Platinum Collection (Genesis album)
Platinum Collection is a career-spanning compilation album by British veteran rock band Genesis. It was released on 29 November 2004 in the UK and 13 September 2005 in the US. In both countries it was issued on the same day as The Video Show DVD.
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Released | 29 November 2004 (UK) 13 September 2005 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1970–1997 | |||
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Length | 214:29 | |||
Label | Virgin (UK) Atlantic/Rhino (US) | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The set consists of three CDs that serve as an overview of Genesis' career from their early years with Peter Gabriel as lead singer and Anthony Phillips, followed by Steve Hackett, on guitar, continuing through the era with drummer Phil Collins as lead singer, with Hackett departing early in this period, to their most recent recordings with Ray Wilson as lead singer. The collection is mostly sequenced in reverse chronological order except for the most recent track, the title track of the Calling All Stations album, being placed at the end of the first disc. The majority of the tracks were newly remixed by studio collaborator Nick Davis.
Featuring at least one track from every studio album (with the exception of their 1969 debut From Genesis to Revelation) from 1970's Trespass to 1997's Calling All Stations, Platinum Collection stands as the most comprehensive Genesis retrospective available. Upon its release, it reached No. 21 in the UK and No. 100 in the US.
From left to right, the cover features pictures used on the albums We Can't Dance (1991), Nursery Cryme (1971), A Trick of the Tail (1976), Foxtrot (1972), Duke (1980), and Invisible Touch (1986).
A Phil Collins solo career compilation album, also titled Platinum Collection and also consisting of three CDs, had been released earlier in 2004.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original record | Length |
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1. | "No Son of Mine" | We Can't Dance, 1991 | 6:36 | |
2. | "I Can't Dance" | We Can't Dance | 4:01 | |
3. | "Jesus He Knows Me" | We Can't Dance | 4:18 | |
4. | "Hold on My Heart" | We Can't Dance | 4:38 | |
5. | "Invisible Touch" | Invisible Touch, 1986 | 3:28 | |
6. | "Throwing It All Away" | Invisible Touch | 3:50 | |
7. | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | Invisible Touch (edited version first released on Turn It On Again: The Hits) | 4:30 | |
8. | "Land of Confusion" | Invisible Touch | 4:46 | |
9. | "In Too Deep" | Invisible Touch | 4:57 | |
10. | "Mama" | Genesis, 1983 | 6:49 | |
11. | "That's All" | Genesis | 4:25 | |
12. | "Home by the Sea" | Genesis | 5:08 | |
13. | "Second Home by the Sea" | Genesis | 6:06 | |
14. | "Illegal Alien" (Nick Davis remix) | Genesis | 5:17 | |
15. | "Paperlate" (Nick Davis remix) | 3×3, 1982 | 3:24 | |
16. | "Calling All Stations" | Calling All Stations, 1997 | 5:45 | |
Total length: | 79:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original record | Length |
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1. | "Abacab" (Nick Davis remix) | Abacab, 1981 | 6:55 | |
2. | "Keep It Dark" (Nick Davis remix) | Abacab | 4:35 | |
3. | "Turn It On Again" (Nick Davis remix) | Duke, 1980 | 3:51 | |
4. | "Behind the Lines" | Duke | 5:43 | |
5. | "Duchess" (Nick Davis remix) | Duke | 6:07 | |
6. | "Misunderstanding" (Nick Davis remix) | Phil Collins | Duke | 3:14 |
7. | "Many Too Many" (Nick Davis remix) | Banks | ...And Then There Were Three..., 1978 | 3:35 |
8. | "Follow You Follow Me" (Nick Davis remix) | ...And Then There Were Three... | 4:09 | |
9. | "Undertow" (Nick Davis remix) | Banks | ...And Then There Were Three... | 4:47 |
10. | "...In That Quiet Earth" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Wind & Wuthering, 1976 | 4:56 |
11. | "Afterglow" (Nick Davis remix) | Banks | Wind & Wuthering | 4:09 |
12. | "Your Own Special Way" | Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 6:19 |
13. | "A Trick of the Tail" (Nick Davis remix) | Banks | A Trick of the Tail, 1976 | 4:36 |
14. | "Ripples" (Nick Davis remix) |
| A Trick of the Tail | 8:08 |
15. | "Los Endos" (Nick Davis remix) |
| A Trick of the Tail | 5:47 |
Total length: | 74:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original record | Length |
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1. | "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (Nick Davis remix) |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 1974 | 4:50 |
2. | "Counting Out Time" (Nick Davis remix) |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 3:36 |
3. | "The Carpet Crawlers" (Nick Davis remix) |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 5:01 |
4. | "Firth of Fifth" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Selling England by the Pound, 1973 | 9:29 |
5. | "The Cinema Show" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Selling England by the Pound | 10:49 |
6. | "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Selling England by the Pound | 3:54 |
7. | "Supper's Ready" |
| Foxtrot, 1972 | 22:52 |
8. | "The Musical Box" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Nursery Cryme, 1971 | 10:24 |
9. | "The Knife" (Nick Davis remix) |
| Trespass, 1970 | 8:53 |
Total length: | 77:48 |
Personnel
- Genesis
- Tony Banks – keyboards
- Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass
- Phil Collins - drums on all discs except disc 1 track 16 and disc 3 track 9, vocals on disc 1 (except on track 16) and on disc 2, backing vocals on disc 3 (except on track 9)
- Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute on disc 3
- Anthony Phillips – guitars on disc 3 track 9
- Steve Hackett – guitars on disc 2 from track 9 and on disc 3 (except on track 9)
- Ray Wilson – vocals on disc 1 track 16
- John Mayhew - drums on disc 3 track 9
- Additional personnel
- Nir Zidkyahu – drums on disc 1 track 16
- Brian Eno – Enossifications on disc 3 track 2
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] | 40 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] | 60 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 4 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 15 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 27 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] | 52 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 24 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] | 16 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 72 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 21 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 100 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[13] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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