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Darkness
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 6:51
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Arno Rafael Minkkinen 'Prague' |
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Growing Up
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 7:30
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) M. Richard Kirstel 'Waterbabies' |
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Sky Blue
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 6:36
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography courtesy of Tepper Takayama Fine Arts (C) Shomei Tomatsu 'Hateruma Island' |
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No Way Out
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 7:53
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Mari Mahr 'A Few Days In Geneva' |
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I Grieve
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 7:24
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography courtesy of Tepper Takayama Fine Arts (C) Shomei Tomatsu 'Melted Beer Bottle After The Atomic Explosion, 1945, Nagasaki' |
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The Barry Williams Show
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 7:16
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Paul Thorel 'Regardez Madame! L'Escargot Vola' |
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My Head Sounds Like That
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 6:28
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Granular Synthesis, Kurt Hentschlager & Ulf Langheinrich 'Modell 5' A performance by Granular Synthesis featuring Akemi Takeya. When we asked The Black Dyke Band regarding the band's individual names at the time of recording we were told that they "are not available for release for contractual reasons". |
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More Than This
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 6:01
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Susan Derges 'Hermetica' |
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Signal To Noise
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 7:33
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Michal Rovner 'Falling In The Field' |
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The Drop
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 2:59
Comments: This song's CD booklet page photography (C) Adam Fuss 'Untitled" | |
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The Barry Williams Show
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 4:41
Comments: (Unadulterated Radio Edit) |
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My Head Sounds Like That
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 8:22
Comments: (Röyksopp Remix) When we asked The Black Dyke Band regarding the band's individual names at the time of recording we were told that they "are not available for release for contractual reasons". |
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Cloudless
Date Performance: 2002, Running Time: 4:08
Comments: (Radio Edit) |
| Guest Appearances » |
Tony Berg, Mark Berrow, Mark Berrow, Tchad Blake, Jo(h)n Brion, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter, Indi Chana, Indi Chana, Ben Chappell, Richard Chappell, Ben Chappell, Roger Chase, Roger Chase, Adrian D. Chivers, Jas Daffu, Jas Daffu, David Daniels, David Daniels, Richard Evans, Jon Evans-Jones, Jon Evans-Jones, Clarence Fountain, Clarence Fountain, Mitchell Froom(e), Antonia Fuchs, Antonia Fuchs, Melanie Gabriel, Steve Gadd, Ganga Girl, Peter Green, Dominic Greensmith, Steve/Stephen Hague, Peter G. Hanson, Peter G. Hanson, Rebecca Hirs(c)h, Rebecca Hirs(c)h, Johnny Kalsi (Master Drummer), Johnny Kalsi (Master Drummer), Manu Katche, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Patrick Kiernan, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Boguslaw Kostecki, Peter Lale, Peter Lale, Daniel Lanois, Sally Larkin, Chris Laurence/Lawrence, Chris Laurence/Lawrence, Ningali Lawford, Julian Leaper, Julian Leaper, Christian LeChevretel/Le Chevretel, Tony Levin, Martin Loveday, Martin Loveday, Ged Lynch, (Dominique) Mahut, Eric McKinnie, Eric McKinnie, Donald McVay, Donald McVay, Chuck Norman, Bobby Panesar, Bobby Panesar, Anthony Pleeth, Anthony Pleeth, Dave Power, Yash Puri, Yash Puri, Vijay Rakkar, Vijay Rakkar, Hossam Ramzy, David Rhodes, Fred Rice, Fred Rice, David Sancious, George Scott, George Scott, Mary Scully, Mary Scully, (Lakshminarayana) Shankar, Jackie Shave, Jackie Shave, Robert Smissen, Robert Smissen, Assane Thaim/Thiam, The Black Dyke Band, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Dhol Foundation, The London Session Orchestra, Cathy Thompson, Cathy Thompson, Danny (Ray) Thompson, Chris Tombling, Chris Tombling, Will White, Joey Williams, Joey Williams, Gavyn/Gavin Wright, Gavyn/Gavin Wright
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2002-09-24
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Domestic Vinyl/CD Album
