Peter Gabriel releases the remaster version of his album classic 'So' on his label Real World Records, which at that time entered the charts sensationally high worldwide, among others on number one in Great Britain, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands as well as on number two in the USA and Germany. "So" is and remains the top seller in Peter Gabriel's solo career and is now released in three different formats The album 'So', released in 1986, became one of those works that defined an entire era and was honoured worldwide with a whole series of multi-platinum awards (more than five million copies were sold in the USA alone). The first one was the huge hit single 'Sledgehammer' and the corresponding groundbreaking video clip, which is still the most played by MTV today. So' also contains other striking hits, including 'In Your Eyes', which was also used in Cameron Crowe's directorial debut 'Teen Lover', as well as the enchanting duet with Kate Bush, 'Don't Give Up', and finally 'Big Time' Prominent musicians such as Laurie Anderson, Stewart Copeland, Daniel Lanois, Jim Kerr, Bill Laswell and Nile Rodgers participated in the album recordings.Reviews The album that catapulted Peter Gabriel into the mainstream and - felt - stood in the music express, reader charts for 20 years." (music express, November 2012).
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Artist: Peter Gabriel Label: Caroline International, Real World Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: Europe Genre: Pop & Rock
A1 Red Rain A2 Sledgehammer A3 Don'T Give Up A4 That Voice Again B1 Mercy Street B2 Big Time B3 We Do What We'Re Told B4 This Is The Picture B5 In Your Eyes