Genesis 1983–1998

Genesis 1983–1998
Genesis 1983–1998
Box set by Genesis
Released	1 October 2007 (Europe); 20 November 2007 (North America)
Recorded	1983–1998
Genre	Pop rock; art rock;
Length	Audio: 4:36:59; Video: 7:17:24
Label	Virgin/EMI (Europe & Japan); Atlantic/Rhino (North America)
Producer	Genesis, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis
Genesis chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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.^[2]

In the Canadian and U.S. releases of this box set, standard CDs with no SACD layer are included.^[3]

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.^[4] The DTS surround sound is a slightly compressed version of the surround sound on the SACDs,^[3] and the Dolby surround sound is a slightly inferior quality to the DTS.^[5]

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
	Total	45:49

DVD

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
	Total	46:06

DVD

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
	Total	1:11:40

DVD

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
	Total	1:07:54

DVD

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"	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

DVD

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)^[6]	57

Formats

UK/EU Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (PAL)
US/Canadian Version: CD + DVD (NTSC)
Japanese Version: CD/SACD hybrid + DVD (NTSC)

References

^ Genesis 1983–1998 at AllMusic
^ Formats described at [1]
^ ^a ^b Explained in interview with producer and remixer Nick Davis, at https://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-SACDs-Nick-Davis-talks-to-it-about-the-new-51-mixes-s89.html
^ The DVD interface has two audio choices: Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1. If the Dolby 5.1 option is chosen on a system that does not support surround sound, the Dolby stereo mix is played.
^ Comparison from Sound and Vision magazine article online at http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/musicreviews/2285/genesis-in-surround.html Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Genesis – 1983 - 1998" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[1] Genesis 1983–1998 at AllMusic

[2] Formats described at [1]

[Davis-3] Explained in interview with producer and remixer Nick Davis, at https://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-SACDs-Nick-Davis-talks-to-it-about-the-new-51-mixes-s89.html

[4] The DVD interface has two audio choices: Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1. If the Dolby 5.1 option is chosen on a system that does not support surround sound, the Dolby stereo mix is played.

[5] Comparison from Sound and Vision magazine article online at http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/musicreviews/2285/genesis-in-surround.html Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[ac_Germany4_Genesis-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Genesis – 1983 - 1998" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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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