Genesis Revisited

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Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited (UK release titled, "Genesis Revisited") was a project put together by Steve Hackett to pay tribute to his former band Genesis. It features songs originally released by Genesis during Hackett's tenure with the group (1971–77). One track, "Déjà Vu", was partially written by Peter Gabriel in 1973 during the Selling England by the Pound sessions; Hackett completed the song for inclusion on this album. Another song, "Waiting Room Only," is a complete reworking of "The Waiting Room," an instrumental from 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. There was also a completely new Hackett song, "Valley Of The Kings."

Track listing

1. "Watcher of the Skies" (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) – 8:40
2. "Dance on a Volcano" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) – 7:28
3. "Valley of the Kings" (Hackett) – 6:30
4. "Déjà vu" (Gabriel, Hackett) – 5:55
5. "Firth of Fifth" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 9:40
6. "For Absent Friends" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 3:02
7. "Your Own Special Way" (Rutherford) – 4:19
8. "The Fountain of Salmacis" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 9:54
9. "Waiting Room Only" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford, Roger King) – 6:53
10. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 5:37
11. "Los Endos" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) – 8:51

Personnel

• Steve Hackett – guitar (1-5, 6-11), vocals (2, 8, 10), harmonica (9), percussion (11), backing vocals (1, 5), orchestration (1, 4, 5, 6, 8)
• John Wetton – vocals (1, 5), bass(5)
• Bill Bruford – drums (1, 5), percussion (5)
• Tony Levin – bass (1)
• Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 2, 8)
• Roger King – additional programming (1, 4, 5, 8), keyboards (4, 9, 10, 11), orchestration (4, 5), programming (9, 11)
• Ben Fenner – additional programming (1, 4, 8), keyboards (5), orchestration (4, 5, 6), programming (5)
• Chester Thompson – drums (2, 8), additional drums (11)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass (2, 8)
• Will Bates – saxophone (2, 9, 10)
• Nick Magnus – keyboards (3), programming (3)
• Jerry Peal - keyboards (3), programming (3)
• Hugo Degenhardt – drums (3, 4, 9, 11)
• Paul Carrack – vocals (4, 7)
• Pino Palladino – bass (4, 11)
• The Sanchez/Montoya Chorale (4, 9)
• Colin Blunstone – vocals (6)
• Aron Friedman – orchestration (6, 7), keyboards (7, 10), programming (7), pianoforte (10)
• Richard MacPhail - backing vocals (7)
• Jeanne Downs - backing vocals (7)
• Richard Wayler - backing vocals (7)
• John Hackett – flute (8)
• Tarquin Bombast - drums (10)
• 'Spats' King - vibes (10)
• Ian McDonald – saxophone (11), flute (11)

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra