Personnel: Peter Gabriel (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer); Sidney McGinnis (acoustic, electric & steel guitars, mandolin, background vocals); Robert Fripp (acoustic & electric guitars, programming); George Marge (recorder); Tony Capello (saxophone); Bayete, Roy Bittan (keyboards); Tony Levin (bass, background vocals); Joey Marotta (drums, background vocals).
Engineers include: Steve Short, Ed Sprigg, Michael Getlin.
Recorded at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbreek, Holland.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Peter Gabriel (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer); Sidney McGinnis (acoustic, electric & steel guitars, mandolin, background vocals); Robert Fripp (acoustic & electric guitars, programming); George Marge (recorder); Tony Capello (saxophone); Bayete, Roy Bittan (keyboards); Tony Levin (bass, background vocals); Joey Marotta (drums, background vocals).
Engineers include: Steve Short, Ed Sprigg, Michael Getlin.
Recorded at Relight Studios, Hilvarenbreek, Holland. All tracks have been digitally remastered.
When Peter Gabriel left the comforting group identity of Genesis after almost ten years, it might've been expected that he would want to re-assert his individuality. However, titling his first three albums PETER GABRIEL was bound to confuse at least a few fans into buying the same record twice (not a bad marketing strategy when you think about it). PETER GABRIEL the (second) album allowed Peter Gabriel (the singer) to stretch a bit more than his Bob Ezrin-produced debut. Under the watchful eye of producer/fellow art-rock refugee Robert Fripp, Gabriel stretched his musical palette from the raucous "On The Air" to the fragile "Flotsam and Jetsam" to the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink "D.I.Y." Not as stark as PETER GABRIEL (III) or as funked-up as SECURITY, PETER GABRIEL (II) shows Gabriel ably charting the idiosyncratic nonformula that he follows to this day.
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (7/12/02, pp.84-5) - "...Reveals a surprisingly logical progression...Gabriel sharpens his writing and expands his sonic scope with every release..." Rating: B+
Q (6/02, p.137) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[This album] laid the groundwork for Gabriels 3rd, hit filled album..."
