Secret World Live

Secret World Live
Live album by Peter Gabriel
Released September 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded November 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)–November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17), Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy
Genre Art rock
Length 1:39:45
Label Geffen(US & Canada), Virgin
Producer Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
Peter Gabriel Revisited
(1992)
Secret World Live
(1994)
OVO
(2000)
Longform video
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Secret World Live is the second live and tenth album overall released by Peter Gabriel, in 1994. The album was not remastered with the rest of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. A concert film was released at the same time as the album. Its track listing is the same as the albums, except that it omits "Red Rain" and adds "San Jacinto" 7:32 after "Blood of Eden."

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel except as noted.

Disc one

  1. "Come Talk to Me" – 6:13
  2. "Steam" – 7:45
  3. "Across the River" (Stewart Copeland, Gabriel, David Rhodes, L. Shankar) – 6:00
  4. "Slow Marimbas" – 1:41
  5. "Shaking the Tree" (Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour) – 9:18
  6. "Red Rain" – 6:15
  7. "Blood of Eden" – 6:58
  8. "Kiss That Frog" – 5:58
  9. "Washing of the Water" – 4:07
  10. "Solsbury Hill" – 4:42

Disc two

  1. "Digging in the Dirt" – 7:36
  2. "Sledgehammer" – 4:58
  3. "Secret World" – 9:10
  4. "Don't Give Up" – 7:35
  5. "In Your Eyes" – 11:32

Personnel

Cover artwork

The cover was designed by Martha Ladly (formerly of Martha and the Muffins) who was working for Gabriel at the time, it received a nomination for the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Record Sleeve Packaging Design.

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1994 The Billboard 200 23

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
1992 "Red Rain" (Live) Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 33

Certifications

Organization Format Level Date
RIAA – United States Album Gold November 18, 1997
Video Longform Gold March 16, 1998
Platinum February 7, 2006

References

  1. ^ Erlewine (2011 [last update]). "Secret World Live - Peter Gabriel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203502. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Richardson, S. (2011 [last update]). "Secret World Live by Peter Gabriel | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/secret-world-live-19941020. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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