''Secret World Live'' is a film of a
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
concert in 1993, as part of his
Secret World Tour
Secret World Tour was a 1993–1994 concert tour mounted by British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel to promote his 1992 album ''Us (Peter Gabriel album), Us''. The stage show was designed by French-Canadian Robert Lepage, expressing the themes ...
to support his sixth solo album, ''
Us''. The show is performed across two stages: a square and a circular stage, bridged by a
conveyor belt. It was released on
VHS,
LaserDisc and
DVD
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. An
album of the same title with a similar track listing was also released.
The film received the 1996
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video
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.
The film has been remastered and became available on DVD and
Blu-ray
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on 2 July 2012 in the UK and 24 July 2012 in North America. The new release also contains the song "
Red Rain Red Rain may refer to:
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** Red rain in Kerala, a phenomenon observed sporadically during the summers in the southern Indian state
* Red rainstorm warning signal in Hong Kong, colloquially called ...
" that was not present on the original releases.
Track listing
#"Come Talk to Me" 6:39
#"
Steam
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" 7:53
#"Across the River" 5:57
#"Slow Marimbas" 1:45
#"Shaking the Tree" 7:12
#"
Blood of Eden" 7:02
#"
San Jacinto" 7:34
#"Kiss That Frog" 6:21
#"Washing of the Water" 3:55
#"
Solsbury Hill
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" 4:27
#"
Digging in the Dirt
"Digging in the Dirt" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel. It was released as the first single taken from his sixth studio album, '' Us'', on 7 September 1992. The song was a minor hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 5 ...
" 6:55
#"
Sledgehammer
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" 6:05
#"Secret World" 10:16
#"
Don't Give Up Don't Give Up may refer to:
Film
* ''Don't Give Up'' (film), a 1947 Swedish musical film
Music Albums
* ''Don't Give Up'' (album), a 2007 album by Serengeti & Polyphonic
* ''Don't Give Up'', a 1981 album by Andraé Crouch
* "Don't Give Up", a ...
" 7:34
#"
In Your Eyes
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" 12:48
;Bonus tracks
#"
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** Red rain in Kerala, a phenomenon observed sporadically during the summers in the southern Indian state
* Red rainstorm warning signal in Hong Kong, colloquially called ...
"
#"Steam" (remixed "quiet" version)
#"The Rhythm of the Heat"
Personnel
*
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
— lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica ("Kiss That Frog"), rainstick ("Slow Marimbas")
*
Tony Levin
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– bass,
Chapman stick
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, synthesizer, backing vocals
*
David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
*
Manu Katche
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** Manú National Park, Peru
** Manú River, in southeastern Peru
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* Manu T ...
– drums, backing vocals
*Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals
*
Shankar – violin, backing vocals
*
Levon Minassian
Lévon Minassian is a French-Armenian duduk player. He was born in Marseilles in the district of Saint-Jerome.
He played for the soundtrack of '' Mayrig''. He has collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Helene Segara, Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, Arman ...
–
doudouk
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("
Blood of Eden")
*
Paula Cole
Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. After gaining attention for her performances as a vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993–1994 Secret World Tour, she released her first album, ''Harbinger'', which suffered from a la ...
– backing vocals, co-lead vocals ("
Shaking the Tree
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", "
In Your Eyes
IN, In or in may refer to:
Places
* India (country code IN)
* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
* Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN)
* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Businesses and organizations
* Independ ...
" and "
Don't Give Up Don't Give Up may refer to:
Film
* ''Don't Give Up'' (film), a 1947 Swedish musical film
Music Albums
* ''Don't Give Up'' (album), a 2007 album by Serengeti & Polyphonic
* ''Don't Give Up'', a 1981 album by Andraé Crouch
* "Don't Give Up", a ...
")
*
Ayub Ogada
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– backing vocals
*
Papa Wemba
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– guest vocals ("
In Your Eyes
IN, In or in may refer to:
Places
* India (country code IN)
* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
* Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN)
* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Businesses and organizations
* Independ ...
")
*Reddy Amissi – backing vocals
*Stino Mubi – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
Peter Gabriel video albums
1994 video albums
Geffen Records video albums
Virgin Records video albums
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