Peter Gabriel discography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the discography documenting the albums and singles of pop musician Peter Gabriel as a solo artist. This does not include his work with Genesis. Gabriel's first four albums were all titled, simply, Peter Gabriel and, as noted below, were given alternate designation by fans and media.
For a list of Genesis albums, see Genesis discography.
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
- 1977 Peter Gabriel (1 or Car, wet car cover, #7 UK, #38 US)
- 1978 Peter Gabriel (2 or Scratch, scratch cover, #10 UK, #45 US)
- 1980 Peter Gabriel (3 or Melt, melting face cover, #1 UK, #22 US, US sales: 500,000)
- 1982 Peter Gabriel (4, known as Security in the USA, #6 UK, #3 US, US sales: 800,000)
- 1986 So (#1 UK, #2 US, US sales: 5,000,000)
- 1992 Us (#2 UK, #2 US, US sales: 1,000,000)
- 2002 Up (#11 UK, #9 US, #1 ITA)
- 2009 I/O
[edit] Special Project albums
[edit] German language albums
- 1980 Ein Deutsches Album (German language version of III)
- 1982 Deutsches Album (German language version of IV; some remixes)
[edit] Live albums
- 1983 Plays Live (#8 UK, #44 US)
- 1994 Secret World Live (live 1993, #10 UK, #23 US, US sales: 500,000)
[edit] Compilations
- 1990 Shaking the Tree (best of 1976–1990, #11 UK, #48 US, US sales: 2,000,000)
- 1992 Revisited (best of 1977–1978)
- 2003 Hit (#29 UK, #100 US and Miss)
[edit] Soundtracks
- 1985 Birdy (soundtrack from the film Birdy, #162 US)
- 1989 Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (#29 UK, #60 US, US sales: 500,000)
- 2002 Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence
[edit] Soundtrack-exclusive songs
- 1984 "Walk through the Fire" (Against All Odds soundtrack)
- 1984 "Out Out" (Gremlins soundtrack)
- 1994 "Lovetown" (Philadelphia soundtrack)
- 1994 "Taboo" (with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Natural Born Killers soundtrack)
- 1995 "Party Man" (with The Worldbeaters, Virtuosity soundtrack)
- 1995 "While the Earth Sleeps" (with Deep Forest, Strange Days soundtrack)
- 1998 "I Grieve" (City of Angels soundtrack, later released on Up)
- 1998 "That'll Do" (Babe: Pig in the City soundtrack)
- 2001 "Nocturnals" (Les Morsures de l'aube, not released on soundtrack)
- 2002 "Animal Nation" and "Shaking The Tree (02 Remix)" (The Wild Thornberrys Movie soundtrack)
- 2004 "The Book of Love" (Shall We Dance? soundtrack)
- 2007 "Whole Thing" (Long Way Down soundtrack)
[edit] Appears on
- 1984 "Gravity's Angel" and "Excellent Birds" by Laurie Anderson
- 1985 "Take Me Home" <background vocals> by Phil Collins
- 1986 "Everywhere I Go" <background vocals> by The Call
- 1987 "Fallen Angel" by Robbie Robertson
- 1988 "My Secret Place" by Joni Mitchell
- 1990 "Soul Searcher" <keyboards> by L. Shankar
- 1995 "Suzanne" cover of Leonard Cohen song on Tribute compilation "Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen"
- 1996 "Mercedes" <background vocals> by Joseph Arthur
- 1999 "Carpet Crawlers'99" by Genesis
- 2000 "This Dream" <background vocals> by Youssou N'Dour on the album "Joko from Village to Town" and/or "Joko: The Link"
- 2001 "When You're Falling" (Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 3: Further in Time)
- 2001 "Games Without Frontiers [Massive/DM Mix]" (Pure Moods, Vol. 3)
- 2001 "Land of Anaka" <background vocals> (Pure Moods, Vol. 3)
- (Date unknown) "The Mermaid" <spoken word and singing performances with Annie Lennox>
[edit] Interview Albums
- 1988 "Peter Gabriel" (Conversation Disc Series, ABCD 007)
[edit] DVDs
- 1994 Secret World Live (concert DVD from the Secret World Tour 1992/93, world sales: 1,000,000)
- 2003 Growing Up (concert DVD from the Growing Up Tour 2002/03)
- 2004 Play (compilation DVD with all of his music videos, including bonus videos and remastered sound. The music has been remixed on several tracks and the original mix is NOT available as an alternate audio track.)
- 2004 A Family Portrait - A Film By Anna Gabriel (Peter Gabriel's daughter, Anna Marie Gabriel, directs a film about her father's Growing Up And Still Growing Up tours)
- 2005 Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped
[edit] VHS/LaserDiscs
- 1987 Cv (video compilation album)
- 1990 PoV (live concert in Greece, 1988)
- 1993 all about US (video compilation album)
[edit] Multimedia CD-ROM/CD-i
- 1995 Xplora1 Peter Gabriel's Secret World
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK singles | U.S. Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Solsbury Hill" | 12 | 25 | Peter Gabriel 1: Car |
| 1977 | "Modern Love" | - | - | Peter Gabriel 1: Car |
| 1978 | "D.I.Y." | - | - | Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch |
| 1978 | "Perspective" | - | - | Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch |
| 1980 | "Games Without Frontiers" | 4 | 20 | Peter Gabriel 3: Melt |
| 1980 | "I Don't Remember" | 7 | 12 | Peter Gabriel 3: Melt |
| 1980 | "No Self-Control" | 33 | - | Peter Gabriel 3: Melt |
| 1980 | "Biko" | 38 | 35 | Peter Gabriel 3: Melt |
| 1982 | "Shock the Monkey" | 8 | 4 | Security |
| 1982 | "I Have The Touch" | 15 | 6 | Security |
| 1983 | "I Don't Remember" (live) | 62 | - | Plays Live |
| 1984 | "Walk Through the Fire" | 67 | 55 | Against All Odds OST |
| 1986 | "Sledgehammer" | 4 | 1 | So |
| 1986 | "Don't Give Up" (with Kate Bush) | 9 | 50 | So |
| 1987 | "Big Time" | 13 | 5 | So |
| 1987 | "In Your Eyes" | - | 3 | So |
| 1987 | "Red Rain" | 46 | 9 | So |
| 1987 | "Biko" (re-release) | 49 | - | - |
| 1989 | "In Your Eyes" (re-release) | 41 | - | Say Anything OST |
| 1989 | "Shakin' the Tree" (with Youssou N'Dour) | 61 | 40 | Shaking the Tree |
| 1990 | "Solsbury Hill" (re-release) | 57 | - | Shaking the Tree |
| 1992 | "Digging in the Dirt" | 24 | 53 | Us |
| 1993 | "Steam" | 10 | 17 | Us |
| 1993 | "Blood of Eden" (with Sinéad O'Connor) | 43 | - | Us |
| 1993 | "Kiss That Frog" | 46 | - | Us |
| 1994 | "Lovetown" | 49 | - | Philadelphia OST |
| 1994 | "Secret World EP" | 39 | - | Secret World Live |
| 2002 | "The Barry Williams Show" | - | - | Up |
| 2002 | "More Than This" | 47 | - | Up |
| 2003 | "Growing Up" | - | - | Up |
| 2004 | "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" | 26 | 60 | Hit |
| 2007 | "Whole Thing" | - | - | Big Blue Ball |
