So (album)

So
Studio album by
Peter Gabriel
Released19 May 1986
RecordedFebruary–December 1985
StudioAshcombe House, Swainswick, Somerset
Genre
Length
  • 41:56 (vinyl)
  • 46:21 (CD)
Label
Producer
  • Peter Gabriel
  • Daniel Lanois
Peter Gabriel chronology
Birdy
(1985)		 So
(1986)		 Passion
(1989)
Singles from So
  1. "Sledgehammer"
    Released: 21 April 1986[nb 1][7]
  2. "In Your Eyes"
    Released: 2 September 1986[8]
  3. "Don't Give Up"
    Released: 27 October 1986[9]
  4. "Big Time"
    Released: 23 March 1987[10]
  5. "Red Rain"
    Released: 6 July 1987[11]

So is the fifth studio album by English singer Peter Gabriel and was released on 19 May, 1986 through Virgin Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and went to number 2 in the United States. In 2020, the album was ranked #297 in the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

So (1986)

All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red Rain" 5:39
2."Sledgehammer" 5:12
3."Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush) 6:33
4."That Voice Again"Gabriel, David Rhodes4:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."In Your Eyes"5:27
6."Mercy Street"6:22
7."Big Time"4:28
8."We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"3:22
Bonus track on CD and cassette release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)Laurie Anderson, Gabriel4:25

So (2002 remastered edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red Rain" 5:39
2."Sledgehammer" 5:12
3."Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush) 6:33
4."That Voice Again"Gabriel, David Rhodes4:53
5."Mercy Street" 6:22
6."Big Time" 4:28
7."We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" 3:22
8."This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)Laurie Anderson, Gabriel4:25
9."In Your Eyes" 5:27

So (25th Anniversary Immersion Box) (2012)

So (2012 remaster)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red Rain" 5:40
2."Sledgehammer" 5:13
3."Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush) 6:34
4."That Voice Again"
  • Gabriel
  • David Rhodes
4:49
5."Mercy Street" 6:17
6."Big Time" 4:28
7."We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" 3:22
8."This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Gabriel
4:20
9."In Your Eyes" 5:28
So DNA
No.TitleLength
1."Red Rain"6:15
2."Sledgehammer"6:30
3."Don't Give Up"6:10
4."That Voice Again"6:39
5."Mercy Street"7:50
6."Big Time"6:54
7."We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"5:00
8."This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"3:58
9."In Your Eyes"10:15
Live in Athens 1987 (2×CD)
No.TitleLength
1."This Is the Picture"5:57
2."San Jacinto"7:26
3."Shock the Monkey"6:44
4."Family Snapshot"4:36
5."Intruder"5:26
6."Games Without Frontiers"5:29
7."No Self Control"6:15
8."Mercy Street"9:15
9."The Family and the Fishing Net"7:08
10."Don't Give Up"8:16
11."Solsbury Hill"5:10
12."Lay Your Hands on Me"6:14
13."Sledgehammer"5:06
14."Here Comes the Flood"2:48
15."In Your Eyes"10:38
16."Biko"9:38
Live in Athens 1987 DVD
No.TitleLength
1."This Is the Picture"5:58
2."San Jacinto"7:47
3."Shock the Monkey"6:46
4."Family Snapshot"4:35
5."Intruder"5:10
6."Games Without Frontiers"6:05
7."No Self Control"6:18
8."Mercy Street"9:13
9."The Family and the Fishing Net"7:04
10."Don't Give Up"8:09
11."Solsbury Hill"5:13
12."Lay Your Hands on Me"8:46
13."Sledgehammer"5:47
14."Here Comes the Flood"3:30
15."In Your Eyes"13:15
16."Biko"12:52
So: Classic Albums DVD
No.TitleLength
1."So – The Definitive Authorised Story of the Album" 
So (2012 remaster vinyl)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red Rain" 5:40
2."Sledgehammer" 5:13
3."Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush) 6:34
4."That Voice Again"
  • Gabriel
  • David Rhodes
4:49
5."Mercy Street" 6:17
6."Big Time" 4:28
7."We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" 3:22
8."This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Gabriel
4:20
9."In Your Eyes" 5:28
12 inch AA side vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Sagrada" 
2."Courage" 
3."Don't Give Up" (alternative version piano and bvox mix) 

Notes

  • "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" was not included on the original vinyl release.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ All of these release dates pertain to their release in the United Kingdom,[5] except "In Your Eyes" which was released in the US in August 1986.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, Jim (19 May 2016). "That Time Peter Gabriel Conquered the World with So". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Reed, Ryan (11 October 2011). "Peter Gabriel: New Blood". Paste. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "So – Peter Gabriel". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Munro, Scott (21 July 2017). "Steven Wilson meets Bollywood in Permanating video". Team Rock. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Easlea 2013, p. 378.
  6. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (20 September 1986). "Hot 100 Singles for week ending September 20, 1986". Billboard. 98 (38): 74. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Sledgehammer". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "In Your Eyes". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Don't Give up". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Big Time". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Red Rain". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. ↑ So (CD liner notes). Peter Gabriel. United Kingdom: Charisma Records. 1986. PGCD 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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