Peter Gabriel (album 1978)
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Publication |
June 2nd 1978 |
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admission |
November 1977 - February 1978 |
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| Label (s) |
Charisma Records (UK) Atco Records (USA) |
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Format (s) |
LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
41:29 |
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Studio (s) |
Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands |
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Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by Peter Gabriel . It was released in 1978 and is the second of four albums with the same title.
The album didn't sell as well as Peter Gabriel's first but hit # 10 in the UK.
In the USA the album was titled Peter Gabriel II . The album is also called Scratch referred, which is based on the album cover of Hipgnosis relates.
reception
In the New Musical Express , Nick Kent wrote, "There is a faint remarkable talent at work - quiet like the slow burn of" Mother of Violence "with Roy Bittan's piano work that surpasses anything he did for Bruce Springsteen or David Bowie. "
title
All songs were written by Peter Gabriel unless otherwise stated.
- On the Air - 5:30
- DIY - 2:37
- Mother of Violence - 3:10 - Peter Gabriel, Jill Gabriel (Gabriel's wife)
- A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World - 3:33
- White Shadow - 5:14
- Indigo - 3:30
- Animal Magic - 3:26
- Exposure - 4:12 - Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp
- Flotsam and Jetsam - 2:17
- Perspective - 3:23
- Home Sweet Home - 4:37
Musician
- Peter Gabriel - vocals; Hammond organ at 11; Piano on 2; Synthesizer on 5, 7
- Robert Fripp - electric guitar on 1, 3, 5, 10; acoustic guitar on 5; Frippertronics on 8
- Tony Levin - bass guitar on 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11; Chapman stick on 2, 4, 9; Double bass on 6; Recorder arrangement on 6, 9; Backing vocals on 1, 4, 7, 10, 11
- Roy Bittan - keyboards on 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
- Larry Fast - synthesizer on 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
- Jerry Marotta - drums on all but 3; Backing vocals on 1, 4, 10, 11
- Sid McGinnis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Todd Cochran - keyboards on 2, 4, 6, 7
- Tim Cappello - saxophone on 10, 11
- George Marge - recorder on 6, 8, 9
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 France (SNEP)
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- | 171,400 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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- | 22,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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 platinum
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100,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
293,400 |
Main article: Peter Gabriel / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Review of Thomas Erlewine's album at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nick Kent, "Gabriel: The Image Gets a Tweak". NME. 10 June 1978
- ↑ Sales figures for Peter Gabriel (Scratch) in France ( Memento from March 16, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .