Us (Peter Gabriel album)

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Us
Us cover
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 (US & Canada)
Virgin Records
Producer Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel
Professional reviews
Peter Gabriel chronology
Shaking the Tree
(1990)
Us
(1992)
Peter Gabriel Revisited
(1992)
Alternate cover
2002 reissue cover
2002 reissue cover

Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992. It was remastered, with most of Gabriel's catalogue, in 2002. Singles taken from the album included "Digging in the Dirt", "Steam", "Blood of Eden" (previously featured in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World), and "Kiss That Frog".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

  1. "Come Talk to Me" – 7:04
  2. "Love to Be Loved" – 5:16
  3. "Blood of Eden" – 6:35
  4. "Steam" – 6:02
  5. "Only Us" – 6:30
  6. "Washing of the Water" – 3:50
  7. "Digging in the Dirt" – 5:16
  8. "Fourteen Black Paintings" – 4:36
  9. "Kiss That Frog" – 5:27
  10. "Secret World" – 7:01


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Daniel Lanoisshaker 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 Ramzytabla 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 Lavellecello 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 Houstonbaritone saxophone on tracks 4, 6
  • Renard Poché – trombone on tracks 4, 6
  • Kudsi Ergunerney 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] Technical Support

  • Mike Large
  • Sue Coulson
  • Brian Gray

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1992 UK Album Chart 2
1992 U.S. Billboard 200 2

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
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
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

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