Birdy (Peter Gabriel album)

Birdy
Soundtrack album by Peter Gabriel
Released	18 March 1985
Recorded	October–December 1984
Genre	Ambient, experimental rock, progressive rock, hard rock
Length	34:50
Label	Geffen Records (US & Canada) Charisma Records
Producer	Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois
Peter Gabriel chronology
Plays Live (1983) Birdy (1985) So (1986)

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Birdy is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, for the movie of the same name, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002.

In addition to composing new pieces for the soundtrack, Gabriel also used instrumental themes and sections from earlier works to form the basis of some tracks. There were, however, no songs with lyrics on the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

Side One

1. "At Night" – 2:38
2. "Floating Dogs" – 2:55
3. "Quiet and Alone" – 2:30
4. "Close Up" (from "Family Snapshot") – 0:55
5. "Slow Water" – 2:51
6. "Dressing the Wound" – 4:06

Side Two

1. "Birdy's Flight" (from "Not One of Us") – 2:58
2. "Slow Marimbas" – 3:21
3. "The Heat" (from "The Rhythm of the Heat") – 4:41
4. "Sketch Pad With Trumpet and Voice" – 3:05
5. "Under Lock and Key" (from "Wallflower") – 2:28
6. "Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain" (from "San Jacinto") – 2:19

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel
• Jon Hassell
• Ekome Dance Company
• Larry Fast
• Tony Levin
• Jerry Marotta
• David Rhodes
• Manny Elias
• Morris Pert
• John Giblin

Trivia

The piece "Birdy's Flight" was later used by Hong Kong film director John Woo as part of the score to his A Better Tomorrow films.

References

External links

• Birdy at MusicBrainz (list of releases)