Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats

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Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
Shaking the Tree - Peter Gabriel.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Peter Gabriel
Released19 November 1990 [1]
Recorded1976–1990
Genre Art rock
Length77:05
Label Geffen/Virgin
Producer
Peter Gabriel chronology
Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ
(1989)		Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
(1990)		 Us
(1992)
Singles from Shaking the Tree
  1. "Solsbury Hill"
    Released: 3 December 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]
New Musical Express 7/10 [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats is a compilation album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in 1990 as Gabriel's first career retrospective, including songs from his first solo album Peter Gabriel (I or Car) (1977), through Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (1989). It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. The vinyl version of the album is called Shaking the Tree: Twelve Golden Greats.

Contents

For the album packaging, Gabriel decided to forgo longboxes that allowed for CD cases to fit in racks constructed for vinyl records in favor of a jewel box as a means of reducing waste. [6] [7]

Track selection

The tracks are creatively re-ordered, ignoring chronology. Some of the tracks were different from the album versions. New parts were recorded for several tracks in Gabriel's Real World Studios. Most songs are edited for time, either as radio, single, or video edit versions. "Shakin' the Tree"—a track from Youssou N'Dour's 1989 album The Lion —is a 1990 version featuring new vocals from Gabriel (and slightly revised title). "I Have the Touch" is listed as a 1983 remix, although it is actually the 1985 remix which appeared on the "Sledgehammer" single. (The 1985 remix is similar to the 1983 remix, which appeared as the B-side of the "Walk Through the Fire" single, but is edited down to 3m 45s) [8]

"Here Comes the Flood" is a new recording from 1990. This version is a piano and voice arrangement, that is far simpler than the highly produced version on Peter Gabriel (1977). Its sparseness is closer to the version Gabriel recorded with Robert Fripp on Fripp's Exposure (1979). In interviews, Gabriel has said that he preferred the 1979 version, which he also chose to overdub in German as the flipside of the single "Biko" released before Ein deutsches Album (1980). [9]

Although this album highlights songs from Peter Gabriel's earlier albums, tracks from Peter Gabriel (II, or Scratch) and the soundtrack to the film Birdy are not included. [8] "In Your Eyes" is missing from the compilation. [7] Say Anything... , in which it was played in a prominent scene, had been released the year before. Although this made "In Your Eyes" perhaps the most well known Peter Gabriel song aside from "Sledgehammer" in the U.S., it was not released as a single in Peter Gabriel's UK homeland. "In Your Eyes" was therefore omitted from the album in favour of five of the other eight tracks from So – four other hits and the album track "Mercy Street".

Track listing

Tracks marked with (*) do not appear on the vinyl release of the album.

All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except "Shaking the Tree", co-written with Youssou N'Dour

No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."Solsbury Hill" Peter Gabriel 1 (Car) , 19774:20
2."I Don't Remember" (Edited version) Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) , 19803:48
3."Sledgehammer" (Single edit) So , 19864:52
4."Family Snapshot" Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) , 19804:25
5."Mercy Street" (Edited version) So , 19864:43
6."Shaking the Tree" (Duet with Youssou N'Dour; 1990 remix) The Lion , 19896:24
7."Don't Give Up" (Duet with Kate Bush; Edited version) So , 19865:55
8."San Jacinto" (*) Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) , 19826:40
9."Here Comes the Flood" (1990 re-recording)New recording – original version on Peter Gabriel 1 (Car) , 19774:31
10."Red Rain" (*) So , 19865:35
11."Games Without Frontiers" (Edited version) Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) , 19803:57
12."Shock the Monkey" (Radio edit) Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) , 19823:57
13."I Have the Touch" ('85 remix, mislabelled as 1983 remix) (*) Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) , 19823:44
14."Big Time" So , 19864:26
15."Zaar" (Edited version) (*) Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ , 19892:58
16."Biko" (Edited version) Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt) , 19806:54
Total length:77:05

Personnel

"Solsbury Hill"
"I Don't Remember" (Edited version)
"Sledgehammer" (Single edit)
"Family Snapshot"
"Mercy Street" (Edited version)
"Shaking the Tree" (1990 remix)
"Don't Give Up" (Edited version)
"San Jacinto"
"Here Comes the Flood" (1990 re-recording)
"Red Rain"
"Games Without Frontiers" (Single edit)
"Shock the Monkey" (Radio edit)
"I Have the Touch" (1983 remix)
"Big Time"
"Zaar" (Edited version)
"Biko" (Edited version)
Additional

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [38] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [39] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [40] Platinum500,000^
Italy (FIMI) [41] Gold 
Japan (RIAJ) [19] Platinum200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [42] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [22] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [44] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] 2× Platinum600,000^
United States (RIAA) [46] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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