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So (album)

So is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel , released in 1986, the musician ’s first album of the same name (the previous four had only his name, without a name). Many songs of this disc were written in a more traditional pop-key and became radio hits, while others still retain the dark, thoughtful emotion of the artist’s experimental work. In 2011, Gabriel explained: “I have experimented enough with instrumental music, and I wanted to write high-quality pop songs, albeit in my own style” [9] .

So
The cover of Peter Gabriel's album "So" (1986)
Peter Gabriel's studio album
Date of issueMay 19, 1986
Recorded byFebruary - December 1985, Ashcombe Studios , near Bath , England
GenresPop rock , art rock , ethnic music , experimental rock
Duration46:25
ProducerDaniel Lanua and Peter Gabriel
A country United Kingdom
LabelGeffen Records (USA)
Charisma / Virgin (UK)
Timeline of Peter Gabriel
Birdy
(1985)		So
(1986)		Passion
(1989)
  Reviews
Critics' ratings
SourceRating
Allmusic4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд [one]
Chiche tribune(mixed) [2]
Los angeles times(positive) [3]
Popmatters(enthusiastic) [4]
Q4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд4 из 5 звёзд [5]
Robert CristgauB− [6]
Rolling stone(positive) [7]
The rolling stone album guide5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд [8]

This is Gabriel's second album, produced by Daniel Lanois . Lanua became known for collaborating with Brian Eno , and producing U2 records. A year earlier, the musicians worked together on the soundtrack for the Ptah film, Lanua brought many of his own ideas to the ambient atmosphere of the material. Many compositions from So clearly show Gabriel’s interest in ethnic music , he says: “I think this album is inspired by many varieties of black music, not just soul and blues : it has things from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica” [9] .

Some time after its release, the album was officially released in the Soviet Union by Melody under the license of Virgin , and the digital recording technology was used in the production process of the Soviet circulation of records, which was new to the local market. In addition, in 1989, the composition “Red Rain” was included in the double vinyl collection “Greenpeace Breakthrough” , intended for distribution exclusively in the Soviet Union. To promote the collection, Peter Gabriel and Sting specially came to his presentation in Moscow .

Famous producer Maxim Fadeev considers Peter Gabriel to be his teacher and every time he mentions the song “Red Rain”, which, when Fadeev heard it in the mid-80s, completely turned his mind [10] .

So is the most successful album of Gabriel’s career, he reached the top of the British chart , and became # 2 in the United States [11] [12] . In the UK, the disc was certified three times as “ platinum ”, in the United States - five times. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 14th on its list of “100 Best Albums of the Eighties” [13] .

Content

  • 1 List of Songs
    • 1.1 Reorder Song Order
  • 2 Members
  • 3 Charts
    • 3.1 End of Year Album
    • 3.2 Certification
  • 4 notes
  • 5 Links

List of Songs

All songs are written by Peter Gabriel, except those noted.

First side

  1. Red Rain 5:39
  2. Sledgehammer - 5:12
  3. “Don’t Give Up” (duet with Kate Bush ) - 6:33
  4. “That Voice Again” (lyrics: Gabriel, Rhodes; music: Gabriel) - 4:53

Second side

  1. "In Your Eyes" - 5:27
  2. Mercy Street - 6:22
  3. Big Time 4:28
  4. “We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)” - 3:22
  5. “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” (duet with Laurie Anderson ) (Anderson, Gabriel) - 4:25
  • The song “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” did not make it onto the vinyl edition of the album.

Reorder Songs

  1. Red Rain 5:39
  2. Sledgehammer - 5:12
  3. “Don’t Give Up” - 6:33
  4. “That Voice Again” - 4:53
  5. Mercy Street - 6:22
  6. Big Time 4:28
  7. “We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)” - 3:22
  8. “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” - 4:25
  9. "In Your Eyes" - 5:27

