Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

by Peter Gabriel
Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

by Peter Gabriel

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Overview

Greatest-hits albums are a traditional way of buying time for artists between albums. Peter Gabriel's, entitled Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats, arrived in December of 1990, as he was toiling away at the follow-up to his smash So, which was four years old at that point. As greatest-hits albums go, it's pretty good, containing all the hits, plus an effective re-recording of "Here Comes the Flood" and a good new song in the form of the title track. While the sequencing may leave something to be desired -- it is neither chronological, nor as supple as a good mix tape -- it does contain nearly everything a casual fan could want (nothing from the second album, though; both "On the Air" or "D.I.Y." would have been nice additions), making it an effective sampler. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 09/28/2010
Label: Real World Records
UPC: 0180030000673
Rank: 1865

Tracks

  1. Solsbury Hill
  2. I Don't Remeber
  3. Sledgehammer
  4. Family Snapshot
  5. Mercy Street
  6. Shaking the Tree
  7. Don't Give Up
  8. San Jacinto
  9. Here Comes the Flood
  10. Red Rain
  11. Games Without Frontiers
  12. Shock the Monkey
  13. I Have the Touch
  14. Big Time
  15. Zaar
  16. Biko

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peter Gabriel   Primary Artist,CMI,D-50,Linn,CS-80,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Fairlight,Percussion,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Nathan East   Primary Artist,Bass
David Rhodes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Shankar   Primary Artist
Simon Phillips   Guest Artist,Drums
Peter Hammill   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Robert Fripp   Guest Artist,Guitar
Stewart Copeland   Guest Artist,Drums,Hi Hat
Daniel Lanois   Guest Artist,Guitar
Tony Levin   Guest Artist,Bass,Stick
Kate Bush   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Phil Collins   Guest Artist,Drums (Snare)
Youssou N'Dour   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Simon Clark   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer,Keyboard Bass,Vocals (Background),CS-80
John Ellis   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
John Giblin   Bass
Dee Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Wayne Jackson   Cornet,Trumpet
Dick Morrissey   Saxophone
Jerry Marotta   Drums,Percussion
Jill Gabriel   Vocals (Background)
Richard Tee   Piano
Guy Barker   Trumpet
Habib Faye   Bass,Guitar
Hossam Ramzy   Tabla,Triangle,Tambourine,Finger Cymbals
John Barclay   Trumpet
Manu Katche   Drums
David Gregory   Guitar
Steve Hunter   Guitar
Larry Fast   Bagpipes,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass
Larry Klein   Bass
Don Mikkelsen   Trombone
Pete Beachill   Trumpet
Mark Rivera   Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Allan Schwartzberg   Drums
George Acogny   Sequencing,Vocals (Background)
Djalma Correa   Congas,Triangle
Coral Gordon   Vocals (Background)
Phil Todd   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Susie Millns   Design Coordinator
Mouat Nomad   Design
Alexander Knaust   Photography
Richard Chappell   Engineer
Tony Cousins   Remastering
David Lord   Producer
Steve Lillywhite   Producer
Bob Ezrin   Producer
Larry Fast   Processing
Youssou N'Dour   Composer
George Acogny   Producer
Peter Gabriel   Composer,Producer
David Bottrill   Producer
Daniel Lanois   Producer
Edel Griffith   Assistant Engineer
Marc Bessant   Graphic Design
Anthony Oliver   Photography
Robert Mapplethorpe   Assistant
Dan Roe   Assistant Engineer
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