Platinum Collection (2004)

About this title: Platinum Collection is a triple-disc covering the biggest hits and anthems from Genesis' career. Not a bad idea for a set, especially because it does contain the relatively rare non-LP single "Paperlate," but it's not necessarily executed as well as it could be. First off, there are the inevitable omissions, highlighted by such Genesis standards as "Man on the Corner" and "No Reply at All," but also extending to such smaller '80s hits as "Just a Job to Do" and "Anything She Does," not to mention various album tracks, particularly from the Peter Gabriel era. Nevertheless, Platinum Collection ... read more

Tracks:

1. No Son of Mine [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
2. I Can't Dance [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
3. Jesus He Knows Me [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
4. Hold on My Heart [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
5. Invisible Touch [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
6. Throwing It All Away [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
7. Tonight Tonight Tonight [Edit] [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
8. Land of Confusion [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
9. In Too Deep [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
10. Mama [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
11. That's All [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
12. Home by the Sea [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
13. Second Home by the Sea [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
14. Illegal Alien [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
15. Paperlate [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
16. Calling All Stations [Banks/Rutherford]
17. Abacab [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
18. Keep It Dark [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
19. Turn It on Again [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
20. Behind the Lines [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
21. Duchess [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
22. Misunderstanding [Collins]
23. Many Too Many [Banks]
24. Follow You, Follow Me [Banks/Collins/Ruthe]
25. Undertow [Banks]
26. In That Quiet Earth [Banks/Collins/Hacke]
27. Afterglow [Banks]
28. Your Own Special Way [Rutherford]
29. A Trick of the Tail [Banks]
30. Ripples [Banks/Rutherford]
31. Los Endos [Banks/Collins/Hacke]
32. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
33. Counting Out Time [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
34. The Carpet Crawlers [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
35. Firth of Fifth [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
36. The Cinema Show [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
37. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
38. Supper's Ready [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
39. The Musical Box [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
40. The Knife [Banks/Gabriel/Phill]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.