Calling All Stations

Calling All Stations
Studio album by
Released1 September 1997
RecordedJanuary–June 1997
StudioThe Farm, Chiddingfold, Surrey
GenreArt rock[1]
Length67:42
LabelVirgin, Atlantic
Producer
Genesis chronology
The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs
(1993)
Calling All Stations
(1997)
Genesis Archive 1967–75
(1998)
Singles from Calling All Stations
  1. "Congo"
    Released: 15 September 1997
  2. "Shipwrecked"
    Released: 1 December 1997
  3. "Not About Us"
    Released: 23 February 1998

...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 frontman following the departure of longtime drummer/singer Phil Collins in 1996, making this their only album since Trespass in which the latter did not feature in any way. The remaining members—founding keyboardist Tony Banks and guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford—decided to continue the band and write new music for an album, during which they auditioned singers and picked Wilson.

Calling All Stations was released to mostly negative reviews from music critics who chastised its lack of direction, but praised Wilson's performance. It sold poorly in comparison to their earlier albums; it reached No. 2 in the UK and performed well in Europe, but it peaked at No. 54 in the US.[2][3] This marked their first studio album not to reach number one in the UK since 1978. "Congo", the first of three singles from the album, went to No. 29 in the UK.[2] The Calling All Stations Tour saw Genesis tour Europe throughout 1998, but an American leg was booked and cancelled twice due to low ticket sales. The group disbanded at the tour's conclusion, focusing on archival and greatest hit albums until Collins returned in 2006 for the Turn It On Again Tour.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Genesis UK chart history, The Official Charts. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ Calling All Stations USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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