Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats (1990)

Tracklist

1.  Solsbury Hill 

      (from: Peter Gabriel 1) (Car), 1977 - 4:20

2.  I Don't Remember 

       Edited version) (from: Peter Gabriel 3) (Melt), 1980 - 3:48

3.  Sledgehammer 

     (Single edit) (from: So), 1986 - 4:52

4.  Family Snapshot

     (from: Peter Gabriel 3) (Melt), 1980 - 4:25

5.  Mercy Street  

      (Edited version) (from: So), 1986 - 4:43

6.  Shaking the Tree  

      (Duet with Youssou N'Dour; 1990 remix) (from The Lion), 1989 - 6:24

7.  Don't Give Up  

      (Duet with Kate Bush; Edited version) (from: So), 1986 - 5:55

8.  San Jacinto  

      (from: Peter Gabriel 4) (Security), 1982 - 6:40

9.  Here Comes the Flood 

      (1990 re-recording)  (New recording – original version on Peter Gabriel 1) (Car), 1977 - 4:31

10.  Red Rain  

        (from: So), 1986 - 5:35

11.  Games Without Frontiers  

        (Edited version) (from: Peter Gabriel 3) (Melt), 1980 - 3:57

12.  Shock the Monkey  

         (Radio edit) (from: Peter Gabriel 4) (Security), 1982 - 3:57

13.  I  Have the Touch  

         ('85 remix, mislabelled as 1983 remix)  (from: Peter Gabriel 4) (Security), 1982 - 3:44

14.  Big Time  

         (from: So), 1986 - 4:26

15.  Zaar  

         (Edited version) (from: Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ), 1989 - 2:58

16.  Biko  

         (Edited version) (from: Peter Gabriel 3) (Melt), 1980 - 6:54

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

"Solsbury Hill"

• Bob Ezrin – production
• Larry Fast – synthesizer
• Robert Fripp – guitar
• Peter Gabriel – vocals
• Steve Hunter – guitar
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Alan Schwartzberg – drums

"I Don't Remember" (Edited version)

• Larry Fast – processing
• Robert Fripp – guitar
• Peter Gabriel – piano, synthesizer, vocals, and production
• Tony Levin – Chapman Stick
• Jerry Marrotta – drums
• David Rhodes – guitar
• Peter Walsh – production

"Sledgehammer" (Single edit)

• P.P. Arnold – backing vocals
• Peter Gabriel – Fairlight CMI, Prophet, piano, vocals, production
• Carol Gordon – backing vocals
• Manu Katche – drums
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Daniel Lanois – production
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Dee Lewis – backing vocals
• Don Mikkelsen – trombone
• David Rhodes – guitar
• Mark Rivera – saxophone

"Family Snapshot"

• Larry Fast – synthesizer
• Phil Collins – snare drum
• Peter Gabriel – piano, vocals
• John Giblin – bass guitar
• Dave Gregory – guitar
• Steve Lillywhite – production
• Jerry Marrotta – drums
• Dick Morrissey – saxophone
• David Rhodes – guitar

"Mercy Street" (Edited version)

• Djalma Correa – surdu, congas, and triangle
• Peter Gabriel – Fairlight CMI, Prophet, piano, CS80, vocals, and production
• Larry Klein – bass guitar
• Daniel Lanois – production
• Mark Rivera – processed saxophone

"Shaking the Tree" (1990 remix)

• George Acogny – Fairlight CMI percussion
• Roger Bolton – Fairlight CMI percussion and sequencing
• Simon Clark – organ, piano, keyboard bass, and synthesizer
• Habib Faye – bass guitar, guitar
• Peter Gabriel – vocals and re-recorded vocals
• Manu Katche – drums
• Youssou N'Dour – vocals
• David Rhodes – acoustic and electric guitar

"Don't Give Up" (Edited version)

• Peter Gabriel – chant, vocals, CMI, Prophet, piano, production
• Kate Bush – vocals, chant
• David Rhodes – guitar
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Simon Clark – chorus CS 80
• Richard Tee – piano
• Daniel Lanois – production

"San Jacinto"

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, production
• David Lord – production

"Here Comes the Flood" (1990 re-recording)

• Peter Gabriel – piano, vocals, and production

"Red Rain"

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, production
• Daniel Lanois – production

"Games Without Frontiers" (Single edit)

• Steve Lillywhite – production
• Kate Bush – background vocals

"Shock the Monkey" (Radio edit)

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, production
• David Lord – production

"I Have the Touch" (1983 remix)

• Peter Gabriel – keyboards, vocals, and production
• David Lord – production
• Simon Phillips – drums
• James Guthrie – remix engineer

"Big Time"

• Peter Gabriel – vocals, production
• Daniel Lanois – production

"Zaar" (Edited version)

• Peter Gabriel – production

"Biko" (Edited version)

• Steve Lillywhite – production

Additional

• Alexander Knaust – styling and photography assistance
• Robert Mapplethorpe – photography
• Mouat Nomad, London – design

Notes

Released: 19 November 1990

Recorded: 1976–1990 

Genre:  Art rock 

Length:  77:05 

Producer(s):  Bob Ezrin, Steve Lillywhite, Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois

Label - Geffen / Virgin