Big Blue Ball

This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future album. The content may change as the album release approaches and more information becomes available.

Big Blue Ball is an upcoming album by Peter Gabriel, to be released in autumn 2007.

On production for 15 years, "Big Blue Ball" is a multi-artist project featuring several artists from all around the world working together. According to Gabriel, the initial recording was finished in three years during the early '90s, but "the tapes were left in a mess and it's taken this long to sort out." Producer Stephen Hague was finally called in to sort out the project.

Guests featured on the album will include Sinead O'Connor, Karl Wallinger (of World Party), Natacha Atlas, and Papa Wemba. Gabriel will take the lead vocals on several tracks on the album. A mix of western, African, and Asian are also included.

Big Blue Ball will be launched in America thanks to a venture-capital trust initiative. Bosses at London-based firm Ingenious have raised more than $4 million (GBP 2 million) to help promote his latest release in the US. The venture capitalists, Gabriel, and his Real World Limited partners, have created a new joint venture company, High Level Recordings Limited, to oversee the release of the album. The new album deal covers the North America territory, where Gabriel is currently out of contract. The worldwide distribution of the album will be dealt by EMI.

References

• Gabriel Has a 'Ball' with a Long-Gestating Album
• Gabriel Deals a Blow to the Record Business
• Gabriel Calls on Venture Capitalists to Help Album Launch

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