Peter Gabriel (1978 album)

Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Studio album by Peter Gabriel
Released	2 June 1978
Recorded	November 1977 – February 1978
Studio	Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands; The Hit Factory, New York
Genre	Rock; art rock; progressive rock;
Length	41:29
Label	Charisma
Producer	Robert Fripp
Peter Gabriel chronology
Singles from Peter Gabriel
	"D.I.Y."; Released: 12 May 1978;

Peter Gabriel is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 2 June 1978 by Charisma Records. Gabriel started recording the album in November 1977, the same month that he had completed touring in support of his debut solo release. He employed former King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, who was part of Gabriel's early touring band, to produce the album. Fripp used his Frippertronics effects on the co-written song "Exposure".

The album's cover artwork by Hipgnosis led to it becoming known as Scratch to differentiate it from Gabriel's other eponymously titled albums. Some music streaming services refer to it as Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch.^[6]

The album reached No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 45 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mic, Smith (2002). Peter Gabriel (booklet). Peter Gabriel. Box, Wiltshire: Real World. p. 1.
^ Easlea, Daryl (2018). Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781787590823. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference rs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 9.
^ "Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch (Remastered)". 2 June 1978 – via open.spotify.com.
^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[2002remasterbooklet-1] Mic, Smith (2002). Peter Gabriel (booklet). Peter Gabriel. Box, Wiltshire: Real World. p. 1.

[2] Easlea, Daryl (2018). Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781787590823. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[Christgau_1990-3] Christgau, Robert (1990). "Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[rs-4] Cite error: The named reference rs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 9.

[6] "Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch (Remastered)". 2 June 1978 – via open.spotify.com.

[ukt40-7] "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Retrieved 24 August 2008.

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Peter Gabriel (1978 album)

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