Genesis 1983–1998
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Genesis 1983–1998 is a box set of four studio albums by Genesis. It was released on 1 October 2007 in Europe & Japan by Virgin/EMI and on 20 November 2007 in North America by Atlantic/Rhino. The 5-CD/5-DVD box set includes newly remixed versions of the albums Genesis, Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance, and ...Calling All Stations.... The fifth pair of discs includes B-side songs. Each bonus DVD features audio versions of the albums in 5.1 surround sound, as well as videos for songs from that album and its corresponding tour, new interviews, and photo galleries.
Audio formats
In the European and Japanese releases of this box set, the CDs are hybrid SACD/CDs. The SACD layer is a multichannel surround sound remix.
In the Canadian and U.S. releases of this box set, standard CDs with no SACD layer are included.
In all versions of the box set, the DVDs are DVD-Video format (not DVD-Audio), although they contain both audio and video tracks. These DVDs include three audio mixes: DTS 5.1-channel surround sound, Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound, and Dolby Digital stereo. The DTS surround sound is a slightly compressed version of the surround sound on the SACDs, and the Dolby surround sound is a slightly inferior quality to the DTS.
All of the audio tracks on these CDs were remixed in stereo and surround sound by producer Nick Davis.
The seven letters on the "Genesis" logo contain the album art from the following albums:
- The "G" is from We Can't Dance.
- The first "E" is from Genesis.
- The "N" is from ...Calling All Stations....
- The second "E" is from Invisible Touch.
- The first "S" is from We Can't Dance.
- The "I" is from ...Calling All Stations....
- The second "S" is from Invisible Touch.
Track listing
Genesis
| CD 1"Mama"6:53 2"That's All"4:26 3"Home by the Sea"5:07 4"Second Home by the Sea"6:07 5"Illegal Alien"5:00 6"Taking It All Too Hard"3:58 7"Just a Job to Do"4:47 8"Silver Rainbow"4:31 9"It's Gonna Get Better"5:00 Total45:49 | DVD 1Videos "Mama"19835:15 "That's All"19834:23 "Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea"198311:11 "Illegal Alien"19844:37 2Reissues Interview200717:07 3Mama Tour Rehearsal198358:11 "Dodo/Lurker" "The Carpet Crawlers" "That's All" "Mama" "Illegal Alien" "Eleventh Earl of Mar/Ripples/Squonk/Firth of Fifth" "Man on the Corner" Who Dunnit? 4Genesis Tour Programme198213-page gallery 5Mama Tour Programme1983-198418-page gallery 6Six of the Best Programme198210-page gallery Total1:40:44 | |||
| 1 | "Mama" | 6:53 | ||
| 2 | "That's All" | 4:26 | ||
| 3 | "Home by the Sea" | 5:07 | ||
| 4 | "Second Home by the Sea" | 6:07 | ||
| 5 | "Illegal Alien" | 5:00 | ||
| 6 | "Taking It All Too Hard" | 3:58 | ||
| 7 | "Just a Job to Do" | 4:47 | ||
| 8 | "Silver Rainbow" | 4:31 | ||
| 9 | "It's Gonna Get Better" | 5:00 | ||
| Total | 45:49 | |||
| 1 | Videos | |||
| "Mama" | 1983 | 5:15 | ||
| "That's All" | 1983 | 4:23 | ||
| "Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea" | 1983 | 11:11 | ||
| "Illegal Alien" | 1984 | 4:37 | ||
| 2 | Reissues Interview | 2007 | 17:07 | |
| 3 | Mama Tour Rehearsal | 1983 | 58:11 | |
| "Dodo/Lurker" | ||||
| "The Carpet Crawlers" | ||||
| "That's All" | ||||
| "Mama" | ||||
| "Illegal Alien" | ||||
| "Eleventh Earl of Mar/Ripples/Squonk/Firth of Fifth" | ||||
| "Man on the Corner" | ||||
| Who Dunnit? | ||||
| 4 | Genesis Tour Programme | 1982 | 13-page gallery | |
| 5 | Mama Tour Programme | 1983-1984 | 18-page gallery | |
| 6 | Six of the Best Programme | 1982 | 10-page gallery | |
| Total | 1:40:44 |
Invisible Touch