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Peter Gabriel (Songwriter), Michael/Mike Large (Co-Ordination), Michael Thomas (Co-Ordination), Susan Derges (Photography), Adam Fuss (Photography), Granular Synthesis (Photography), Kurt Hentschlager (Photography), M. Richard Kirstel (Photography), Ulf Langheinrich (Photography), Mari Mahr (Photography), Arno Rafael Minkkinen (Photography), Michal Rovner (Photography), Akemi Takeya (Photography), Tepper Takayama Fine Arts (Photography), Paul Thorel (Photography), Shomei Tomatsu (Photography), Real World (Design), Richard Chappell (Programming), Chuck Norman (Programming), Alex Swift (Programming), Alan Coleman (Assistant Engineer), Edel Griffith (Assistant Engineer), Dan Roe (Assistant Engineer), Chris Treble (Assistant Engineer), Richard Evans (Additional Engineering), Peter Gabriel (Produced By), Steve/Stephen Hague (Produced By), Richard Chappell (Engineered By), Richard Chappell (Recorded By), Tchad Blake (Mixed By), Richard Chappell (Mixed By), Richard Evans (Mixed By), Steve/Stephen Hague (Mixed By), Tony Cousins (Mastered By), Richard Evans (Arranged By), Steve/Stephen Hague (Arranged By), Peter Gabriel (String Arrangement), Will Gregory (String Arrangement), Real World (Production), Marc Bessant (Graphic Design), Richard Chappell (Drum Programming), Bob Ezrin (Brass Arrangement), Peter Gabriel (Brass Arrangement), Ed(ward) Shearmur (Brass Arrangement), Isobel Griffiths (Contractor), Isobel Griffiths (Contractor), Nick Ingman/Ingham (Orchestration), Svein Berge (Remix By), Svein Berge (Remix By), Torbjørn Brundtland (Remix By), Torbjørn Brundtland (Remix By), Röyksopp (Remix By), Steve Osborne (Additional Production By), Susie Millns (Design Co-Ordination), Steve/Stephen Hague (Bass Programming), Marc Bessant (Design Concept), Peter Gabriel (Design Concept), David Bottrill (Samples From Daniel Lanois Track Engnrd), Pete Davis (Additional Programming), Alex Swift (Additional Programming), Susan Derges (Front Cover Sleeve Photography), Susan Derges (Back Inlay Sleeve Photography), Susan Derges (Reverse Of Booklet Sleeve Photography), Ben Findlay (Co-Engineering On Band Recording Session), Dilly Gent (Photography Research), Dilly Gent (Photography Co-Ordination), Paul Grady (Additional Mix Assistance), Marco Migliari (Additional Mix Assistance), Chris Hughes (Supercollider Drum Programming), Michael/Mike Large (Planning), Michael Thomas (Planning), Michael/Mike Large (General Advice), Michael Thomas (General Advice), Claire Lewis (Mix Assistant), Stephen McLaughlin (Additional Recording (Black Dyke Band)), Stephen McLaughlin (Additional Engineering (Black Dyke Band)), Chuck Norman (Spectre Programming), Steve Orchard (Additional Recording (London Session Or)), Steve Orchard (Additional Engineering (London Sesn Orc)), Annie Parsons (Assistant To Peter Gabriel), Kevin Quah (Additional Recording (BBOA) Assisted By), Yang (Additional Recording (BBOA) Assisted By), Kevin Quah (Additional Engineering (BBOA) Assisted), Yang (Additional Engineering (BBOA) Assisted), Derek/Derke Zuzarte (Additional Recording (Blind Boys Of AL)), Derek/Derke Zuzarte (Additional Engineering (Blind Boys/AL)) |
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Geffen Records |
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0694933882 (US CD) VXP-68450 (Japan CD)
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66:44/17:14
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Mastered at Metropolis
Recorded and Mixed at Real World Studios, Box, England
Additional Recording on the Meduse and the Real World Mobile Recorder in Senegal and France
Additional Recording and Engineering:
The London Session Orchestra at Air Lyndhurst, England
The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Hype Studios, Singapore
The Black Dyke Band at Air Lyndhurst, England
The Blind Boys Of Alabama appear courtesy of Real World Records Ltd
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan appears courtesy of Real World Records Ltd
Will Gregory appears courtesy of Mute Records Ltd
Shankar appears courtesy of 15 Records/ECM Records
The Dhol Foundation appear courtesy of Shakti Records/Narada Productions
Daniel Lanois appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records
Thanks for feedback, critique and input: Richard Chappell, Tony Berg, Richard Evans, David Rhodes, Emmanuel de Bueretel, Phillipe Ascoli, Ashley Newton, Paul Kremen and Jimmy Lovine
Special thanks: Paul Allen, Jeff McMillen and the Meduse Crew, Tony Berg, Chris Hughes, Markus Dravs, Steve Bush, Steve Brown, Ken and Nancy Berry, Paul Wiffen, John Fredericks and my little cousin Stephen Paine, Bob Hunt and all at emagic, Jeff Allison at Kurzweil, Gwen Alexander at Korg, Greg Westal at Line 6, Tech 21 Inc. and the Sony Oxford Team
Real World thanks: Kirsty Allen, Maureen Bailey, Rob Bozas, Thomas Brooman, Tony Chivers, Eloise Hammond, Nick Hindley, Tracey Heaven, Paul Jansen, Amanda Jones, Sheelagh Jones, Sue Johnson, Harmandip Kullar, Owen Leech, Claire Lucas, Sophie Mandell-Lynn, Julie Merrifield, Ronon O'Neill, Annie Parsons, Angela Payne, Jon Pigott, Geoff Pryce, Annie Reed, Leanne Rogers, Jane Sen, Zoe Stevenson, York Tillyer, Natasha White and everyone at Real World
Over the years that this record took to produce many, many people have contributed in one way or another. Thanks to all of you who helped or played. I particularly want to mention Richard Chappell on whose shoulders this record has been built and Tchad Blake who worked his extraordinary mixing magic in the last year.
