Us (Peter Gabriel album)

Us
Studio album by Peter Gabriel
Released	29 September 1992
Recorded	October 1989 - June 1992
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	57:41
Label	Real World Geffen
Producer	Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
Shaking the Tree (1990) Us (1992) Peter Gabriel Revisited (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)
Houston Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
PopMatters	(neutral)
Robert Christgau	(B-)
Rolling Stone

Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall) by British rock 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" (an early version of the track was previously featured in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World), and "Kiss That Frog". Promotional singles included "Come Talk To Me" and the title track "Secret World"

On this album Gabriel explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, his relationship with Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his first daughter.

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

1. "Come Talk to Me" – 7:06
2. "Love to Be Loved" – 5:18
3. "Blood of Eden" – 6:38
4. "Steam" – 6:03
5. "Only Us" – 6:30
6. "Washing of the Water" – 3:52
7. "Digging in the Dirt" – 5:18
8. "Fourteen Black Paintings" – 4:38
9. "Kiss That Frog" – 5:20
10. "Secret World" – 7:03

Musicians

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, keyboards
• Tony Levin – bass
• David Rhodes – guitar
• Manu Katché – drums
• The Babacar Faye Drummers – sabar drums
• Doudou N'Diaye Rose – drum loop
• David Bottrill – programming

Additional personnel

• Chris Ormston – bagpipes on track 1
• 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
• Levon Minassian – doudouk on tracks 1, 3, 8
• Sinéad O'Connor – vocals on tracks 1, 3
• Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble – vocals on track 1
• Hassam Ramzy – tabla on track 2, surdu on track 7
• Daryl Johnson – hand drum on track 2
• William Orbit – programming on track 2, additional programming on track 5
• Bill Dillon – guitar on tracks 2, 5
• Wayne Jackson - trumpet on tracks 4,6
• Mark Rivera - Alto Saxophone on tracks 4,6
• Brian Eno – additional keys on track 2
• Shankar – violin on tracks 2, 3, 5, 8
• Caroline Lavelle – cello on tracks 2, 6, 10, string arrangement on track 2
• Will Malone – string arrangement on track 2, 6
• Johnny Dollar – string arrangement on track 2, 6
• Richard Evans – additional engineering on track 2, mix engineer on track 8, mandolin on track 8
• Gus Isidore – bridge guitar on track 3
• Richard Chappell – bridge section mix on track 3
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar on tracks 4, 7
• Tim Green – tenor saxophone on tracks 4, 6
• Reggie Houston – baritone saxophone on tracks 4, 6
• Renard Poché – trombone on tracks 4,6
• Wayne Jackson - Trumpet on track 4 cornet on track 6

• Kudsi Erguner – ney flute on track 5 Shaker on track 4
• Ayub Ogada – vocals on track 5, 7
• Malcolm Burn – horn arrangement on track 6, additional synth cello on track 10, additional production ideas on track 10
• Mark Howard – horns recording on track 6
• Babacar Faye – djembe on tracks 7, 8
• Assane Thiam – tama on track 7, talking drum on track 8
• Peter Hammill – vocals on track 7
• Richard Macphail – vocals on track 7
• John Paul Jones – surdu on 8, bass on 8, keyboards on 8
• Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble – additional percussion loop on 9
• Manny Elias – Senegalese shakers on 9
• Marilyn McFarlane – vocals on 9

Technical Support

• Mike Large
• Sue Coulson
• Brian Gray

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Album Chart	3
Austrian Albums Chart	10
Canadian Albums Chart	4
Dutch Albums Chart	8
French SNEP Albums Chart	2
German Media Control Albums Chart	1
Italian Albums Chart	3
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart	17
New Zealand Albums Chart	6
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart	7
Swedish Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	2
UK Albums Chart	2
U.S. Billboard 200	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Italian Albums Chart	42
French Albums Chart	44
UK Albums Chart	79
Chart (1993)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200	81

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)	2× Platinum	200,000^
France (SNEP)	2× Gold	244,500
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

External links

• Us at MusicBrainz

Preceded by Tourism by Roxette

German Media Control number-one album 16 – 29 October, 1992

Succeeded by ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA