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Peter Gabriel’s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each others songs. Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with 12 songs performed only with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or drums. The album’s richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed’s “The Power of the Heart”, the powerful musical journey of David Bowie’s “Heroes” and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire’s “My Body Is A Cage”. The Scratch My Back release is one of the most creative and engaging records from an iconic artist in a long time.Reviews:
''Scratch My Back'' is the eighth studio album by the English musician Peter Gabriel, his first in eight years. It was released on 12 February 2010 in Australia and Germany, on 15 February in the UK and on 2 March in the U.S. The album, recorded at Air Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during 2009, consists of cover versions of twelve songs by various artists, using only orchestra and voice. It is produced by Gabriel himself with Bob Ezrin.
The album generally received favourable reviews by music journalists and performed well on the album charts around the world, peaking at #1 in Belgium, #2 in Germany and Canada, and #3 in the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland. It also reached the top 5 in France and Sweden. In Gabriel's native United Kingdom it peaked at #12 on the UK Albums Chart on 21 February 2010, the week following its release. In the United States and peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the Independent Albums chart and #3 on the Rock Albums chart on 12 March 2010.
''Scratch My Back'' was initially released on compact disc and as music download; a vinyl album edition was subsequently released in late March 2010. - Wikipedia
