Platinum Collection (Genesis album)

Platinum Collection
Platinum Collection
Compilation album by Genesis
Released	29 November 2004 (UK); 13 September 2005 (US)
Recorded	1970–1997
Genre	Progressive rock; pop rock; art rock;
Length	214:29
Label	Virgin (UK) ; Atlantic/Rhino (US)
Producer	Genesis; Nick Davis; Hugh Padgham; David Hentschel; John Burns; David Hitchcock; John Anthony;
Genesis chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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.

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

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original record	Length
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 (1999))	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"	Tony Banks Mike Rutherford	Calling All Stations (1997)	5:45
Total length:				79:16

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original record	Length
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)	Banks Collins Steve Hackett Rutherford	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)	Banks Rutherford	A Trick of the Tail	8:08
15.	"Los Endos" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Hackett Rutherford	A Trick of the Tail	5:47
Total length:				74:11

Disc three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original record	Length
1.	"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Peter Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)	4:50
2.	"Counting Out Time" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway	3:36
3.	"The Carpet Crawlers" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway	5:01
4.	"Firth of Fifth" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	Selling England by the Pound (1973)	9:29
5.	"The Cinema Show" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	Selling England by the Pound	10:49
6.	"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	Selling England by the Pound	3:54
7.	"Supper's Ready"	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	Foxtrot (1972)	22:52
8.	"The Musical Box" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Collins Gabriel Hackett Rutherford	Nursery Cryme (1971)	10:24
9.	"The Knife" (Nick Davis remix)	Banks Gabriel Anthony Phillips Rutherford	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 (2004–2005)	Peak position
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
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[10]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	72
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	21
US Billboard 200^[13]	100

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[14]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Platinum Collection - Genesis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "Ultratop.be – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Ultratop.be – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Genesis: Platinum Collection" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Charts.nz – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Genesis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Genesis; 'Platinum Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "British album certifications – Genesis – Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Platinum Collection - Genesis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[ac_Flanders_Genesis-2] "Ultratop.be – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Wallonia_Genesis-3] "Ultratop.be – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Genesis-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Genesis-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Genesis – Platinum Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Finland_Genesis-6] "Genesis: Platinum Collection" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Italy_Genesis-7] "Italiancharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_New_Zealand_Genesis-8] "Charts.nz – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Portugal_Genesis-9] "Portuguesecharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_Scotland_-10] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Genesis-11] "Swisscharts.com – Genesis – Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Genesis-13] "Genesis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[GermanyGenesisPlatinum_CollectionalbumCertRef-14] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Genesis; 'Platinum Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[United_KingdomGenesisPlatinum_CollectionalbumCertRef-15] "British album certifications – Genesis – Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry.

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v t e Genesis
Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson
Studio albums	From Genesis to Revelation Trespass Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Selling England by the Pound The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway A Trick of the Tail Wind & Wuthering ...And Then There Were Three... Duke Abacab Genesis Invisible Touch We Can't Dance Calling All Stations
Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
EPs	Spot the Pigeon 3×3
Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Your Own Special Way" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "The Lady Lies" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce
Related articles	List of Genesis medleys Brand X Flaming Youth Mike and the Mechanics GTR Stiltskin Simon Collins Sound of Contact Jonathan King Tony Smith The Musical Box Six of the Best Genesis: Together and Apart The Farm
Genesis discography List of Genesis band members Genesis awards Category