So (album)

So
So
Studio album by Peter Gabriel
Released	19 May 1986
Recorded	February–December 1985
Studio	Ashcombe House, Swainswick, Somerset
Genre	Pop; art pop; art rock; progressive pop; worldbeat;
Length	41:56 (vinyl); 46:21 (CD);
Label	Charisma; Virgin; Geffen;
Producer	Peter Gabriel; Daniel Lanois;
Peter Gabriel chronology
Singles from So
	"Sledgehammer"; Released: 21 April 1986; "In Your Eyes"; Released: 2 September 1986; "Don't Give Up"; Released: 27 October 1986; "Big Time"; Released: 23 March 1987; "Red Rain"; Released: 6 July 1987;

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

So (1986)

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)

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
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)

So (2012 remaster)
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So – The Definitive Authorised Story of the Album"

So (2012 remaster vinyl)
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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]

So (album) Media

Songs for the album were written and prepared in 1985 at Gabriel's home Ashcombe House, an estate to the north-east of Bath
"Don't Give Up" is a duet with Kate Bush.
"In Your Eyes" features Wolof vocals by Youssou N'Dour.
Gabriel performing at A Conspiracy of Hope in New Jersey, 1986

Notes

↑ 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

↑ 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.
↑ Reed, Ryan (11 October 2011). "Peter Gabriel: New Blood". Paste. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "So – Peter Gabriel". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ 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.
↑ Easlea 2013, p. 378.
↑ 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)
↑ "Sledgehammer". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "In Your Eyes". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
↑ "Don't Give up". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "Big Time". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "Red Rain". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ So (CD liner notes). Peter Gabriel. United Kingdom: Charisma Records. 1986. PGCD 5.

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[7] 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]

[ultimate_classic_rock-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.

[paste-2] Reed, Ryan (11 October 2011). "Peter Gabriel: New Blood". Paste. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[AllMusic-3] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "So – Peter Gabriel". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[munro-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.

[FOOTNOTEEaslea2013378-5] 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)

[8] "Sledgehammer". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[9] "In Your Eyes". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[10] "Don't Give up". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[11] "Big Time". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[12] "Red Rain". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[notes-13] So (CD liner notes). