Of the three singles excerpted from the album, only "Congo" broke the top 40 in the UK. It achieved a top 40 placing in at least three other European countries. Calling All Stations reached No. 2 in the UK. It reached No. 54 in the United States during five weeks in the chart. The album received negative reviews from critics, who chastised its lack of direction.
Vocalist Ray Wilson, who had fronted a short-lived but popular grunge-influenced outfit called Stiltskin, was brought on board after a lengthy auditioning period. Wilson's darker, theatrical vocals were more reminiscent of former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel than Collins's more pop/rock vocals. Nir Zidkyahu and Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard) were called in to supply the drums.
The music videos for "Congo" and "Shipwrecked" featured Wilson, Rutherford, Banks and Zidkyahu surrounded by extensive use of water imagery. "Not About Us", however featured just Banks, Rutherford and Wilson.
Calling All Stations became the first Genesis studio album not to hit number 1 since ...And Then There Were Three... (number 3 in 1978) in the UK and was the first Genesis album since Selling England by the Pound (number 73 in 1974) to not crack the US Top 50.
While Calling All Stations sold well throughout Europe, it failed to find an audience in the United States, despite an elaborate publicity launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
A SACD / DVD double disc set (including new 5.1 and Stereo mixes) was released in September 2007 and was re-released as a CD/DVD double disc in the US and Canada in November 2007.
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