Hit (album)
| Hit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by Peter Gabriel | ||||
| Released | 3 November 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–2003 | |||
| Genre | Rock, worldbeat | |||
| Length |
2:30:41 (US) 2:30:19 (UK) | |||
| Label |
Geffen Records (US & Canada) Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Peter Gabriel, Bob Ezrin, Stephen Hague, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, David Lord, Steve Osborne, Karl Wallinger | |||
| Peter Gabriel chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Hit, also known as Peter Gabriel: The Definitive Two CD Collection, is a 2003 compilation album of songs by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It reached No. 29 in the UK album charts and No. 100 in the U.S.. Disc one is labelled Hit and disc two Miss, reflecting the first disc which comprises Gabriel's best known chart singles and the second featuring his more obscure material.
The two-disc set is different in the UK and U.S. because of the second disc. The second disc in the U.S. spans fourteen songs by Gabriel, whilst the UK second disc features fifteen songs. Only some of these appeared on the U.S. version. The UK version collects at least one track from every studio album by Gabriel, including soundtracks, except for Birdy, which is the only album not represented by a track.
The album is Gabriel's first compilation album since 1990's Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats and is so far the most recent that was released.
Track listing
All songs written by Peter Gabriel, except "Burn You Up, Burn You Down", by Gabriel, Neil Sparkes and Karl Wallinger.
| Disc One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "Solsbury Hill" | Peter Gabriel 1 (Car), 1977 | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Shock the Monkey" (Single edit) | Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), 1982 | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Sledgehammer" (Single edit) | So, 1986 | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Don't Give Up" (Edited version) | So | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Games Without Frontiers" (Single edit) (*) | Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt), 1980 | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Big Time" | So | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" | Previously unreleased, 2003 | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Growing Up" (Tom Lord-Alge mix) | Originally from Up, 2002 | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Digging in the Dirt" | Us, 1992 | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Blood of Eden" (Radio edit) | Us | 5:06 |
| 11. | "More than This" (Radio edit) | Up | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Biko" (Edited version) | Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) | 6:58 |
| 13. | "Steam" (**) | Us | 6:02 |
| 14. | "Red Rain" | So | 5:39 |
| 15. | "Here Comes the Flood" (1990 version) | Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats, 1990; originally from Peter Gabriel 1 (Car) | 4:32 |
*This is the single release with a more radio-friendly repeat of the line "Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle" from the first chorus.
**While labelled as the radio edit in the liner notes, "Steam" is actually the same length as its album version.
| Disc Two (UK edition) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "San Jacinto" | Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) | 6:31 |
| 2. | "No Self Control" | Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Cloudless" | Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002 | 4:48 |
| 4. | "The Rhythm of the Heat" | Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), 1982 | 5:18 |
| 5. | "I Have the Touch" (Robbie Robertson mix) | Soundtrack from Phenomenon, 1996; originally from Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) | 4:19 |
| 6. | "I Grieve" | Up | 7:24 |
| 7. | "D.I.Y." | Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch), 1978 | 2:38 |
| 8. | "A Different Drum" | Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ, 1989 | 4:47 |
| 9. | "The Drop" | Up | 3:02 |
| 10. | "The Tower That Ate People" (Steve Osborne mix) | Soundtrack from The Red Planet, 2000 | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Lovetown" | Soundtrack from Philadelphia, 1993 | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Father, Son" | OVO, 2000 | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Signal to Noise" | Up | 7:35 |
| 14. | "Downside Up" (Live) | Previously unreleased; originally from OVO | 5:32 |
| 15. | "Washing of the Water" | Us | 3:54 |
| Disc Two (U.S. edition) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
| 1. | "San Jacinto" | Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) | 6:31 |
| 2. | "I Don't Remember" | Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) | 4:32 |
| 3. | "The Rhythm of the Heat" | Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Love to Be Loved" | Us | 5:17 |
| 5. | "I Grieve" | Up | 7:25 |
| 6. | "Family Snapshot" | Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) | 4:29 |
| 7. | "In Your Eyes" | So | 5:29 |
| 8. | "The Drop" | Up | 3:04 |
| 9. | "The Tower That Ate People" (Steve Osborne mix) | Soundtrack from The Red Planet, 2000 | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Lovetown" | Soundtrack from Philadelphia, 1993 | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Father, Son" | OVO | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Signal to Noise" | Up | 7:33 |
| 13. | "Downside Up" (Live) | Previously unreleased; originally from OVO | 5:33 |
| 14. | "Cloudless" | Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence | 4:48 |
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 100 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BPI – UK | Gold | 5 December 2003 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011 [last update]). "Hit – Peter Gabriel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Peter Gabriel: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
- Hit (album) at MusicBrainz (list of releases)