| CD 1"Invisible Touch"3:29 2"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"8:53 3"Land of Confusion"4:47 4"In Too Deep"5:03 5"Anything She Does"4:20 6"Domino"10:45 7"Throwing it All Away"3:52 8"The Brazilian"4:57 Total46:06 | DVD 1Videos "Invisible Touch"19864:07 "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"19876:19 "Land of Confusion"19865:30 "In Too Deep"19874:40 "Anything She Does"19876:02 2Reissues Interview200719:06 3Visible Touch198616:32Tour documentary 4Behind the Scenes: Land of Confusion19868:43 5OGWT: Rock Around the Clock198625:17 6Tour Programme198623-page gallery Total1:36:16 | |||
| 1 | "Invisible Touch" | 3:29 | ||
| 2 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | 8:53 | ||
| 3 | "Land of Confusion" | 4:47 | ||
| 4 | "In Too Deep" | 5:03 | ||
| 5 | "Anything She Does" | 4:20 | ||
| 6 | "Domino" | 10:45 | ||
| 7 | "Throwing it All Away" | 3:52 | ||
| 8 | "The Brazilian" | 4:57 | ||
| Total | 46:06 | |||
| 1 | Videos | |||
| "Invisible Touch" | 1986 | 4:07 | ||
| "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | 1987 | 6:19 | ||
| "Land of Confusion" | 1986 | 5:30 | ||
| "In Too Deep" | 1987 | 4:40 | ||
| "Anything She Does" | 1987 | 6:02 | ||
| 2 | Reissues Interview | 2007 | 19:06 | |
| 3 | Visible Touch | 1986 | 16:32 | Tour documentary |
| 4 | Behind the Scenes: Land of Confusion | 1986 | 8:43 | |
| 5 | OGWT: Rock Around the Clock | 1986 | 25:17 | |
| 6 | Tour Programme | 1986 | 23-page gallery | |
| Total | 1:36:16 |
We Can't Dance
| CD 1"No Son of Mine"6:39 2"Jesus He Knows Me"4:16 3"Driving the Last Spike"10:09 4"I Can't Dance"4:01 5"Never a Time"3:50 6"Dreaming While You Sleep"7:17 7"Tell Me Why"4:59 8"Living Forever"5:41 9"Hold on My Heart"4:38 10"Way of the World"5:40 11"Since I Lost You"4:10 12"Fading Lights"10:20 Total1:11:40 | DVD 1Videos "No Son of Mine"19916:38 "Jesus He Knows Me"19925:16 "I Can't Dance"19914:52 "Tell Me Why"19935:02 "Hold on My Heart"19924:39 2Reissues Interview200715:11 3No Admittance199146:02Studio documentary 4UK Tour Programme199224-page gallery Total1:27:40 | |||
| 1 | "No Son of Mine" | 6:39 | ||
| 2 | "Jesus He Knows Me" | 4:16 | ||
| 3 | "Driving the Last Spike" | 10:09 | ||
| 4 | "I Can't Dance" | 4:01 | ||
| 5 | "Never a Time" | 3:50 | ||
| 6 | "Dreaming While You Sleep" | 7:17 | ||
| 7 | "Tell Me Why" | 4:59 | ||
| 8 | "Living Forever" | 5:41 | ||
| 9 | "Hold on My Heart" | 4:38 | ||
| 10 | "Way of the World" | 5:40 | ||
| 11 | "Since I Lost You" | 4:10 | ||
| 12 | "Fading Lights" | 10:20 | ||
| Total | 1:11:40 | |||
| 1 | Videos | |||
| "No Son of Mine" | 1991 | 6:38 | ||
| "Jesus He Knows Me" | 1992 | 5:16 | ||
| "I Can't Dance" | 1991 | 4:52 | ||
| "Tell Me Why" | 1993 | 5:02 | ||
| "Hold on My Heart" | 1992 | 4:39 | ||
| 2 | Reissues Interview | 2007 | 15:11 | |
| 3 | No Admittance | 1991 | 46:02 | Studio documentary |
| 4 | UK Tour Programme | 1992 | 24-page gallery | |
| Total | 1:27:40 |
Calling All Stations
| CD 1"Calling All Stations"5:45 2"Congo"4:52 3"Shipwrecked"4:24 4"Alien Afternoon"7:54 5"Not About Us"4:40 6"If That's What You Need"5:13 7"The Dividing Line"7:45 8"Uncertain Weather"5:30 9"Small Talk"5:02 10"There Must Be Some Other Way"7:55 11"One Man's Fool"8:54 Total1:07:54 | DVD 1Videos "Congo"19973:43 "Shipwrecked"19974:26 "Not About Us"19984:20 2Reissues Interview200718:05 3Calling All Stations EPK199710:32 4Rock Im Park, Germany19986:50 "Calling All Stations" 5Polish Television199820:53 "There Must Be Some Other Way" "The Dividing Line" 6Tour Programme199813-page gallery Total1:08:49 | |||
| 1 | "Calling All Stations" | 5:45 | ||
| 2 | "Congo" | 4:52 | ||
| 3 | "Shipwrecked" | 4:24 | ||
| 4 | "Alien Afternoon" | 7:54 | ||
| 5 | "Not About Us" | 4:40 | ||
| 6 | "If That's What You Need" | 5:13 | ||
| 7 | "The Dividing Line" | 7:45 | ||
