Tracks
1. Darkness
Drums: Manu Katche, Dave Power
Percussion: Mahut Dominique, Ged Lynch, Richard Chappell
Bass: Tony Levin
Guitars: David Rhodes
Strings: The London Session Orchestra
String Arrangement: Peter Gabriel, Will Gregory
Orchestration: Nick Ingham
Programming: Richard Chappell
Additional Programming: Alex Swift
Bosendorfer, Mutator, Keys, JamMan, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
2. Growing Up
Drums: Ged Lynch, Manu Katche
Percussion: Ged Lynch
Guitars: David Rhodes
Backing Vocals: AD Chivers, David Rhodes
Tape Scratching: Tchad Blake
Programming: Richard Chappell
Additional Programming: Pete Davis, Alex Swift
Organ, Sample Keys, Bass, JamMan, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
3. Sky Blue
Drums: Manu Katche
Percussion: Gd Lynch, Daniel Manois
Bass: Tony Levin
Guitars: David Rhodes, Daniel Lanois, Peter Green
Hammond: David Sancious
Additional Vocals: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Programming: Richard Chappell
Additional Programming: Alex Swift
Backing Vocals: David Rhodes, Melanie Gabriel
Firefly Keys, Bosendorfer, Bass Pulse, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
4. No Way Out
Drums: Dominique Greensmith, Steve Gadd
Tablas: Hossam Ramzy
Percussion: Ged Lynch
Bass: Tony Levin
Double Bass: Danny Thompson
Guitars: David Rhodes
Supercollider Drum Programming: Chris Hughes
Middle Section Backwards Piano: Mitchell Froome
Recorders: Richard Evans
Programming: Richard Chappell
Piano, Sample Keys, Harmonium, Tom Toms, Crotales, JamMan, Arpeggiated Bass, Telecaster, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
5. I Grieve
Drums: Manu Katche
Percussion: Ged Lynch, Will White, Stephen Hague
Bass: Tony Levin
Electric Guitar: David Rhodes
Acoustic Guitar: Richard Evans
Double Violin (Improvised): Shankar
Spectre Programming: Chuck Norman
Bridge Strings: Chuck Norman
Programming: Richard Chappell
Samples, Keys, Bass: Peter Gabriel
6. The Barry Williams Show
Drums: Manu Katche, Ged Lynch
Percussion: Ged Lynch
Guitar: David Rhodes
Backwards Guitar: Tony Berg
Bass: Tony Levin
Trumpet: Christian Le Chevretel
Backing Vocals: David Rhodes, Sally Larkin
Groove Treatment: Tchad Blake
Treated Loop: Richard Chappell
Programming: Richard Chappell
Reverse Strings, Mellotron, Organ, Bass Keys, Harmonica, Chorus Telecaster, String Samples, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
7. My Head Sounds Like That
Drums: Manu Katche
Percussion: Assane Thiam, Ged Lynch
Guitars: David Rhodes
Bass: Tony Levin
Brass: The Black Dyke Band
Brass Arrangement: Peter Gabriel, Ed Sheamur, Bob Ezrin
Loop Manipulation: Richard Chappell
Programming: Richard Chappell
Piano, Mellotron: Peter Gabriel
8. More Than This
Drums: Dominic Greensmith, Ged Lynch
Percussion: Ged Lynch
Guitar: David Rhodes
Bass: Tony Levin
Mandolin, Chamberlain: John Brion
Backing Vocals: The Blinds Boys of Alabama, David Rhodes, Melanie Gabriel
Programming: Richard Chappell
Organ, Sampled Guitar, Piano, Wonky Nord, Mutator, MPC Groove: Peter Gabriel
9. Signal To Noise
Drums: Steve Gadd
Dhol Drums: The Dhol Foundation
Percussion: Ged, Lynch, Steve Gadd
Guitars: David Rhodes
Strings: The London Session Orchestra
String Arrangement: Peter Gabriel, Will Gregory
Orchestration: Nick Ingham
Additional Vocals: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Backing Vocals: David Rhodes
Programming: Richard Chappell
Oxford Backwards Samples, Mellotron, SansAmp, MPC Groove, Bass Keys: Peter Gabriel
10. The Drop
Programming: Richard Chappell
Bosendorfer: Peter Gabriel
Mixed by Richard Chappell
Album Credits
Words and Music: Peter Gabriel
Published by Real World Music LTD
Produced by Peter Gabriel
(Except Growing Up and I Grieve)
All Tracks Mixed by Tchad Blake
Except I Grieve and The Drop
REcorded and Engineered by Richard Chappell
Additional Engineering: Richard Evans
Mastered at Metropolis by Tony Cousins
Assistant Engineers: Alan Coleman, Edel Griffith, Dan Roe, Chris Treble
Mix Assistant: Claire Lewis
Additional Mix Assistance: Marco Migliari, Paul Grady
Recorded and Mixed at Real World Studios, Box, England
Additional Recorded on the Meduse and the Real World Mobile Recorded in Senegal and France
Additional Recorded and Engineering:
Co-engineering on band recording session: Ben Finlay
The London Session Orchestra Air Lyndhurst, England: Steve ORchard
The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hype Studios, Singapore: Derek Zuzarte assisted by Kevin Quah and Yang
The Black Dyke Band at Air Lyndhurst, England: Steve McLaughlin
The Blind Boys of Alabama: Clarence Fountain, Jimmy Carter, George Scott and Joey Williams
The Dhol Foundation
Master Drummer: Johnny Kalsi
Bobby Panesar, Vijay Rakkar, Yash Puri, Johnny Kalsi, Jas Daffu, and Indi Chana
The Blind Boys of Alabama appear courtesy of Real World Records Ltd
Nursat Fateh Ali Khan appears courtesy of Real World Records Ltd
Will Gregory appears courtesy of Mute Records Ltd
Shankar appears courtesy of 15 Records/ECM Records
The Dhol Foundation Appearl courtesy of Sakti Records/Narada Productions
Daniel Lanois appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records
Graphic Design: Marc Bessant
Photography Research and Co-Ordination: Dilly Gent
Design Co-Ordination: Susie Millns
Design Concept: Marc Bessant and Peter Gabriel
Sleeve Photography: Susan Derges
History
Album:
Released 2002
SACD 2003
Charts:
Polish Albums Chart – 4
UK Album Chart – 11
U.S. Billboard 200 – 9
Billboard Top Canadian Albums – 2
Billboard Top Internet Albums – 9
Italy FIMI official Albums charts – 1
Singles:
Barry Williams Show (2002)
More Than This (2002)
Growing Up (2003)
Darkness (Remix) (2004)
Awards and Certifications
UK/BPI
Silver Certification (Album) 18 October 2002VIRGIN (VIRGIN)Released 23 September 2002
Canada/ CRIA
Gold July 23, 2003
