Peter Gabriel (1982 album)

Infobox Album
Name = Peter Gabriel
Type = studio
Artist = Peter Gabriel


Released = 8 September 1982
Recorded = 1981–1982
Genre = New wave, experimental rock,, world music
Length = 45:27
Label = Geffen (US & Canada), Charisma
Producer = David Lord and Peter Gabriel
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pxcm96oo3ep5 link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=peter+gabriel link]
Last album = "Ein deutsches album" (1980)
This album = "Peter Gabriel" (1982)
Next album = "Deutsches album" (1982)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = 2002 reissue cover

"Peter Gabriel" (1982) is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as "Security", Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.

This album is an early full digital recording. Its instrumentation is mostly electronic with extensive sampling (through use of the then-new Fairlight CMI) and percussion. It was recorded at Gabriel's then-home, Ashcombe House in Wiltshire, England in 1981. [http://synergy-emusic.com/petergabrielpix/pg4/pg4pix.htm Peter Gabriel at Ashcombe House] It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002.

The songs on the album cover a wide variety of subject matter. "The Rhythm of the Heat" is based on Carl Jung’s experience while observing a group of African drummers. "San Jacinto" reflects on the fear and pain experienced by a Native American man who sees his culture overwhelmed by modern white society. "Shock the Monkey", a meditation on jealousy, uses imagery of a primate to describe personal anxieties. "Lay Your Hands on Me" deals with a theme of healing, through trust, which is further explored on later albums. "The Family and the Fishing Net" is a song comparing a modern day wedding to a voodoo sacrifice. "Wallflower" is about the treatment of political prisoners in Latin America during the 1980s. [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=778]

"Shock the Monkey" was featured on the 1987 film, "Project X", starring Matthew Broderick. "I Have The Touch" featured in the 1988 film, "The Chocolate War"; an alternate version of "I Have the Touch" was featured on the 1996 film, "Phenomenon", starring John Travolta, and a cover version by Heather Nova was featured in "The Craft".

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

# "The Rhythm of the Heat" – 5:15
# "San Jacinto" – 6:21
# "I Have the Touch" – 4:30
# "The Family and the Fishing Net" – 7:00
# "Shock the Monkey" – 5:23
# "Lay Your Hands on Me" – 6:03
# "Wallflower" – 6:30
# "Kiss of Life" – 4:17

Personnel

*Peter Gabriel – vocals, synthesizers, surdo on tracks 1, 8, drums on track 2
*Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion on track 6), surdo on track 1
*Tony Levin – bass on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, Chapman stick on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, fretless bass on track 6
*Larry Fast – synthesizers on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, electronic percussion on track 8
*David Rhodes – guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, backing vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8

Additional personnel

*John Ellis – bass vocals on tracks 1, 3, 8, guitar on tracks 2, 4
*Roberto Laneri – treated saxophone on track 4
*Morris Pert – timbales on track 6, percussion on track 8
*Stephen Paine – Fairlight CMI on track 4
*David Lord – synthesizers on tracks 6, 7, piano on tracks 7, 8
*Peter Hammill – backing vocals on tracks 4, 5, 6
*Jill Gabriel – bass vocals on track 2
*Ekome Dance Company – Ghanaian drums on track 1
*Simon Phillips - Drums on track 3

Charts

Album

References

External links

*MusicBrainz album|id=b6c4da2c-16d8-4c31-b863-eb68429c7917|name=Security
*MusicBrainz album|id=7de454ec-6dfd-4642-810a-14e08ac5a60e|name=Peter Gabriel (Security)