Record Members

  • Peter Gabriel - lead and backing vocals , CMI , Prophet (all except 5 and 9 ) , piano (all except 7 and 9 ) , Linn ( 3 and 7 ) , synthesizer ( 5 and 7 ) , percussion ( 4 ) , CS-80 ( 6 ) , LinnDrum ( 9 ) , Synclavier ( 9 )
  • Tony Levin - bass ( 1 - 5 ) , drumsticks on bass strings ( 7 )
  • David Rhodes - guitar (all except 6 and 9 ) , backing vocals ( 1 and 5 )
  • Jerry Marotta - drums ( 1 and 8 ) , add. drums ( 5 ) , drumsticks on bass strings ( 7 )
  • Manu Kutche - drums ( 2 - 5 ) , percussion ( 3 - 5 ) , talking drum ( 5 and 9 )
Additional musicians
  • Chris Hughes - Linn Programming ( 1 )
  • Stuart Copland - hi-hat ( 1 ) , drums ( 7 ) (Big Time)
  • Daniel Lanua - guitar ( 1 , 2 and 4 ) , tambourine ( 2 ) , surf guitar ( 7 ) , twelve-string guitar ( 9 )
  • Wayne Jackson - Trumpet ( 2 and 7 ) , Cornet ( 7 )
  • Mark Rivera - tenor saxophone ( 2 and 7 ) , processed saxophone ( 6 ) , alto saxophone and baritone saxophone ( 7 )
  • Don Mikkelsen - trombone ( 2 and 7 )
  • PP Arnold - backing vocals ( 2 and 7 )
  • Corel Gordon - backing vocals ( 2 and 7 )
  • Dee Lewis - backing vocals ( 2 and 7 )
  • Richard T. - Piano ( 3 , 5 and 6 )
  • Simon Clark - CS-80 Chorus ( 3 ) , Hammond Organ , CMI and Bass Guitar ( 7 )
  • Kate Bush Vocal ( 3 )
  • L. Shankar - violin ( 4 and 8 )
  • Larry Klein - Bass Guitar ( 5 & 6 )
  • Youssou N'Dour - Vocals ( 5 )
  • Michael Bean - Backing Vocals ( 5 )
  • Jim Kerr Backing Vocals ( 5 )
  • Ronnie Bright - Bass Vocals ( 5 )
  • Djalma Correa - Signature , Congi and Triangle ( 6 )
  • Jimmy Bralower - Linn kick ( 7 )
  • Bill Laswell - Bass ( 9 )
  • Niall Rogers - Guitar ( 9 )
  • Laurie Anderson - Vocals ( 9 )

Charts

Album
ChartHigher
position
  Australian Kent Music Report [14]5
  Austrian Albums Chart [15]one
  Canadian Albums Chart [16]one
  Dutch Albums Chart [17]one
  French SNEP Albums Chart [18]12
  Italian Albums Chart [19]one
  Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [20]31
  New Zealand Albums Chart [21]one
  Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart [22]one
  Swedish Albums Chart [23]2
  Swiss Albums Chart [24]2
  UK Albums Chart [11]one
  US Billboard 200 [12]2
  West German Media Control Albums Chart [25]2

End of Year Album

Chart (1986)Position
  Australian Albums Chart [14]31
  Austrian Albums Chart [26]9
  Canadian Albums Chart [27]7
  French Albums Chart [28]8
  Italian Albums Chart [19]13
  Swiss Albums Chart [29]9
  UK Albums Chart [30]19
  US Billboard 200 [31]35
Chart (1987)Position
  Australian Albums Chart [14]28
  Canadian Albums Chart [32]63
  UK Albums Chart [30]38
  US Billboard 200 [33]21

Certification

RegionCertificationSales
  France ( SNEP ) [35]Gold237,900 [34]
  Germany ( BVMI ) [36]Platinum500,000 ^
  Netherlands ( NVPI ) [37]Platinum100,000 ^
  Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) [38]Gold50,000 ^
  Great Britain ( BPI ) [39]3 × Platinum900,000 ^
  United States ( RIAA ) [40]5 × Platinum5,000,000 ^

