Six years after earning his first blockbuster, Peter Gabriel finally delivered Us, his sequel to So. Clearly, that great span of time indicates that Gabriel was obsessive in crafting the album, and Us bears the sound of endless hours in the studio. It's not just that the production is pristine, clean, and immaculate, it's that the music is, with only a handful of exceptions (namely, the "Sledgehammer" rewrite "Steam" and the fellatio ode "Kiss That Frog"), remarkably subtle and shaded. It's also not a coincidence that Us is, as Gabriel says in his liner notes, "about relationships," since the exquisitely textured music lets him expose his soul, albeit in a typically obtuse way. Since the music is so muted, it's no surprise that the album failed to capture a mass audience the way So did, but it's foolish to expect anyone but serious fans to unravel an album this deliberate. Gabriel is as adventurous as ever, yet he is relentlessly sober about his experiments, burying exotic sounds and percussion underneath crawling tempos measured atmospherics -- this is tastefully two-toned music, assembled by a consummate craftsman who became too immersed in detail to make anything but an insular, introspective work. Some gems are easier to unearth than others -- "Digging in the Dirt" has an insistent pulse, "Blood of Eden" and "Come Talk to Me" are quite beautiful, "Secret World" is quietly anthemic -- yet, given enough time, the record's understated approach and reflection becomes its most attractive element. But it takes a lot of spins and patience to get to that point, since this is an album he made for himself, and only those dedicated to the artist will have the patience to decode it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Malcolm Garrett (Cover Design), Shankar (Violin), Hossam Ramzy (Surdo), David Bottrill (Mixing Engineer), Caroline LaVelle (String Arrangements), Nichola Bruce (Coordination), Paula Bonhomme (Assistant), Sue Coulson (Technical Support), Daniel Lanois (Telecaster), Mark Howard (Horn Engineer), Luca (Digital Imagery), Daniel Lanois (Guitar (Electric)), Daniel Lanois (Guitar), Pete Holmes (Technical Support), Peter Gabriel (Horn Arrangements), Richard Evans (Engineer), Brian Gray (Technical Support), Peter Gabriel (Harmonica), Peter Gabriel (Triangle), Manu Katche (Electronic Drums), Gordon Aldred (Art Direction), Assane Thaim (Tama), Daniel Lanois (Vocals), Ben Findlay (Studio Assistant), Malcolm Burn (Horn Arrangements), Arona N'diaye (Djembe), Nichola Bruce (Visual Coordinator), Bobby McFerrin (Vocals), Lakshminarayana Shankar (Violin), Bill Dillon (Guitar), Ian Hughes (Photography), Richard Chappell (Mixing), Bill Dillon (Guitar (Electric)), Bill Dillon (Telecaster), Peter Gabriel (Keyboards), Assane Thaim (Talking Drum), Paul Mahon (Technical Support), Sinéad O'Connor (Vocals), Marilyn McFarlane (Vocals), Brian Eno (Keyboards), Zush (Paintings), Brian Eno (Concept), Fizle Sagar (Assistant), Caroline LaVelle (Cello), Joran Baseman (Photography), Peter Gabriel (Bass), Alasdair (Digital Imagery), Caroline Barnes (Violin), Manny Elias (Shaker), Richard Blair (Programming), William Orbit (Programming), David Bottrill (Programming), Anne Parsons (Assistant), Zadok Ben David (Photography), Finbar Kelly (Photography), Peter Gabriel (Keyboard Bass), Dan Roe (Assistant Engineer), Babacar Faye (Drums), Luca (Digital Imaging), Richard Chappell (Studio Assistant), N'Diaye Rose Doudou (Drum Loop), Ben Findlay (Assistant), Manu Katche (Drums (Electric)), Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble (Vocals), Gordon Aldred (Sound Effects), Lévon Minassian (Doudouk), Kudsi Erguner (Ney Flute), Peter Gabriel (Valiha), Mic Smith (Research), Manu Katche (Drums), Gus Isidore (Guitar), Doudou N'Daiye Rose (Drum Loop), Peter Gabriel (Flute), Doudou N'Daiye Rose (Loops), David Bottrill (Mixing), Darryl Johnson (Hand Drums), Leo Nocentelli (Epiphone), Sonia Slany (Violin), Daniel Lanois (Horn Arrangements), Marc Bessant (Graphic Design), Peter Gabriel (Programming), Richard Chappell (Engineer), Tony Cousins (Remastering), Peter Gabriel (Vocals), Manu Katche (Percussion), Lévon Minassian (?), Kudsi Erguner (Flute), Richard MacPhail (Vocals), Bili Bidjocka (Photography), Mike Coulson (Visual Coordinator), David Rhodes (Guitar (12 String)), Daniel Lanois (Dobro), David Rhodes (Soloist), Richard Evans (Mandolin), Darryl Johnson (Percussion), Carole Steele (?), Hossam Ramzy (Tabla), David Mach (Photography), Ian Cooper (Mastering), Andy Goldsworthy (Photography), Daniel Lanois (Producer), Simon Draper (A&R), David Scheinmann (Photography), Mickael Bethe Selassie (Photography), Darryl Johnson (Drums), Mike Coulson (Coordination), Alasdair (Digital Imaging), David Bottrill (Digital Editing), Habib Faye (Guitar), Daniel Lanois (Hi Hat), Sian Bell (Cello), David Bottrill (Engineer), Ayub Ogada (Vocals), Richard Blair (Engineer), Juan Cañizares (Spanish Guitar), Malcolm Burn (Producer), Susie Millns (Design Coordinator), Arona N'diaye (Sabar), Ian Cooper (Original Mastering), Rebecca Horn (Photography), Tony Levin (Bass (Vocal)), Reggie Houston (Sax (Baritone)), Habib Faye (Bass), Chris Ormston (Bagpipes), Peter Gabriel (Percussion), Daniel Lanois (Shaker), Tim Green (Sax (Tenor)), David Sancious (Organ), Dan Blore (Sleeve Restoration), Babacar Faye Drummers (Drums), Richard Evans (Mixing), Malcolm Garrett (Design), David Sancious (Piano), Peter Gabriel (Producer), Babacar Faye (Djembe), Richard Blair (Keyboards), Malcolm Burn (Production Concept), Gary Gersh (A&R), Tony Levin (Bass), Malcolm Burn (Synthesizer Cello), Leo Nocentelli (Guitar), Renard Poché (Trombone), Will Malone (String Arrangements), Mark Howard (Engineer), David Rhodes (Guitar), Richard Chappell (Assistant), Brian Eno (Consultant), Mic Smith (Introduction), Peter Hammill (Vocals)
Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall) by Britishrock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992. It was remastered, with most of Gabriel's catalogue, in 2002. Singles taken from the album included "Digging in the Dirt", "Steam", "Blood of Eden" (previously featured in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World), and "Kiss That Frog".
The album was supported by the "Secret World Live" tour, named after its ultimate track, "Secret World". The tour spawned a live album and a concert film. The album was also promoted through a first-of-its-kind interactive multimedia software released for Macintosh computers called Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World, which featured several music videos from the album.
Daniel Lanois – shaker on track 1, guitar on tracks 1, 10, additional vocals on track 1, hi-hat on track 3, vocals on track 3, horn arrangements on track 4, dobro on tracks 8, 10
Richard Blair – additional verse keyboards on track 1, programming on tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, additional programming on tracks 2, 3
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