Ray Wilson | Calling All Stations (official 2024 video)

"I started recording with ‪@genesis‬, in 1996, for what would become their final studio album, 'Calling All Stations'. When the writing process was taking place, I was always waiting for the 'Mama moment'. 'Mama' being my favourite Genesis song, at that time. For me, the song, 'Calling All Stations' was that moment." - Ray Wilson, February 24th 2024
Ray Wilson | Calling All Stations (Live Version)
Written by ‪@tonybanksmusic‬ and Mike Rutherford
Live version recorded at Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen, Netherlands
March 12th 2017 and taken from ‪@RayWilsonOfficial‬'s 2017 double live album "Time & Distance". Special video remix and re-edit by Luca Blukaos Biondi.
"Calling All Stations" was firstly released by Genesis on their 1997 album "Calling All Stations", originally performed by Ray Wilson, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks & Nir Zidkyahu.
"Time & Distance" band credits:
Ray Wilson | Lead Vocals | Electric + Acoustic Guitar
Steve Wilson | Electric + Acoustic Guitar 12 and 6 String | Backing Vocals
‪@AliFergusonOfficial‬ | Lead Guitar + Acoustic Guitar 12 and 6 String | Backing Vocals
Kool Lyczek | Piano + Keyboards
Lawrie MacMillan | Bass Guitar | Backing Vocals
Mario Koszel | Drums | Percussion
Marcin Kajper | Saxophone | Flute | Shewee
Uwe Metzler | Acoustic Guitar
Steffi Hoelk | Violin
Agnieszka Kowalczyk | Cello
Mixed and Mastered by ‪@YogiLang‬ at FarmStudios (diefarm-studios.de)
Video production by Luca Blukaos Biondi ‪@BluKaos‬
Video mostly based on fan audience recordings: thanks to all the fans who filmed Ray during the various "Calling All Stations" song performances from 1998 to 2023
For More And Tour Dates raywilson.net
#raywilson
#callingallstations
#genesismusic
#raywilsonmusic
#30years

[@martybrodell2424]

Ray Wilson never really got a fair shake in Genesis. He's a great singer. Very emotional voice.

[@ceekay9184]

One of the strongest Genesis-songs of all time from the best post-Gabriel album.

[@eleonoradini2371]

Exactly! Much better album than Invisible Touch, just to name one of them

[@grandadneal8114]

Hold on a second....its a really good album better than a couple maybee but I don't think it's the best....

[@ceekay9184]

@@grandadneal8114 Yeah, I admit. I should have stated best post-Hackett. How could I discard Wind & Wuthering?😳

[@ritteralmut5457]

Ein starker Song ein eindrucksvoller Videomix. Der Song hat in 25 Jahren nichts an Qualität verloren

[@eleonoradini2371]

@@grandadneal8114 I don't think that CAS is the best post Gabriel album but, IMHO, it's (much?) better than Abacab, Genesis and Invisible Touch

[@strykertube]

severely and unfairly under-rated

[@NACHOUBB]

Dear Ray, since I met you editing the last album with Genesis, I became a big fan of yours and listening to this remastered version makes my skin crawl. It is truly impressive. It is a song that fascinates me.

[@AM-wt9ev]

One of the greates songs ever written.

[@MichaelKing_CreativeContent]

Ray. Real talk. This is a FAR SUPERIOR version of this song when compared to the original. WOW. Not only is it a richer, more organic (and less sterile) production and arrangement, but the vocal performance is so much more connected, emotional and soulful. Just goes to show you what “might have been” would that line-up had been allowed to survive and evolve. Thanks for revisiting this with fresh eyes (and voice). Brilliant.

[@JohnBoyle-er2kk]

He has amazing. Voice that suits this song❤😊

[@wentworthmiller1890]

'97, late teens, experiencing the vicissitudes of life, coping with personal failures, this track became my friend - a reflection of my sorrow, sadness, loneliness, and regret. Times changed, reasons changed, but feelings remained.

