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Genesis Revisited II
Studio album by
Released22 October 2012
Recorded2011–12
GenreProgressive rock
Length2:24:48
LabelInside Out Music
ProducerSteve Hackett, Roger King
Steve Hackett chronology
Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
(2011)
Genesis Revisited II
(2012)
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Ultimate Classic Rock(7/10)[2]

Genesis Revisited II is the 22nd studio album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album Genesis Revisited and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by Genesis with a variety of guest vocalists.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins, except where noted. Names in parentheses are the vocalists.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Chamber of 32 Doors" (Nad Sylvan) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway6:00
2."Horizons" Foxtrot1:41
3."Supper's Ready" (Mikael Åkerfeldt, Simon Collins, Conrad Keely, Steve Hackett, Francis Dunnery) Foxtrot23:35
4."The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway7:47
5."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery) Selling England by the Pound8:10
6."Fly on a Windshield" (Gary O'Toole) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway2:54
7."Broadway Melody of 1974" (Gary O'Toole) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway2:23
8."The Musical Box" (Nad Sylvan) Nursery Cryme10:57
9."Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) Foxtrot5:50
10."Please Don't Touch"S. HackettPlease Don't Touch!4:03
Total length:73:20
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole)S. Hackett, CollinsWind & Wuthering6:56
2."The Return of the Giant Hogweed" (Neal Morse) Nursery Cryme8:46
3."Entangled" (Amanda Lehmann, Jakko Jakszyk)S. Hackett, BanksA Trick of the Tail6:35
4."Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan, Gary O'Toole)Banks, S. Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering7:51
5."Ripples" (Amanda Lehmann)Rutherford, BanksA Trick of the Tail8:14
6."Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..."S. Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering2:12
7."...In That Quiet Earth"S. Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, CollinsWind & Wuthering4:47
8."Afterglow" (John Wetton, Amanda Lehmann)BanksWind & Wuthering4:09
9."A Tower Struck Down"John Hackett, S. HackettVoyage of the Acolyte4:45
10."Camino Royale" (Steve Hackett)S. Hackett, Nick MagnusHighly Strung6:19
11."Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann)S. Hackett, RutherfordVoyage of the Acolyte10:45
Total length:71:28

Personnel

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  • Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – V: "Willow Farm"; disc 2, track 10)
  • Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – I: "Lover's Leap" & IV: "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?")
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals (disc 1, track 1 & 8; disc 2, track 4)
  • Nik Kershaw – vocals (disc 1, track 4)
  • Conrad Keely – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – III: "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men")
  • Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals (disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11)
  • Francis Dunnery – guitar, vocals (disc 1, tracks 3 – VII: "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)" & 5)
  • Steven Wilson – guitar (disc 2, track 11), vocals (disc 1, track 9)
  • Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 3)
  • Roine Stolt – guitar (disc 2, track 2)
  • Steve Rothery – guitar (disc 1, track 4)
  • Djabe – (Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals, Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion, Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards, Tamás Barabás – bass guitar, Szilárd Banai – drums) : (disc 2, track 10)
  • Roger King – keyboards (disc 1, tracks 1 & 3–10; disc 2, tracks 1–11)
  • Simon Collins (Phil Collins' son) – keyboard, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – II: "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" & VI: "Apocalypse in 9/8")
  • Dave Kerzner – keyboards (disc 1, track 3)
  • Nick Magnus – keyboards (disc 2, track 10)
  • Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals (disc 2, track 2)
  • Jo Lehmann – backing vocals
  • Dick Driver – double bass (disc 1, tracks 1 & 10; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
  • John Wetton – bass, guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 8)
  • Phil Mulford – bass (disc 2, tracks 1 & 8)
  • Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, track 9; disc 2, tracks 4, 7 & 11)
  • Lee Pomeroy – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, tracks 3–8; disc 2, track 2)
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, & 6–10; disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 4–11), vocals (disc 1, track 6 & 7; disc 2, track 1, 4)
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums (disc 1, track 3 & 5)
  • Rachel Ford – cello (disc 1, track 1; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola (disc 1, track 1 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
  • John Hackett – flute (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10; disc 2, tracks 2 & 9)
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute and blown sundries (disc 1, tracks 5, 8 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1, 7, 10 & 11)
  • Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini

Genesis Revisited II: Selection

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Genesis Revisited II: Selection
Studio album by
Released10 May 2013 (Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Australia, New Zealand)
13 May 2013 (UK)
14 May 2013 (Spain, Italy)
15 May 2013 (Sweden, Hungary)
Recorded2011–12
GenreProgressive rock
LabelInside Out Music
ProducerSteve Hackett, Roger King
Steve Hackett chronology
Genesis Revisited II
(2012)
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
(2013)
Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith
(2013)

Genesis Revisited II: Selection is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician Steve Hackett. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Carpet Crawlers" (Ray Wilson) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway5:13
2."Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan)Banks, Hackett, RutherfordWind & Wuthering7:51
3."The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway7:47
4."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery) Selling England by the Pound8:17
5."Entangled" (Jakko Jakszyk, Amanda Lehmann)Hackett, BanksA Trick of the Tail6:34
6."Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann)Hackett, RutherfordVoyage of the Acolyte10:43
7."Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) Foxtrot5:50
8."Afterglow" (John Wetton)BanksWind & Wuthering4:09
9."Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole)Hackett, CollinsWind & Wuthering6:58
Total length:1:03:22 (63:22)

"Selection" Personnel

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  • Lee Pomeroy – bass (track 1, 3, 4)
  • Ray Wilson – vocals (track 1)
  • Nick Beggs – bass (track 2, 6, 7)
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals (track 2)
  • John Hackett – flute (track 3, 4)
  • Steve Rothery – guitar (track 3)
  • Nick Kershaw – vocals (track 3)
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums (track 4)
  • Rob Townsend – soprano saxophone (track 4, 6, 9), whistle (track 4, 6, 7)
  • Francis Dunnery – vocals (track 4)
  • Amanda Lehmann – harmony vocals (track 5, 8), vocals (track 6)
  • Jakko Jakszyk – vocals (track 5)
  • Steven Wilson – guitar (track 6), vocals (track 7)
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola (track 7, 9)
  • Phil Mulford – bass (track 8, 9)
  • John Wetton – vocals (track 8)
  • Rachel Ford – cello (track 9)
  • Dick Driver – double bass (track 9)
  • Gary O'Toole – vocals (track 9)

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 52
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 119
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 48
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 80
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 24
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[12] 3

References

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  1. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Genesis Revisited II – Steve Hackett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (22 October 2012). "Steve Hackett, 'Genesis Revisited II,' – Album Review". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ Steve Hackett official web site : http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsAlbum8.html
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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