I dedicate this record to Meabh, for your love, support and being my toughest critic
To my family, Anna, Melanie and Isaac for making me so proud
To my mum and dad, Ralph and Irene, for everything you have given to me these last fifty-two years
And to Anne, Ian and Alison for your courage and to Martin - we will miss you
Sleeve Photography: © Peter Gabriel Ltd/Susan Derges
Front Cover 'The Observer And The Observed: Peter'
Back Inlay 'Catching The Light'
Reverse Of Booklet 'Liquid Form'
Further information from www.petergabriel.com
You can obtain more information on Real World recordings from www.realworldrecords.com
(P) 2002 The copyright in this recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd and licensed exclusively to Virgin Records Ltd
All rights reserved
Stereo
Japan CD Issue Notes:
This disc include CD-Extra data
Please put it in your computer
Toshiba-EMI Limited
Made in Japan
Jasrac
Compact Disc Digital Audio
02-9-19 YX
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You'll be looking up in surprise at this one
Review written by John Fitzgerald, June 23rd, 2005 When you hear obvious "single material" such as "Growing up" from the "Up" album, one would think it would remind one of Gabriel's more commercial outings such as "Us" and "So" with shorter more catchy songs and I do admit that this is what I had anticipated with "Up" having heard how this was to be his "first proper album in 10 years (etc.)" but the fact of the matter is, this is a perfect "middle ground" between "commercial" and "art" type work. The above mentioned song clocks in as the third longest song on the record surprisingly at seven and a half minutes in duration. Even a song such as "Sky blue" which sounds like an epic of all proportions will surprise you as although it clocks in a six and half minutes, it's actually "in the middle" as far as times go on this album, technically being fourth shortest, but only barely, as there are 2 other songs that clock in at over six minutes (but shorter than "Sky blue") and one at (almost) three minutes and when hearing it, one wishes this "almost three minute one" was longer. The "short" track in question is "The drop" which ends the album, it's a piano and vocal only "Here comes the flood" style number and although it lacks the drama that "Here comes the flood" has, it still works well for what it is in it's own right. What starts the album is "Darkness" which goes from quite verse parts to white noise chorus sections of underwater elephant sounding wah wah guitars & crashing drums (though the quiet parts are the best ones). This is the track that sounds most "arty", like early Genesis style or perhaps early Gabriel solo styled, it reminds me of something that would be found on his second solo album (such as "I don't remember"). "Sky blue" itself is the best song on the record anyways regardless of Peter Green's inclusion (though it certainly helps!), an emotional, dark, stirring, moody number, the piano punctuates perfectly into the chiming/echoing guitars of the instrumental section (though they are surrounded by haunting choral type vocal chants by The Blind Boys Of Alabama. If the part that I think is Green's guitar is in fact Greeny (as David Rhodes & Daniel Lanois also play guitar on this track), then you can hear him better on this recording then you can on "Ngankarrparni (Sky blue - Reprise)" & "Cloudless" from Gabriel's earlier 2002 release which was the soundtrack to the film "Rabbit Proof fence" (he entitled the soundtrack album "Long walk home") though there are a few noticeable licks on the guitar part in question that one can only hear on "Ngankarrparni (Sky blue -
Reprise)" from LWH, though quieter. This is definitely the best of the bunch on the "Sky Blue theme variations" available overall though. "No way out" tries to be a "Red rain" soundalike additionally including it's brushes feel on the rhythm track but it's not as rocking and there's less of a hook but it can't be all that bad if it wants to be "Red rain"! It is disappointing though in that it's not as adventurous as one would hope from the longest song on the CD (at close to 8 minutes in length). "I grieve" is a slow builder which starts as a mellow, moody keyboards and rhythm workout which around the 5 minute mark goes in to an upbeat funk styling which gets abandoned not too much longer after it starts to it's quiet end. "The Barry Williams show" is more hit type material led by it's tough beat and horn sound (though the "horn(s)" sounds a bit electronic). In case you were wondering, although there is a TV reference in the lyrics made towards Jerry Springer type sensationalism, it has nothing to do with Greg Brady. "My head sounds like that" is the worst track on the album as it's rather uninspired with that horn sound leading the way again, it's slow in getting started though oddly the beginning ends up being the best part as it has a nice build but 4 minutes in we get that white noise thump again but it quickly stops seconds later which makes it seem irrelevant at the end of the listen. "More than this" is the best of the "hit" sounding material, it's upbeat with useful echo delay guitar picks on the chorus and "Signal to noise" is a string laden tune with Bobby Mcferrin meets middle eastern flavored vocals, the drums at the end try to give it a "Biko" feeling but it fails for the most part as that's a hard act to follow. With the few minor flaws aside, "Up" is essential to both Gabriel's (& Green's "guest appearance", even in a small way) works.
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(Dominique) Mahut is sometimes billed in the CD notes as "Mahut Dominique".
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Discography entry submitted by Marty Adelson. |
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