# | Title | Rating | Length |
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1 | Sledgehammer- recording engineer:
- David Bascombe
- engineer:
- Kevin Killen and Daniel Lanois
- producer:
- Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois
- bass guitar:
- Tony Levin
- drums (drum set):
- Manu Katché
- guitar:
- Daniel Lanois and David Rhodes
- piano, synthesizer [CMI], synthesizer [Prophet] and lead vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- saxophone:
- Mark Rivera
- tambourine:
- Daniel Lanois
- trombone:
- Don Mikkelsen
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashcombe Studios in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-02 until 1985-12)
- mixed at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- later releases:
- Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel
- recording of:
- Sledgehammer (in 1985)
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Gabriel
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Real World Music, Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| 4.25 | 5:14 |
2 | Digging in the Dirt | 3 | 5:20 |
3 | Biko | 4.5 | 7:29 |
4 | Solsbury Hill- additional recording engineer:
- Jim Frank, Keith Grant , Dave Harris , Rod O’Brien, Robert Hrycyna and Robert Stasiak
- recording engineer:
- Brian Christian
- programming:
- Larry Fast
- producer:
- Bob Ezrin
- acoustic guitar and pedal steel guitar:
- Steve Hunter
- banjo and classical guitar:
- Robert Fripp
- bass and tuba:
- Tony Levin
- bones and percussion:
- Jimmy Maelen
- drums (drum set):
- Allan Schwartzberg
- electric guitar and guitar:
- Robert Fripp and Steve Hunter
- flute and recorder:
- Peter Gabriel
- keyboard:
- Jozef Chirowski and Peter Gabriel
- synthesizer:
- Larry Fast
- vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Charisma Records (in 1977)
- additionally recorded at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent, London , England, United Kingdom and Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Sound Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 472)
- recording of:
- Solsbury Hill
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Gabriel
- publisher:
- Ear Pieces, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Hit & Run Music, Intersong Music, Pentagon Lipservices Real World and Real World Music, Ltd.
| 4.5 | 4:24 |
5 | Shock the Monkey- recorded in:
- Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- recording engineer:
- Andy Rose and Tim Wybrow
- drum machine [Linn] programming:
- Peter Gabriel
- assistant engineer:
- Neil Perry
- engineer:
- David Lord
- producer:
- Peter Gabriel and David Lord
- analog synthesizer [Prophet]:
- Larry Fast and Peter Gabriel
- Chapman stick [stick]:
- Tony Levin
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Marotta
- guitar:
- David Rhodes
- synthesizer [CMI] and lead vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- background vocals:
- Peter Gabriel and Peter Hammill
- remixer:
- Julian Mendelsohn
- arranger:
- Peter Gabriel
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Phonogram Int. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Mobile One in Europe
- mixed at:
- Crescent Studios in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- remixed at:
- SARM Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- later releases:
- Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel
- recording of:
- Shock the Monkey
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Gabriel
- publisher:
- Cliofine Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Real World Music, Ltd.
| 4.65 | 5:31 |
6 | Don’t Give Up- recording engineer:
- David Bascombe
- engineer:
- Kevin Killen and Daniel Lanois
- producer:
- Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois
- bass guitar:
- Tony Levin
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Manu Katché
- guitar [guitars]:
- David Rhodes
- piano:
- Peter Gabriel and Richard Tee
- synthesizer [Chorus CS80]:
- Simon Clark
- synthesizer [CMI], synthesizer [Linn], synthesizer [Prophet] and lead vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- guest vocals:
- Kate Bush
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashcombe Studios in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-02 until 1985-12)
- mixed at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Don’t Give Up (in 1985)
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Brian Gabriel
- publisher:
- Cliofine Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Real World Music, Ltd.
| 4.1 | 6:34 |
7 | Steam | | 6:06 |
8 | Games Without Frontiers | 4.4 | 4:09 |
9 | Lovetown | | 5:32 |
10 | Big Time- recording engineer:
- David Bascombe
- engineer:
- Kevin Killen and Daniel Lanois
- producer:
- Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois
- alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
- Mark Rivera
- bass [drumstick bass]:
- Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta
- cornet and trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- drum machine [Linn Kick]:
- Jimmy Bralower
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland
- guitar:
- David Rhodes
- guitar [surf guitar]:
- Daniel Lanois
- Hammond organ [Hammond] and bass synthesizer [Fairlight bass]:
- Simon Clark
- sampler, synthesizer, synthesizer [Linn], synthesizer [Prophet] and lead vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- synthesizer [CMI]:
- Peter Gabriel and Simon Clark
- trombone:
- Don Mikkelsen
- background vocals [voices]:
- P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon and Dee Lewis
- vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashcombe Studios in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-02 until 1985-12)
- mixed at:
- Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Big Time (in 1985)
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Gabriel
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Real World Music, Ltd.
| 4.75 | 4:32 |
11 | Come Talk to Me | 3 | 7:08 |
12 | Summertime- harmonica:
- Larry Adler
- vocals:
- Peter Gabriel
- cover recording of:
- Summertime
- lyricist:
- Dorothy Kuhns , Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
- composer:
- George Gershwin
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. , Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited , Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- version of:
- Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
| | 3:55 |
13 | The Feeling Begins | | 4:03 |
14 | Birdy’s Flight | | 2:59 |