Peter Gabriel (1978 album)
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| Studio album by Peter Gabriel | |||||
| Released | June 3, 1978 | ||||
| Recorded | November 1977–February 1978, Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands and The Hit Factory, New York | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 41:29 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records (US & Canada) Charisma Records |
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| Producer | Robert Fripp | ||||
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Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978. The album is the second of four with the same eponymous title. Guitarist Robert Fripp served as producer, whose influence on the album is evident in the use of Frippertronics on the track "Exposure". The album did not sell as well as the first Peter Gabriel, but reached #10 on the UK charts. "Mother of Violence" was written by Peter and his first wife Jill Gabriel.
This album is often referred to as Scratch, referring to the album cover by Storm Thorgerson.
This album was originally intended as part of a loose trilogy with Fripp's Exposure and Daryl Hall's Sacred Songs.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Peter Gabriel, except as indicated.
- "On the Air" – 5:30
- "D.I.Y." – 2:37
- "Mother of Violence" – 3:10 (Gabriel, Jill Gabriel)
- "A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World" – 3:33
- "White Shadow" – 5:14
- "Indigo" – 3:30
- "Animal Magic" – 3:26
- "Exposure" – 4:12 (Gabriel, Robert Fripp)
- "Flotsam and Jetsam" – 2:17
- "Perspective" – 3:23
- "Home Sweet Home" – 4:37
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, organ on track 11, piano on track 3, synthesizer on tracks 5, 7, backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 10, 11
- Tony Levin – bass on tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, Chapman stick on tracks 2, 4, 9 string bass on track 6, recorder arrangements on tracks 6, 9, backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 10, 11
- Sid McGinnis – electric guitar on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, acoustic guitar on tracks 2, 3, steel guitar on tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, mandolin on 2, backing vocals on track 7
- Larry Fast – synthesizer and treatments on tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
- Bayete – keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7
- Roy Bittan – keyboards on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
- Jerry Marotta – drums, backing vocals on tracks 1, 4, 10, 11
- Timmy Capello – saxophone on tracks 10, 11
- George Marge – recorders on tracks 6, 8, 9
- John Tims – insects on track 3
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Billboard Pop Albums | 45 |
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