On February 12, 2010, “Real World / Virgin” label released “Scratch My Back”, the eighth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “AIR Lyndhurst” in London, and “Real World Studios” in Box, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, arrangements, design concept
- Melanie Gabriel – vocals
- London Scratch Orchestra – orchestra performance
- Hungarian Orchestra – orchestra performance
- The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford – choir
- John Metcalfe – arrangements, orchestration, additional recording, mixing
- Nick Ingman – arrangements, orchestration
- Will Gregory – arrangements
- Randy Newman – arrangements
- Richard Chappell – engineer, recording, mixing
- Kurina Támas – recording
- Kölcsényi Attila – recording
- Steve Orchard – recording
- Olga Fitzroy – recording assistant, Pro Tools editor
- Tchad Blake – mixing
- Pete Sené – engineer assistant
- Mark Claydon – mixing assistant
- Laurence Greed – Pro Tools editor assistant
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Marc Bessant – graphic design, design concept
- Nadav Kander – photography
- David Hiscock – photography
Track listing:
- Heroes – David Bowie, Brian Eno
- The Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa
- Mirrorball – Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp
- Flume – Justin Vernon
- Listening Wind – David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
- The Power of Love – Lou Reed
- My Body Is a Cage – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tom Kingsbury, Will Butler, Jeremy Gara, Sarah Neufeld
- The Book of Love – Stephin Merritt
- I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
- Après Moi – Regina Spektor
- Philadelphia – Neil Young
- Street Sprint (Fade Out) – Thom Yorke, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Johnny Greenwood, Phil Selway
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