[@haroldvanderwaaij4090]

Everyone is learning in his/her youth, it's kinda "sad" when you feel your life is still that in your fourties and your life is still: I remember all the moments that I've wasted in my life All the things I was always going to do Why is it now, when it's too late That I finally realise what's important to me

[@grazynaAmica]

Patrzę i słucham... i znowu patrze i słucham ...z takim przejęciem jak śpiewasz Ray ten piekny utwór i ta historia na wideo kiedyś i obecnie a brzmienie glosu niezmiennie przejmujace... Dziekuje i pozdrawiam 🫶

[@Uncle_Bob27]

The best song that I've heard in my life.

[@ronnndymo]

Definitely my favourite song from Ray Wilson but Ali Ferguson on that strat is something else . ❤

[@durango8882]

Yesssssss guitar 🎸

[@sabineblankenburg-0815]

Ich liebe seine Musik!! 🙏 Ray Wilson - einer der besten Sänger der heutigen Zeit überhaupt! 😍

[@avenginglettuce]

That was brilliant, wow. It was always one of my favourite Genesis songs but damn, that's given it fresh legs! Oh man, what that second album could have been, gah.

[@skiptowne61]

Had this song in my head for the past few days. This must be why! Always thought that 'Calling all Stations' didn't get the attention it deserved. Especially 'Shipwrecked.' Thank you, Ray.

[@Minemice]

Wow, great video, Ray!! And I absolutely love the visuals in the ending credits too, really in the mood of the Calling All Stations album😍😍😍

[@parthoghosh5809]

Indeed one of the best songs ever ❤ 👌👍God bless you Ray 🙏 keep on singing with your marvelous voice ❤❤❤

[@Latexhandske]

Oh, bloody hell, sounds like heaven!

[@BurningCircleSerbia]

I was a fan of this back in '97 and I still am

[@tabuuforte8546]

I love this song to DEATH. Underrated af.

[@seiranordika]

so beautiful that everytime I listen I move to tears... want it never ends

[@traceytgw100]

I heard this for the 1st time a couple weeks ago driving down the interstate from Chicago in the dead of night alone. And I thought this is my thought, translated into music--and WHO Is this singer!? New favorite

[@BryanWicks]

Love love love this. Thanks for making my day. 😎

[@carlosparise]

Notable versión! "Calling All Stations" es un gran album. Aplausos Ray!!! 👏👏👏

[@IDHairCut8]

I love this! I really wish that all the BSides along with Nowhere Else To Turn would get a proper release by Genesis

[@martysun7658]

✨ Magic ✨

[@highlandgnome]

Still got an amazing voice Ray. 🤘🤘

[@abbathdoomocculta6030]

It's a great shame that the next Genesis album with Ray on vocals was not made. I keep quietly hoping that Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford will decide to make one last album with Ray Wilson as vocalist. Keep my fingers crossed.

[@spitzmaus8368]

Danke für die wunderbare Musik

[@mattsonghurst6948]

I only discovered Ray Wilson and this song back in January and it’s been on constantly…. Such an epic and powerful sound

[@queengahan]

J'adore cette chanson chantée par Ray Wilson. Très très belle voix et musique.

[@moniak9983]

Dzięki tej piosence pokochałam muzykę Raya i jego zespołu. Za kilka dni będę miała przyjemność posłuchać ich koncertu. Już po raz piąty 😊

[@georgm4]

As an old Genesis Fan, Peter was Genesis. But after Peter, Genesis was waiting for a front man like you Ray! I don`t want to miss the time with Phil, but this is something different: I like Phil even moro solo. But Genesis is for my feeling something else, which did come back with Ray. Ray thank you so much for this Genesis album.

[@DocRock67]

Pardon? I’m a fan of anything Genesis have ever done, from FGTR to CAS, from their very first gig with more people on stage than in the audience to The Last Domino Tour. Pete was a great frontman, and Ray definitely has his own qualities as a frontman. But how can you belittle the longest era with Phil? “I don’t want to miss the time with Phil…” - the time with Phil was 20 years which includes eight studio albums, plus TIOA and The Last Domino Tour!

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

Fabulous music and video, excellent presentation. Masterpiece. Congrats, Ray.

