On September 10, 1982, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, fourth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Ashcombe House” in Bath, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and David Lord.
Personnel:
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, Fairlight CMI, Prophet-5, piano, surdo, additional drums, Linn LM-1 programming
- David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
- John Ellis – guitar, backing vocals
- Larry Fast – Moog synthesizer, Prophet-5, electronic percussion
- Stephen Paine – Fairlight CMI
- David Lord – Polymoog and Prophet synthesizers, Fairlight CMI, piano
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, fretless bass guitar
- Jerry Marotta – drum kit, surdo, percussion
- Ekome Dance Company – Ghanaian
- Roberto Laneri – treated saxophone
- Morris Pert – traditional Ethiopian pipes, timbales, percussion
- Jill Gabriel – backing vocals
- Peter Hammill – backing vocals
- David Lord – engineer
- Andy Rose – engineer
- Tim Wybrow – engineer
- Julian Mendelsohn – remix
- Danny Heaps – remix assistant
- Neil Perry – engineer assistant
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering
- Malcolm Poynter – album art]
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Gabriel.
- The Rhythm of the Heart
- San Jacinto
- I Have the Touch
- The Family and the Fishing Net
- Shock the Monkey
- Ley Your Hands on Me
- Wallflower
- Kiss of Life
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