Solsbury Hill

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Singles

Solsbury Hill   DE 16 07/11/1977 (18 weeks)   UK 13 04/09/1977 (9 weeks)   US 68 04/30/1977 (8 weeks)

Solsbury Hill is a 1977 song by Peter Gabriel that he wrote after leaving Genesis . It was his debut single as a solo artist.

The single was released on March 24, 1977.

Content and meaning

View of the city of Bath from Solsbury Hill

The song is about the climb up the Solsbury Hill near Bath ( county Somerset , UK ), where Gabriel was staying at the time. The “I” narrator is a man who has a spiritual experience climbing the mountain.

Gabriel said about his song:

"It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get ... It's about letting go."

“It's about the willingness to lose what you have and what you could get for it. ... It's about letting go. "

- Peter Gabriel

The song is mostly in 7/4 time, only at the end of each stanza there is a change to a single 8/4 time.

In October 2011, a new orchestral recording of the song was released as a bonus track on Peter Gabriel's album New Blood .

Cover versions

Of Solsbury Hill appeared under different cover versions of Erasure , Sarah McLachlan , Saga , The Shanes , Barbara Clear , Dave Matthews Band , Scala & Kolacny Brothers , Sleep Kit, The String Quartet and Kyte.

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1. ↑ Peter Gabriel in the German charts
2. ↑ Peter Gabriel in the British charts
3. ^ "Solsbury Hill" in the US singles charts
4. ↑ SOLSBURY HILL SINGLE. In: officialcharts.de .
5. ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: eter Gabriel attacks Woolley Valley farm plans
6. ↑ Daryl Easlea (2013). "Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel" . Music Sales Group
7. ^ Matthew Reynolds: Almost Hits: Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill” (1977) In: somethingelsereviews.com , April 16, 2013 (English).
8. ↑ petergabriel.com: New Blood