[@hummelE30]

Outstanding Video - and your voice will always be the musical love of my life!

[@davidyardley512]

...All my good intentions don't add up to very much And I realise whatever happened, whatever happened I remember all the moments that I've wasted in my life All the things I was always gonna do Lyrically and musically, the best song on the CAS album imo, and a stunning vocal performance by Ray. It took everything he had according to the Genesis reissues interview.

[@yogoitasa]

Luca Blukaos, stai facendo un grandissimo lavoro con la riedizione dei video di Ray! Complimenti e continua così!!!!

[@janarudolph3279]

your Voice is amazing, god bless you and your Voice 🫶🍀🙏

[@franciscomtois7777]

Excellent Work!

[@elle6818]

Ray, you're a genius❤

[@StevejBrown-w1b]

Best song from calling all stations.

[@chrishauck5894]

I still remember the calling of stations tour where instead of normal tickets, CDs were sold in ticket form on which the title track calling all stations could be heard, I thought that was pretty impressive back then 🙈🤙

[@alencar5420]

Beautiful! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@greenday0209]

Loving this.... takes me back to my Stiltskin days for some reason

[@pablom.murray3443]

excelente

[@jtlampsu2]

Nice editing 🙂

[@cferval]

Thanks Ray!!!!!!!!!

[@joannanachya9129]

Thrilling voice, interpretation and video combination !! Thank you Ray for extraordinary song ❤ Thank you guys for this masterpiece! Reprise is great job too! So happy to follow 😊

[@БытьДобру-ч2о]

The most underrated Genesis album of 1997. Very unusual, a little sad, but cool!

[@eleonoradini2371]

This song is perfect for Ray's voice. I miss Phil, but I'm still hoping for a Genesis reunion. I know, it's only a wishful thinking...

[@theelectriccircuswithrichh6389]

Classic !!!!!!!...I welcome more tracks like this ....Kudos !!!!

[@martysun7658]

✨Magic✨

[@steved695]

Love this song in this transposed key. Makes it even darker and even more mysterious. This was the very first song I played on the radio station that I was the morning DJ for after I got the album in September 1997 (even though 'Congo' was on the playlist)!

[@nealwatkinson4775]

Absolutely brilliant 👏

[@jimrayner3021]

Love this one

[@michael-po1vb]

At least 1 UK show one day????

[@jeanp5680]

Very well done rendition of this awesome song ! Been a fan since '97 !

[@CristianHPardo]

Ray sos un genio primero estas vos y despues @davidfilmour, desde que te empece a escuchar tus melodías tu fuerzas me transportaron a un lugar interno mio que desconocía, veni a argentina genio te voy a estar esperando

[@macielgiovanella5550]

maravilha

[@_PrimetimePranks]

Ray is amazing ❤

[@dantefreitas3743]

A Gift! tis for this amazing edition

[@Schimnesthai]

This is f*ing aweosome!!! The timing was interesting around me, because i started editing some dumb Genesis related video, and after uploading it i was searching for a Genesis video and this appeared... well, i'm subscribed so i would've watched it either way. Thanks a lot.

[@stuartlennox5381]

Love it 😊

[@annawulf8209]

Oktober 2016 Abschiedlied meines Mann.Für immer in meiner Seele und im ❤😅

[@birgitandrealinke1072]

Wow 🌹great work

[@Joacoleoni]

Grande Ray!!🤘🤘

[@ControlDenied307]

Bravo.

[@joschinahele7274]

Simply great, Ray 🫶👏🏻🥰

[@Dutch_Brickbuilder]

Amazing video clip!

[@maculatransfer]

With all respect to Phil, Tony and Mike could still give it another go with Ray. It worked before. It was only the US that didn't give them a chance. Steve Hackett hasn't given up touring and he's older than the rest. It would be a shame that Tony just does his orchestra music as he's best remembered for the classic music he made with the band.

