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Turn It On Again: The Hits

Turn It On Again: The Hits is a greatest hits album by British progressive rock/pop-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.

Turn It On Again: The Hits

25 October 1999 (1999-10-25)[1]

1973–1999 (Original)
1970–1999 (Tour Edition)

78:37

Virgin
Atlantic (US/Canada)

Geoff Callingham[2]

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.

The "G" from

...And Then There Were Three...

The first "E" from the second "E" on (the first "E" on that album's cover was reversed)

We Can't Dance

The "N" from (with a different colour scheme; this was reverted on the 2007 re-issue)

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

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 No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 65 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 No. 14 and the following week climbing to No. 5. 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 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.

keyboards, synthesizer, piano and 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Tony Banks

bass, electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric sitar and backing vocals

Mike Rutherford

vocals, drums and percussion (except on "Congo" and "The Knife")

Phil Collins

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"

Steve Hackett

– vocals and flute on "I Know What I Like", "The Carpet Crawlers", "Counting out Time", "Happy the Man" and "The Knife"

Peter Gabriel

– lead guitar on "The Knife"

Anthony Phillips

- drums on "The Knife"

John Mayhew

– vocals on "Congo"

Ray Wilson