Information about Us (peter Gabriel Album)

Us
Us cover
Studio album by Peter Gabriel
Released	September 29 1992
Recorded	October 1989–June 1992 at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England
Genre	Rock
Length	57:41
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Daniel Lanois and Peter Gabriel
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link PopMatters (neutral) link Robert Christgau (B-) link ''Rolling Stone link
Peter Gabriel chronology
Shaking the Tree (1990) Us (1992) Peter Gabriel Revisited (1992)
Alternate cover
2002 reissue cover

Us is the sixth studio album (and ninth album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992. It was remastered, with most of Gabriel's catalogue, in 2002. Singles taken from the album included "Digging in the Dirt", "Steam", "Blood of Eden" (previously featured in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World), and "Kiss That Frog".

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

1. "Come Talk to Me" – 7:04
2. "Love to Be Loved" – 5:16
3. "Blood of Eden" – 6:35
4. "Steam" – 6:02
5. "Only Us" – 6:30
6. "Washing of the Water" – 3:50
7. "Digging in the Dirt" – 5:16
8. "Fourteen Black Paintings" – 4:36
9. "Kiss That Frog" – 5:27
10. "Secret World" – 7:01

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, triangle on track 1, programming on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, keyboard bass on tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, keyboards, percussion on tracks 2, 4, 9, valiha on track 2, horn arrangements on track 4, additional keys on track 8, harmonica on track 9, Mexican flute on track 10
• Manu Katché – drums on tracks 1, 6, 7, electronic drums on tracks 2, 4, 5, 10, percussion on track 10
• The Babacar Faye Drummers – sabar drums on tracks 1, 4
• Doudou N'Diaye Rose – drum loop on tracks 1, 10
• David Bottrill – programming on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, additional programming on tracks 5, 9
• Tony Levin – bass chorus on track 1, bass on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
• David Rhodes – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 string guitar on track 3, solo guitar on track 4

Additional personnel

• Daniel Lanois – shaker on track 1, guitar on tracks 1, 10, additional vocals on track 1, hi-hat on track 3, vocals on track 3, horn arrangements on track 4, dobro on tracks 8, 10
• Richard Blair – additional verse keyboards on track 1, programming on tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, additional programming on tracks 2, 3
• Chris Ormston – bagpipes on track 1
• Levon Minassian – doudouk on tracks 1, 3, 8
• Sinéad O'Connor – vocals on tracks 1, 3
• Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble – vocals on track 1
• Hassam Ramzy – tabla on track 2, surdu on track 7
• Daryl Johnson – hand drum on track 2
• William Orbit – programming on track 2, additional programming on track 5
• Bill Dillon – guitar on tracks 2, 5
• Brian Eno – additional keys on track 2
• Shankar – violin on tracks 2, 3, 5, 8
• Caroline Lavelle – cello on tracks 2, 6, 10, string arrangement on track 2
• Will Malone – string arrangement on track 2, 6
• Johnny Dollar – string arrangement on track 2, 6
• Richard Evans – additional engineering on track 2, mix engineer on track 8, mandolin on track 8
• Gus Isidore – bridge guitar on track 3
• Richard Chappell – bridge section mix on track 3
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar on tracks 4, 7
• Tim Green – tenor saxophone on tracks 4, 6
• Reggie Houston – baritone saxophone on tracks 4, 6
• Renard Poché – trombone on tracks 4, 6
• Kudsi Erguner – ney flute on track 5
• Ayub Ogada – vocals on track 5, 7
• Malcolm Burn – horn arrangement on track 6, additional synth cello on track 10, additional production ideas on track 10
• Mark Howard – horns recording on track 6
• Babacar Faye – djembe on tracks 7, 8
• Assane Thiam – tama on track 7, talking drum on track 8
• Peter Hammill – vocals on track 7
• Richard Macphail – vocals on track 7
• John Paul Jones – surdu on 8, bass on 8, keyboards on 8
• Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble – additional percussion loop on 9
• Manny Elias – Senegalese shakers on 9
• Marilyn McFarlane – vocals on 9

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	UK Album Chart	2
1992	U.S. Billboard 200	2

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1992	"Digging in the Dirt"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1992	"Digging in the Dirt"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
1992	"Digging in the Dirt"	The Billboard Hot 100	52
1992	"Digging in the Dirt"	Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	37
1992	"Steam"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1992	"Steam"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
1992	"Steam"	The Billboard Hot 100	32
1992	"Steam"	Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	13
1993	"Kiss That Frog"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1993	"Kiss That Frog"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	18
1993	"Secret World"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	34

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Gold	October 1 1992
RIAA – USA	Gold	December 2 1992
RIAA – USA	Platinum	December 14 1992
CRIA – Canada	Gold	February 8 1993
CRIA – Canada	Platinum	February 8 1993
CRIA – Canada	Double Platinum	February 8 1993
BPI – UK	Platinum	June 1 1993

External links

• Us at MusicBrainz

•  • [ e] Peter Gabriel
Studio Albums
Peter Gabriel I (Car) | Peter Gabriel II (Scratch) | Peter Gabriel III (Melt) | Peter Gabriel IV (Security) | So | Us | Up | Big Blue Ball
With Genesis
From Genesis to Revelation | Trespass | Nursery Cryme | Foxtrot | Selling England by the Pound | The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Live Albums
Plays Live | Secret World Live
Soundtracks
Birdy | Passion: Music for the Last Temptation Of Christ | OVO |
Compilations
Shaking the Tree | Revisited | ''Hit
DVDs
Secret World Live | Growing Up Live | | | ''
German Albums
Ein Deutsches Album | ''Deutsches Album