Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

by Peter Gabriel

Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 19 November 1990
  • Label: Geffen
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:17:27
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Provides a concise, highly accessible overview of the former Genesis frontman's vastly successful solo career. The compilation tracks his evolution from dark, introspective art-rock into the global, world-beat-infused pop superstardom of his 'So' era. It includes an exclusive, re-recorded version of 'Here Comes the Flood' that further unifies the collection's diverse aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, compilation, avant-garde, progressive, diverse

Tracklist

  1. Solsbury Hill (4:22)
  2. I Don't Remember - Edit (3:48)
  3. Sledgehammer (4:55)
  4. Family Snapshot (4:26)
  5. Mercy Street (4:43)
  6. Shaking The Tree (6:24)
  7. Don't Give Up (5:54)
  8. San Jacinto (6:40)
  9. Here Comes The Flood (4:31)
  10. Red Rain (5:35)
  11. Games Without Frontiers (3:57)
  12. Shock The Monkey (3:57)
  13. I Have The Touch - 1983 Remix (3:44)
  14. Big Time (4:25)
  15. Zaar - Edit (2:58)
  16. Biko (7:00)

Credits

  • Youssou N'Dour - written-by, backing vocals [b. vox], lead vocals [lead vox]
  • Tony Levin - bass, chapman stick [stick], bass [drumstick bass]
  • Allan Schwartzberg - drums
  • Robert Fripp - guitar
  • Steve Hunter - guitar
  • Larry Fast - synth [synths], effects [processing], synthesizer [moog brass], synth, synth [synth bass], synthesizer [prophet], synthesizer [prophet, moog], synth, bagpipes
  • Jerry Marotta - drums, drums, percussion, bass [drumstick bass]
  • David Rhodes - guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar [guitars], guitar, backing vocals [b. vox], guitar [guitars], backing vocals [b. vox]

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