[@GiuseppeBusu]

The only "fault" of the album Calling all station, is that it was released under the Genesis name. This production has been underestimated. I watched with immense pleasure some videos of concerts recorded by Genesis with Ray Wilson between 97 and 98, and finally after the release of Phil Collins, Ray had brought a new sound to the band, much younger and more current. If there had been less football cheering from Phil Collins and Gabriel fans, who knows by now how many more "calling all stations" and live tours they could have done. Unpopular judgment: I would love a tour with Rutherford, Banks, Wilson, today in 2024.

[@fritzwillems8589]

Grossartiges Video. Ray war und ist immer noch einer der besten Sänger überhaupt. Seine Stimme ist ein Geschenk Gottes, sein Talent unfassbar, seine Musik, seine Musiker: einfach grossartig. Wir sind seit über 20 Jahre seine Fans wir lieben jeden Song von ihm...ja, auch die von Genesis, auch wenn er die nicht mehr singen müsste.....er hat so viele eigene tolle Songs. Danke Ray für dieses Video!❤🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️😻🥳🤘 see you in Bochum!!

[@zurachkoidze2884]

ერთერთი უძლიერესი სიმღერაა!

[@Guls574]

CAS is a far better album than its reputation in some quarters would suggest and it's great that Mr Wilson is still out there keeping the songs alive. This new arrangement sounds epic 🤘

[@jm.lesne-mymusic]

Sympa ce nouveau mix❤

[@patrickalexander9368]

Very cool video, Ray!

[@krismurphy7711]

1:50 3:50 hit too close to reality post unwanted divorce. Like so many of Phil Collin’s songs….they feel completely different after such a disaster. Well done on this Ray and Company

[@brigitteleroy1864]

Chanson que nous écoutons avec Papa a chaque retour de chimio pour lui redonner un peu la pêche, j espère que la ou il est il peut l entendre de temps en temps ...

[@johnmozina]

Chills

[@melomane2010]

This is great. Honestly the album had some great tunes. And Ray was so outstanding. I was so looking forward to the U.S. tour but then it was cancelled. And a second album never happened. I found all that very disappointing and based on some comments Tony Banks made at the time, it sounds like he was the guy who nixed it all

[@landfreundnrw8025]

Master❤

[@javierorozco410]

gracias ;) excelente !

[@user-cd3ld3dc7u]

That album was criminally underrated and unjustifully dismissed. Probably it was completely out of time. The songs themselves are great.

[@vilmagoldmann6968]

❤❤❤

[@stephenmccue2793]

Brilliant, shame they didnt give Ray a second go on another Genesis album.

[@AM-wt9ev]

Existentialism if it was a song

[@dorarosato4313]

Bello!Ma le immagini di quando era giovane spadroneggiano!

[@durango8882]

👊🏼Ray🫶🏻

[@michaelholland7543]

Like this song a lot, but album didn't sound like a Genesis record. Best period of band was from Trick of the tail through to Duke & even bits of Abacab

[@Benj75]

I prefer the original version.

[@peteskoczylis9432]

You must be kidding mate😢

[@maxwell131]

😣 Promo sm

[@jjavalon]

I blame Genesis (Banks and Rutherford) for so easily disposing of him and welcoming back the crippled Boozer. Wilson was a great singer for Genesis.

[@grazynaAmica]

Mam tak samo... Ray wniósł energię i orzywił Genesis, który miał owszem swoistą atmosferę i energię, która przygasła... Polska publiczność na koncercie w Katowicach w 1998 doceniła żywo wklad Raya do Genesis,bo to był mega koncert,spektakularny!!!

[@brunoprimas1483]

Rutherford was the one who declined to go on. Banks wanted another album.

[@grazynaAmica]

Dzięki za info...,a raczej myślałam, że to Banks odmówił...Szkoda,bo Genesis to nieomalże historia muzyki która różniła się tym który wokalista śpiewał...

[@RonnieMcNairney]

Probably to record another boring Mechanics Album. They should have made another Album with Ray. Calling All Stations, was Miles better than Abacab and We Can't Dance ​@brunoprimas1483

[@brunoprimas1483]

@@RonnieMcNairney I definitely prefer CAS to WCD! That's probably my least-played Genesis album.