''Platinum Collection'' is a career-spanning

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veteran

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. It was released on 29 November 2004 in the UK and 13 September 2005 in the US. The set consists of three CDs that serve as an overview of Genesis' career from their early years with

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as lead singer and

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, followed by

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis (band), Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three l ...

, on guitar, continuing through the era with drummer

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...

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 ''...Calling All Stations...'' (stylised in all capitals) is the fifteenth and final studio album by English rock band Genesis. It was released 1 September 1997 by Virgin Records and is their only album featuring Scottish singer Ray Wilson as ...

'' 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 ''

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'') from 1970's ''

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'' to 1997's ''

'', ''Platinum Collection'' stands as the most comprehensive Genesis retrospective available. Upon its release, it reached in the UK and in the US. From left to right, the cover features pictures used on the albums ''

We Can't Dance ''We Can't Dance'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis (band), Genesis, released on 11 November 1991 by Virgin Records in the UK and a day later by Atlantic Records in the US. It is their last studio album recorded wit ...

'' (1991), ''

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'' (1971), ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1980), and ''

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'' (1986).

Track listing

Personnel

;Genesis * Tony Banks –

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s *

Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, best known as co-founder, lead guitarist and bassist of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis. He and keyboardist Tony Banks (musici ...

–

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on all discs except disc 1 track 16 and disc 3 track 9,

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

on disc 1 (except on track 16) and on disc 2,

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on disc 3 (except on track 9) *

–

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on disc 3 *

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s on disc 3 track 9 *

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s on disc 2 from track 9 and on disc 3 (except on track 9) * Ray Wilson –

on disc 1 track 16 * John Mayhew –

on disc 3 track 9 ;Additional personnel * Nir Zidkyahu –

on disc 1 track 16 *

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– Enossifications on disc 3 track 2

Charts

Certifications

References

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