Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill / Shock The Monkey Album

Tracklist

1	Solsbury Hill	3:58
2	Shock The Monkey	3:58

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GGEF 0481	Peter Gabriel	Shock The Monkey / Solsbury Hill ‎(7", Single)	Geffen Records	GGEF 0481	US	1983
GGEF 0481	Peter Gabriel	Solsbury Hill / Shock The Monkey ‎(7", Single)	Geffen Records	GGEF 0481	US	Unknown
GS 45203	Peter Gabriel	Shock The Monkey / Solsbury Hill ‎(7", Single)	Geffen Records	GS 45203	Canada	1983
GGEF 0481	Peter Gabriel	Shock The Monkey ‎(7")	Geffen Records	GGEF 0481	Canada	Unknown
GGEF 0481	Peter Gabriel	Solsbury Hill / Shock The Monkey ‎(7", Single)	Geffen Records	GGEF 0481	US	1983

Credits

• Producer – David Lord (tracks: B), Peter Gabriel, Peter Walsh (tracks: A)
• Written-By – Peter Gabriel

Notes

From the Geffen album Peter Gabriel Plays Live (2GHS 4012)

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A on runout): GEFF-0481-A GL2 kdisc JG
• Matrix / Runout (Side B on runout): GEFF-0481-B GL2 kdisc JG
• Matrix / Runout (Label A): AXX 112OS
• Barcode (Label B): AXX 1120S

Short intro

The official Shock The Monkey video. Directed by Brian Grant. The single became Peters first top 30 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and features on his fourth self-titled album, also known as 'Security'. Cover me when I run Cover me through the in album Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey - Solsbury Hill 1983. Shock the Monkey is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the second single from his fourth self-titled album, issued in the US under the title Security. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was Gabriel's first Top 40 hit in the US. In the UK, the song charted at number 58. Текст песни: Shock the monkey to live Shock the monkey to live Cover me when I run Cover me through the The Monkey - Peter Gabriel. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Solsbury Hill is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel. He wrote the song about a spiritual experience atop Little Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England, after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. The song was his debut single. The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 13, and reached number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. The song has often been used in film trailers for romantic comedies. Watch the video for Shock the Monkey from Peter Gabriel's Shaking the Tree for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. From The Album. Play album. Shaking the Tree. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career with Solsbury Hill as his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U. The album's most successful single, Sledgehammer, won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards read more. Shock the Monkey. Many people assume that Peter Gabriel's 1982 Shock the Monkey is about animal rights because, well, it's called Shock The Monkey and the video shows a distressed, caged primate. But the song is actually about jealousy, and the monkey represents man's primitive instincts. When Peter Gabriel recorded his first solo album in 1977 he was determined to do everything possible to prove that he had grown beyond Genesis. Peter Gabriel wrote Solsbury Hill shortly after leaving Genesis, and nearly every lyric reflects his frustration with life inside an extremely active rock band. I was feeling part of the scenery, he sings. Solsbury Hill is located near Bath, England, where Gabriel would often walk or jog. According to legend, a temple was built there to honor Apollo, god of light, music, and poetry. Solsbury Hill was the focus of a long and bitter dispute in the 1990s between environmentalists and government concerning the construction of a 4 lane road which cuts deeply into the side of the hill. On his 2011 album New Blood, Gabriel recorded new versions of 13 of his older songs. Kind of reminds me of the monkey noises in Shock the Monkey. Is he actually saying any words in there Or just expressing emotion through sounds . Peter Gabriel 2. Album, 1978, Charisma. On the Air. Not One of Us. DISC 2. Lay your Hands on Me. Solsbury Hill. PG Talks During Technical Fuck Up. John Has a Headache. Kiss of Life. San Jacinto