| 8 | "Uncertain Weather" | 5:30 | ||
| 9 | "Small Talk" | 5:02 | ||
| 10 | "There Must Be Some Other Way" | 7:55 | ||
| 11 | "One Man's Fool" | 8:54 | ||
| Total | 1:07:54 | |||
| 1 | Videos | |||
| "Congo" | 1997 | 3:43 | ||
| "Shipwrecked" | 1997 | 4:26 | ||
| "Not About Us" | 1998 | 4:20 | ||
| 2 | Reissues Interview | 2007 | 18:05 | |
| 3 | Calling All Stations EPK | 1997 | 10:32 | |
| 4 | Rock Im Park, Germany | 1998 | 6:50 | |
| "Calling All Stations" | ||||
| 5 | Polish Television | 1998 | 20:53 | |
| "There Must Be Some Other Way" | ||||
| "The Dividing Line" | ||||
| 6 | Tour Programme | 1998 | 13-page gallery | |
| Total | 1:08:49 |
Extra Tracks 1983 to 1998
| CD 1"On the Shoreline"19914:49B-side on the "I Can't Dance" single 2"Hearts on Fire"19925:17B-side on the "Jesus He Knows Me" single 3"Do the Neurotic"19867:07B-side on the "In Too Deep" single 4"Feeding the Fire"19865:54B-side on the "Land of Confusion" single 5"I'd Rather Be You"19864:04B-side on the "Throwing it All Away" single 6"Anything Now"19987:03B-side on the "Not About Us" single 7"Sign Your Life Away"19984:45B-side on the "Not About Us" single 8"Run Out of Time"19986:31B-side on the "Not About Us" single Total45:30 | DVD 1Reissues Interview20073:21 2Archive 2: '76 to '92 EPK200018:55 3Knebworth199240:58 "Old Medley" "Home by the Sea" "Domino (I. In the Glow of the Night/II. The Last Domino)" 4MMF Awards Ceremony200020:41 "Invisible Touch" "Follow You Follow Me" "I Can't Dance" "Turn It On Again" Total1:23:55 | |||
| 1 | "On the Shoreline" | 1991 | 4:49 | B-side on the "I Can't Dance" single |
| 2 | "Hearts on Fire" | 1992 | 5:17 | B-side on the "Jesus He Knows Me" single |
| 3 | "Do the Neurotic" | 1986 | 7:07 | B-side on the "In Too Deep" single |
| 4 | "Feeding the Fire" | 1986 | 5:54 | B-side on the "Land of Confusion" single |
| 5 | "I'd Rather Be You" | 1986 | 4:04 | B-side on the "Throwing it All Away" single |
| 6 | "Anything Now" | 1998 | 7:03 | B-side on the "Not About Us" single |
| 7 | "Sign Your Life Away" | 1998 | 4:45 | B-side on the "Not About Us" single |
| 8 | "Run Out of Time" | 1998 | 6:31 | B-side on the "Not About Us" single |
| Total | 45:30 | |||
| 1 | Reissues Interview | 2007 | 3:21 | |
| 2 | Archive 2: '76 to '92 EPK | 2000 | 18:55 | |
| 3 | Knebworth | 1992 | 40:58 | |
| "Old Medley" | ||||
| "Home by the Sea" | ||||
| "Domino (I. In the Glow of the Night/II. The Last Domino)" | ||||
| 4 | MMF Awards Ceremony | 2000 | 20:41 | |
| "Invisible Touch" | ||||
| "Follow You Follow Me" | ||||
| "I Can't Dance" | ||||
| "Turn It On Again" | ||||
| Total | 1:23:55 |
The Extra Tracks disc omits several songs from the Calling All Stations era: "Papa He Said" and "Banjo Man" (from the "Congo" single), instrumental tracks "Phret" and "7/8" (from the "Shipwrecked" single), and the unreleased "Nowhere Else to Turn".
Personnel
- Tony Banks – keyboards, background vocals
- Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass
- Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals (except on Calling All Stations and tracks 6–8 of Extra Tracks 1983 To 1998)
- Ray Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals (on Calling All Stations and tracks 6–8 of Extra Tracks 1983 To 1998)
Additional personnel
- Nir Zidkyahu – drums on all tracks of Calling All Stations except for tracks 4 (first half), 6, 8 and 9; drums on tracks 6–8 of Extra Tracks 1983 to 1998
- Nick D'Virgilio – drums on Calling All Stations tracks 4 (first half), 6, 8 and 9
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 57 |
Formats
UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL) US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC) Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)