- rock, art rock, progressive rock, pop
- 45 min
- 10 tracks
- Charisma
Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980 by Charisma Records. The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. AllMusic wrote that it established him as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians".
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Grave, character-led, contemporary and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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What critics gave it
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Sun-Times3.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Classic Rock10/10
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Mojo5/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1 1Intruder4:52
- 1 2No Self Control3:52
- 1 3Start1:21
- 1 4I Don’t Remember4:42
- 1 5Family Snapshot4:35
- 1 6And Through the Wire4:55
- 2 1Games Without Frontiers4:02
- 2 2Not One of Us5:20
- 2 3Lead a Normal Life4:13
- 2 4Biko7:25
10 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Peter Gabriel
- Label
- Charisma
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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