^ batch data based on certification only

Notes

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen T. [ So (album) (English) on AllMusic So - Peter Gabriel | AllMusic] (unspecified) . allmusic.com (2011 [last update]). Date of treatment July 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Van Matre, Lynn Punk Not Proper Brogue Around The Pogues (Neopr.) (12 June 1986). Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Atkinson, Terry Record Rack: Gabriel's 'So': The Play's The Thing (unopened) . articles.latimes.com . Los Angeles Times (May 25, 1986). Date of treatment November 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Baum, David R. Peter Gabriel: So <PopMatters (Neopr.) . PopMatters (August 26, 2003). Date of treatment July 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ Mark Blake. Q magazine. December 2012.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert Robert Christgau: CG: peter gabriel (neopr.) . robertchristgau.com (2011 [last update]). Date of treatment July 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ Holmes, Tim So (neopr.) . Rolling Stone (August 14, 1986). Date of treatment June 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ Peter Gabriel: Album Guide (unopened) (unavailable link) . Rolling stone . Date of treatment June 7, 2012. Archived on August 10, 2012.
  9. ↑ 1 2 Interview with Peter Gabriel. Uncut magazine. October 2011
  10. ↑ in Dud. Maxim Fadeev - about the conflict with Ernst and Russian rap / Big interview (neopr.) (May 16, 2017). Date of appeal May 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ 1 2 Chart Stats - Peter Gabriel - So (unopened) (PHP) (inaccessible link) . UK Albums Chart . Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived on September 26, 2011.
  12. ↑ 1 2 [ So (album) (English) on the AllMusic allmusic website (((So> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums)))] (unspecified) . allmusic.com. Date of appeal October 31, 2011.
  13. ↑ The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. Rolling stone. Special Issue 1990. Retrieved November 19, 2011
  14. ↑ 1 2 3 Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. - St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book, 1993 .-- ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
  15. ↑ austriancharts.at Peter Gabriel - So (German) (ASP). Hung Medien . Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  16. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Archived December 28, 2012 at Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-11-17
  17. ↑ dutchcharts.nl Peter Gabriel - So (unopened) (ASP). Hung Medien . MegaCharts . Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  18. ↑ InfoDisc: Tous les Albums classés par Artiste> Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste (French) . infodisc.fr. Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived July 20, 2011.
  19. ↑ 1 2 Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1986 (Italian) . hitparadeitalia.it. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  20. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. - Roppongi , Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment, 2006 .-- ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
  21. ↑ charts.org.nz Peter Gabriel - So (unopened) (ASP). Hung Medien . Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  22. ↑ norwegiancharts.com Peter Gabriel - So (unopened) (ASP). Hung Medien . VG-lista. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  23. ↑ swedishcharts.com Peter Gabriel - So (Swedish) (ASP). Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  24. ↑ Peter Gabriel - So - hitparade.ch (German) (ASP). Hung Medien . Swiss Music Charts. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  25. ↑ Album Search: Peter Gabriel - So (German) (unavailable link) . Media Control Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived on May 2, 2014.
  26. ↑ Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1986 (neopr.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  27. ↑ RPM Top 100 Albums of 1986 (Neopr.) (Link not available) . RPM Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived June 4, 2013.
  28. ↑ Les Albums (CD) de 1986 par InfoDisc (Fr.) (PHP). infodisc.fr. Date of treatment January 29, 2012. Archived February 9, 2012.
  29. ↑ Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986 (neopr.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  30. ↑ 1 2 Complete UK Year-End Album Charts (neopr.) . Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived January 11, 2012.
  31. ↑ Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1986 (neopr.) . billboard.biz. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  32. ↑ Top 100 Albums of '87 (neopr.) . RPM (December 26, 1987). Date of treatment November 17, 2011. (unavailable link)
  33. ↑ Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1987 (neopr.) . billboard.biz. Date of treatment November 17, 2011.
  34. ↑ Les Albums Or (Fr.) . infodisc.fr . SNEP Date of treatment November 17, 2011. Archived on September 30, 2013.
  35. ↑ French album certifications - Peter Gabriel - So (Fr.) . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
  36. ↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Peter Gabriel; 'So') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
  37. ↑ Dutch album certifications - Peter Gabriel - So (nid.) . Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Enter So in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  38. ↑ Solo Exitos 1959-2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979-1990 (neopr.) . Iberautor Promociones Culturales.
  39. ↑ British album certifications - Peter Gabriel - So (neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type So in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  40. ↑ American album certifications - Peter Gabriel - So (neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .

Links

  • So (album) on Last.fm
  • So on the Discogs website
  • So (English) on the AllMusic website
  • So on the MusicBrainz website
  • So (inaccessible link) ( Adobe Flash ) on Radio3Net
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=So_(album)&oldid=102182018


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