock
Length	78:56
Label	Virgin
Producer	Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, David Hentschel, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, John Burns, Trevor Horn
Compiler	Geoff Callingham
Genesis chronology
Genesis Archive 1967–75 (1998) Turn It On Again: The Hits (1999) Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 (2000)
Alternative cover

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

In 2007,(see 2007 in music) 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

Although it mostly samples material from the Phil Collins era (1976–1992), the collection stretches back to "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" from 1973's Selling England by the Pound – the only track from the Peter Gabriel years. However, as a bonus, a re-recording of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway's "The Carpet Crawlers" featuring Gabriel, Collins and Steve Hackett—recorded in 1999 was included as well.

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. 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.

1. "Turn It On Again" – 3:50
2. "Invisible Touch" – 3:27
3. "Mama" (Single version) – 5:19
4. "Land Of Confusion" – 4:45
5. "I Can't Dance" – 4:00
6. "Follow You Follow Me" – 3:59
7. "Hold On My Heart" – 4:38
8. "Abacab" (Single version) – 4:10
9. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks, Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Rutherford) – 4:05
10. "No Son Of Mine" (Single version) – 5:44
11. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (Single version) – 4:28
12. "In Too Deep" – 4:57
13. "Congo" (Banks, Rutherford) (Single version) – 4:03
14. "Jesus He Knows Me" – 4:16
15. "That's All" – 4:25
16. "Misunderstanding" (Collins) – 3:12
17. "Throwing It All Away" – 3:49
18. "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 5:39; re-recording of the 1974 composition with the original performers

The Tour Edition

Disc 1

1. "Turn It on Again" (from Duke)
2. "No Son of Mine" single, edited version (from We Can't Dance)
3. "I Can't Dance" (from We Can't Dance)
4. "Hold On My Heart" (from We Can't Dance)
5. "Jesus He Knows Me" (from We Can't Dance)
6. "Tell Me Why" (from We Can't Dance)
7. "Invisible Touch" (from Invisible Touch)
8. "Land of Confusion" (from Invisible Touch)
9. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" single, edited version (from Invisible Touch)
10. "In Too Deep" (from Invisible Touch)
11. "Throwing It All Away" (from Invisible Touch)
12. "Mama" single, edited version (from Genesis)
13. "That's All" (from Genesis)
14. "Illegal Alien" (from Genesis) – 5:16
15. "Abacab" single, edited version (from Abacab)
16. "No Reply At All" (from Abacab)
17. "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" (original version from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway)

Disc 2

1. "Paperlate" (from 3 X 3) – 3:25
2. "Keep It Dark" (from Abacab) – 4:32
3. "Man on the Corner" (Collins) (from Abacab) – 4:27
4. "Duchess" single, edited version (from Duke) – 4:20
5. "Misunderstanding" (from Duke)
6. "Follow You, Follow Me" (from ...And Then There Were Three...)
7. "Many Too Many" (Banks) (from ...And Then There Were Three...) – 3:31
8. "Your Own Special Way" (Rutherford) (from Wind & Wuthering) – 6:18
9. "Afterglow" (Banks) (from Wind & Wuthering) – 4:11
10. "Pigeons" (from Spot the Pigeon) – 3:15
11. "Inside and Out" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) (from Spot the Pigeon) – 6:48
12. "A Trick of the Tail" (Banks) (from A Trick of the Tail) – 4:34
13. "Counting Out Time" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) (from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway) – 3:40
14. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) (from Selling England by the Pound)
15. "Happy the Man" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) (from "Happy The Man"/"Seven Stones" - single)
16. "The Knife (Part 1)" (Banks, Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Rutherford) single, edited version (from Trespass)
17. "Congo" (Banks, Rutherford) (from ...Calling All Stations...) single, edited version

DVD1

1. The Video Show DVD (2004, 2DVD)

DVD2

1. When In Rome DVD (2007, 2DVD + Documentary "Come Rain Or Shine")

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")
• Peter Gabriel – vocals and flute on "I Know What I Like", "The Carpet Crawlers", "Counting out Time", "Happy the Man" 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"
• Anthony Phillips – lead guitar on "The Knife"
• John Mayhew - drums on "The Kinfe"
• Ray Wilson – vocals on "Congo"

with

• Nir Zidkyahu – drums on "Congo"

Charts

Album

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Austria Top 75 Albums	10
Belgium (Vlanders) Top 100 Albums	24
Belgium (Wallonia) Top 100 Albums	26
Canadian Top 100 CDs	28
German Longplay Chart	1
New Zealand Top 40 Albums	15
Norway Top 40 Albums	1
Sweden Top 60 Albums	15
UK Albums Chart	4
US Billboard 200	65

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Netherlands Top 100 Albums	9

End of year charts

Year	Country	Chart	Rank
2007	Germany	IFPI	#97