So (album)

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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 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[change | change source]

So (1986)[change | change source]

All songs written and composed by Peter Gabriel, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Red Rain"   5:39
2. "Sledgehammer"   5:12
3. "Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush) 6:33
4. "That Voice Again"   4:53
Side two
No. Title Length
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. Title Length
9. "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson) 4:25

So (2002 remastered edition)[change | change source]

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"    4:53
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)  4:25
9. "In Your Eyes"    5:27

So (25th Anniversary Immersion Box) (2012)[change | change source]

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. TitleWriter(s) Length
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. TitleWriter(s) Length
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. TitleWriter(s) Length
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. TitleWriter(s) Length
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. TitleWriter(s) Length
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[change | change source]

  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[change | change source]

  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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