Turn It On Again: The Hits
Turn It On Again: The Hits is a greatest hits album by the English 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.
Album profile
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 on the UK Albums Chart and 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 and the following week climbing to. 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 "G" from ...And Then There Were Three...
- The first "E" from the second "E" on We Can't Dance
- The "N" from Calling All Stations
- 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
Track listing
All songs composed by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, except where indicated.''The Tour Edition'' 2-CD + DVD (2007)
CDs same as 2-CD releasePersonnel
- Tony Banks – keyboards, synthesizer, piano and 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Rutherford – bass, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric sitar and backing vocals
- Phil Collins – vocals, drums and percussion
- 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"
- Peter Gabriel – vocals and flute on "I Know What I Like", "The Carpet Crawlers", "Counting out Time", "Happy the Man" and "The Knife"
- Anthony Phillips – lead guitar on "The Knife"
- John Mayhew – drums on "The Knife"
- Ray Wilson – vocals on "Congo"
- Nir Zidkyahu – drums on "Congo"
- Phenix Horns – horns on "No Reply At All"
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Croatian International Albums | 25 |
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| German Albums | 97 |