Peter Gabriel's So CD Cover

Peter Gabriel released So in January 1986.Tracks include Red Rain, Sledgehammer and This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds).The average rating from customers is 4.5 stars from 145 reviews, and the album is ranked #32739 on Amazon. Read more about Peter Gabriel or browse their CD Covers.

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For Gabriel, who'd put his music in theatrical contexts ever since his days with Genesis, the modern sound of So (co-produced with Daniel Lanois) was itself a dramatic conceit that effectively played off the more organic roots of many of its songs.

So is generally regarded as a peak in Gabriel's recording career, notable both for its solid set of songs and lush yet musicianly production.

The album's big hit was "Sledgehammer," the English rocker's somewhat stilted take on the Stax/Volt style of rhythm & blues.

Gabriel was much more powerful on his own art-rock songs, such as "Red Rain," which evoked nuclear ruin with its cascading rush of guitars and synthesizers.

"Don't Give Up" is perhaps Gabriel's best ballad, with Kate Bush's heavenly second vocal enough to give anybody encouragement.

But the song that best exploited So's blend of technology and soul is "In Your Eyes," a beguiling rhythmic tapestry in which Gabriel duets with Youssou N'dour.

--John Milward.