Secret World Live

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Secret World Live
Live album by Peter Gabriel
Released September 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded November 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)–November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17), Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy
Genre Art rock
Length 1:39:45
Label Geffen(US & Canada), Virgin
Producer Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
Peter Gabriel Revisited
(1992)
Secret World Live
(1994)
OVO
(2000)
Longform video
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 1.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[2]

Secret World Live is the second live and tenth album overall released by Peter Gabriel, in 1994. The album was not remastered with the rest of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. A concert film was released at the same time as the album. Its track listing is the same as the albums, except that it omits "Red Rain" and adds "San Jacinto" 7:32 after "Blood of Eden."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel except as noted.

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Come Talk to Me" – 6:13
  2. "Steam" – 7:45
  3. "Across the River" (Stewart Copeland, Gabriel, David Rhodes, L. Shankar) – 6:00
  4. "Slow Marimbas" – 1:41
  5. "Shaking the Tree" (Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour) – 9:18
  6. "Red Rain" – 6:15
  7. "Blood of Eden" – 6:58
  8. "Kiss That Frog" – 5:58
  9. "Washing of the Water" – 4:07
  10. "Solsbury Hill" – 4:42

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Digging in the Dirt" – 7:36
  2. "Sledgehammer" – 4:58
  3. "Secret World" – 9:10
  4. "Don't Give Up" – 7:35
  5. "In Your Eyes" – 11:32

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Cover artwork

The cover was designed by Martha Ladly (formerly of Martha and the Muffins) who was working for Gabriel at the time, it received a nomination for the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Record Sleeve Packaging Design.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1994 The Billboard 200 23

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
1992 "Red Rain" (Live) Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 33

[edit] Certifications

Organization Format Level Date
RIAA – United States Album Gold November 18, 1997
Video Longform Gold March 16, 1998
Platinum February 7, 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erlewine (2011 [last update]). "Secret World Live - Peter Gabriel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203502. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Richardson, S. (2011 [last update]). "Secret World Live by Peter Gabriel | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/secret-world-live-19941020. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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