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Scratch My Back |  | Artist: Peter Gabriel
Label: EMI Label Services
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 1021
Format: Deluxe Edition, Special Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 18
UPC: 180030000185
EAN: 0180030000185
ASIN: B0035J6TAI
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Heroes (David Bowie) | | • | The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon) | | • | Mirrorball (Elbow) | | • | Flume (Bon Iver) | | • | Listening Wind (Talking Heads) | | • | The Power Of The Heart (Lou Reed) | | • | My Body Is A Cage (Arcade Fire) | | • | The Book Of Love (The Magnetic Fields) | | • | I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Randy Newman) | | • | Apres Moi (Regina Spektor) | | • | Philadelphia (Neil Young) | | • | Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead) |
Disc 2
| • | The Book Of Love (Remix) | | • | My Body Is A Cage (Oxford London Temple Version) | | • | Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks) (Oxford London Temple Version) | | • | Heroes (Wildebeest Mix) |
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Product Description
Peter Gabriel s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a series of song
exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other s songs.
To help craft his recording of the album s eclectic array of cult favorites and classic
tracks, Gabriel enlisted former Durutti Column member John Metcalfe, composer,
arranger and the expertise of producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd s The Wall , Lou
Reed s Berlin ) and engineer, mixer and producer Tchad Blake (Suzanne Vega,
Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits).
Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with twelve songs performed only
with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or
drums. The album s richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed s
The Power of the Heart , the powerful musical journey of David Bowie s Heroes
and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire s My Body Is A Cage. Gabriel and his
collaborators recorded the album at George Martin s Air Lyndhurst Studios and the
Real World Temple with further editing and mixing at his own Real Worlds Studio in
Wiltshire. The Scratch My Back release is one of the most creative and engaging
records from an iconic artist in a long time. The marketing focus is to penetrate
Peter Gabriel s core fan base as well as fans of all genres and in all demographics
given the scope of artists being covered as well as its depth of composition.
Album Description
Limited two CD edition includes a bonus CD that contains four bonus tracks: 'The Book Of Love' (Remix), 'My Body Is A Cage' (Oxford London Temple Version), 'Waterloo Sunset' (Oxford London Temple Version) and 'Heroes' (Wildebeest Mix). 2010 album from the Rock icon, a collection of beautifully performed cover versions. Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with 12 songs performed only with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or drums. The album's richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed's 'The Power of the Heart', the powerful musical journey of Elbow's 'Mirrorball' and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire's 'My Body Is A Cage.'
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| Customer Reviews:
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 It's All Peter! July 30, 2010
K. Tudor (New Braunfels, TX)
I LOVE Peter Gabriel and couldn't wait to hear his cover of these other songs with simple orchestral backgrounds. Some of my favorite Peter Gabriel music are the somber, soulful tunes like Mercy Street and In Your Eyes rather than the big rhythmic music he's more known for. This is an instant classic in my mind!
 Not my cup of tea. July 15, 2010
W. Briggs (Charlotte, NC USA)
I LOVE Peter Gabriel - pretty much my #1 favorite artist, but I was underwhelmed by this album. It's interesting and unique, but I just had a hard time getting into it. I hope a new album is upcoming that goes back a bit to his prior work.
 Peter does elevator music July 12, 2010
David G. (Austin, TX United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a BIG Peter Gabriel fan. These songs are extreeeeeemly slowwwww, no percussion, and covers. Did the great P.G. sign with Muzak? Boring and tedious. It's sad to hear one of my favorite artists butcher works of other favorite artists. Yawn.
 One says, then another says... July 9, 2010
William C. Nance (Charlotte, North Carolina)
First off, I really do not like cover albums. Secondly, since Gabriel left Genesis, he has seemed to become more and more pretentious as the decades have passed. He is notoriously slow at working on his projects. However, his solo work has been brilliant and compelling especially the last studio album Up. I had no interest in a cover album and was not going to waste my time with this. If Gabriel is too good to join back with the old boys for a tour why should i give him my attention, right? Well, I borrowed this album from an acquaintance and have to say i was more than surprised as well as quite pleased. The only song I knew is Bowie's Heroes but it matters not whether you know whose song he is singing. It might actually be better to have never heard some of these songs in their original recordings. Scratch My Back is an odd title, although it works within his concept of other artists covering his songs on another recording. Yet, the album is beautiful and moving. My Body is a Cage surprised me. It is an awesome track as is the following The Book of Love. Gabriel's reinterpretation of Bowie also works well.
I still don't like cover albums but Gabriel has done a great job in both his vocal performance and arranging of these songs and deserves at least a listen.
AWESOME July 6, 2010
JayCee
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The person's who wrote bad reviews for this Album I totally disagree with it. I study music and I can tell you this album is awesome. The mix, everything is great. I added this album to my cart after listening to one song "games without frontiers". This is awesome, that's all I have to say.
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