Peter Gabriel [3]

• Artist: Peter Gabriel
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1980
• Total Time: 45:32
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Generally regarded as Peter Gabriel's finest record, his third eponymous album finds him coming into his own, crafting an album that's artier, stronger, more song-oriented than before. Consider its ominous opener, the controlled menace of "Intruder." He's never found such a scary sound, yet it's a sexy scare, one that is undeniably alluring, and he keeps this going throughout the record. For an album so popular, it's remarkably bleak, chilly, and dark -- even radio favorites like "I Don't Remember" and "Games Without Frontiers" are hardly cheerful, spiked with paranoia and suspicion, insulated in introspection. For the first time, Gabriel has found the sound to match his themes, plus the songs to articulate his themes. Each aspect of the album works, feeding off each other, creating a romantically gloomy, appealingly arty masterpiece. It's the kind of record where you remember the details in the production as much as the hooks or the songs, which isn't to say that it's all surface -- it's just that the surface means as much as the songs, since it articulates the emotions as well as Gabriel's cubist lyrics and impassioned voice. He wound up having albums that sold more, or generated bigger hits, but this third Peter Gabriel album remains his masterpiece. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intruder	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(4:54)
No Self-Control	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(3:55)
Start [Instrumental]	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(1:21)
I Don't Remember	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(4:41)
Family Snapshot	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(4:28)
And Through the Wire	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(5:00)
Games Without Frontiers	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(4:06)
Not One of Us	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(5:22)
Lead a Normal Life	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(4:14)
Biko	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	(7:32)

Credits

Kate Bush (Vocals (Background)), Kate Bush (?), Phil Collins (Drums), Phil Collins (Surdo), Phil Collins (Drums (Snare)), Peter Gabriel (Synthesizer), Peter Gabriel (Percussion), Peter Gabriel (Piano), Peter Gabriel (Drums), Peter Gabriel (Vocals), Peter Gabriel (Vocals (Background)), Peter Gabriel (Whistle (Human)), Peter Gabriel (Main Performer), Peter Gabriel (Synthesizer Bass), George Chambers (Assistant Engineer), George Chambers (Assistant), Tony Cousins (Remastering), Larry Fast (Synthesizer), Larry Fast (Producer), Larry Fast (?), Larry Fast (Photography), Larry Fast (Synthesizer Bass), Larry Fast (Processing), Larry Fast (Electric Bagpipes), Robert Fripp (Guitar), Robert Fripp (?), John Giblin (Bass), John Giblin (?), David Gregory (Guitar), David Gregory (?), Tony Levin (Stick), Tony Levin (?), Steve Lillywhite (Whistle (Human)), Steve Lillywhite (Producer), Jerry Marotta (Percussion), Jerry Marotta (Drums), Jerry Marotta (?), Dick Morrissey (Saxophone), Dick Morrissey (?), Hugh Padgham (Whistle (Human)), Hugh Padgham (Engineer), Paul Weller (Guitar), Paul Weller (?), Morris Pert (Percussion), Morris Pert (?), David Price (Equipment Technician), David Rhodes (Guitar), David Rhodes (Vocals (Background)), David Rhodes (?), Steve Prestage (Assistant Engineer), Steve Prestage (Assistant), Hipgnosis [Design Group] (Design), Hipgnosis [Design Group] (Photography), Hipgnosis [Design Group] (Cover Design), Hipgnosis [Design Group] (Original Sleeve Design), Richard Chappell (Engineer), Armando Gallo (Photography), Mekon (Artwork), Marlis Duncklau (Assistant Engineer), Marlis Duncklau (Assistant), Les Krims (Inspiration), Nick Thomas (Assistant Engineer), Nick Thomas (Assistant), Marc Bessant (Graphic Design), Dan Blore (Sleeve Restoration), Armando Callo (Photography), Gail Colson (Management), Edel Griffith (Assistant Engineer), Phil Kamin (Photography), Albert Lawrence (Equipment Technician), Susie Millns (Design Coordinator), Brad Owen (Photography), Dan Roe (Assistant Engineer), Mic Smith (Research), Mic Smith (Introduction), Tony Smith (Management), Ian Cooper (Mastering), Ian Cooper (Original Mastering)