Us (Peter Gabriel album)
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| Studio album by Peter Gabriel | ||
| Released | September 29, 1992 | |
| Recorded | October 1989–June 1992 at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 57:41 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel | |
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| Peter Gabriel chronology | ||
| Shaking the Tree (1990) |
Us (1992) |
Secret World Live (1994) |
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Us is the sixth studio and ninth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalog in 2002. "Blood of Eden" had been previously released, though not on the soundtrack to, the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Peter Gabriel.
- "Come Talk to Me" – 7:04
- "Love to Be Loved" – 5:16
- "Blood of Eden" – 6:35
- "Steam" – 6:02
- "Only Us" – 6:30
- "Washing of the Water" – 3:50
- "Digging in the Dirt" – 5:16
- "Fourteen Black Paintings" – 4:36
- "Kiss That Frog" – 5:27
- "Secret World" – 7:01
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, triangle on track 1, programming on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, keyboard bass on tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, keyboards, percussion on tracks 2, 4, 9, valiha on track 2, horn arrangements on track 4, additional keys on track 8, harmonica on track 9, Mexican flute on track 10
- Manu Katché – drums on tracks 1, 6, 7, electronic drums on tracks 2, 4, 5, 10, percussion on track 10
- The Babacar Faye Drummers – sabar drums on tracks 1, 4
- Doudou N'Diaye Rose – drum loop on tracks 1, 10
- David Bottrill – programming on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, additional programming on tracks 5, 9
- Tony Levin – bass chorus on track 1, bass on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
- David Rhodes – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 string guitar on track 3, solo guitar on track 4
[edit] Additional personnel
- Daniel Lanois – shaker on track 1, guitar on tracks 1, 10, additional vocals on track 1, hi-hat on track 3, vocals on track 3, horn arrangements on track 4, dobro on tracks 8, 10
- Richard Blair – additional verse keyboards on track 1, programming on tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, additional programming on tracks 2, 3
- Chris Ormston – bagpipes on track 1
- Levon Minassian – doudouk on tracks 1, 3, 8
- Sinéad O'Connor – vocals on tracks 1, 3
- Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble – vocals on track 1
- Hassam Ramzy – tabla on track 2, surdu on track 7
- Daryl Johnson – hand drum on track 2
- William Orbit – programming on track 2, additional programming on track 5
- Bill Dillon – guitar on tracks 2, 5
- Brian Eno – additional keys on track 2
- Shankar – violin on tracks 2, 3, 5, 8
- Caroline Lavelle – cello on tracks 2, 6, 10, string arrangement on track 2
- Will Malone – string arrangement on track 2, 6
- Johnny Dollar – string arrangement on track 2, 6
- Richard Evans – additional engineering on track 2, mix engineer on track 8, mandolin on track 8
- Gus Isidore – bridge guitar on track 3
- Richard Chappell – bridge section mix on track 3
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar on tracks 4, 7
- Tim Green – tenor saxophone on tracks 4, 6
- Reggie Houston – baritone saxophone on tracks 4, 6
- Renard Poché – trombone on tracks 4, 6
- Kudsi Erguner – ney flute on track 5
- Ayub Ogada – vocals on track 5, 7
- Malcolm Burn – horn arrangement on track 6, additional synth cello on track 10, additional production ideas on track 10
- Mark Howard – horns recording on track 6
- Babacar Faye – djembe on tracks 7, 8
- Assane Thiam – tama on track 7, talking drum on track 8
- Peter Hammill – vocals on track 7
- Richard Macphail – vocals on track 7
- John Paul Jones – surdu on 8, bass on 8, keyboards on 8
- Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble – additional percussion loop on 9
- Manny Elias – Senegalese shakers on 9
- Marilyn McFarlane – vocals on 9
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Digging in the Dirt" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1992 | "Digging in the Dirt" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1992 | "Digging in the Dirt" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 52 |
| 1992 | "Digging in the Dirt" | Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 37 |
| 1992 | "Steam" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1992 | "Steam" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1992 | "Steam" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| 1992 | "Steam" | Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 13 |
| 1993 | "Kiss That Frog" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1993 | "Kiss That Frog" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1993 | "Secret World" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Gold | October 1, 1992 |
| RIAA – USA | Gold | December 2, 1992 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | December 14, 1992 |
| CRIA – Canada | Gold | February 8, 1993 |
| CRIA – Canada | Platinum | February 8, 1993 |
| CRIA – Canada | Double Platinum | February 8, 1993 |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | June 1, 1993 |
