- rock, art rock, pop rock, electronic
- 46 min
- 9 tracks
- Geffen
So is the fifth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records, Virgin Records and Geffen Records. After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel's Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Initial sessions for So consisted of Gabriel, Lanois and guitarist David Rhodes, although these grew to include a number of percussionists.
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Character-led, grave, spare and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.1/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
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- The Village VoiceB−
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Tracks
- 1Red Rain5:39
- 2Sledgehammer5:16
- 3Don’t Give Up6:33
- 4That Voice Again4:53
- 5In Your Eyes5:30
- 6Mercy Street6:21
- 7Big Time4:29
- 8We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)3:22
- 9This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)4:18
9 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Peter Gabriel
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 1986
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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