On June 5, 1989, “Geffen” label released “Passion”, the eight Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Peter Gabriel. “Passion” was originally composed as the soundtrack for the movie “The Last Temptation of Christ”, but after the movie’s release Gabriel worked additionally on the music and released it as full-fledged album instead of a movie soundtrack.  In 1990, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best New Age Album”.

Personnel:

• Peter Gabriel– voices, synthesizers, shakers, skins, surdo, flute samples, flute, bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5, piano, Akai S900, Audioframe, fairlight, surdo, emulator, contrabass
• Manny Elias– octabans, surdo, skins
• Hossam Ramzy– finger cymbals, tabla, dufs
• David Bottrill – drone mix
• David Rhodes– guitars
• Shankar– double violin
• Vatche Housepian– Armenian doudouk
• Antranik Askarian – Armenian doudouk
• Massamba Diop – talking drum
• Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghuldrone
• Baaba Maal– vocals
• Fatala – percussion, African percussion
• Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
• Doudou N’Diaye Rose– percussion loop
• Youssou N’Dour– voice
• David Sancious– backing vocals, Akai S900, synthesizer arrangement, Hammond organ
• Hossam Ramzy – tambourines, dufs, tabla, finger cymbals, triangle, surdo, mazhar
• Nathan East– bass
• Bill Cobham– drums, percussion, tambourine
• Kudsi Erguner– ney flute
• Robin Canter – oboe, cor Anglais
• Manu Katché– percussion
• Djalma Correa – Brazilian percussion
• Jon Hassell– trumpet
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan– Qawwali voice
• Julian Wilkins – choirboy
• Richard Evans – choir recording, tin whistle
• Musicians Du Nil – arghul
• David Bottrill – lead tambourine
• Hossam Ramzy – surdo, tabla
• Said Mohammad Aly – percussion loop
• David Bottrill – tambourine, distorted slide

Track listing:

1. The Feeling Begins
2. Gethsemane
3. Of These Hope
4. LazarusRaised
5. Of These, Hope – Reprise
6. In Doubt
7. A Different Drum
8. Zaar
9. Troubled
10. Open
11. Before Night Falls
12. With This Love
13. Sandstorm
14. Stigmata
15. Passion
16. With This Love (Choir)
17. Wall of Breath
18. The Promise of Shadows
19. Disturbed
20. It Is Accomplished
21. Bread and Wine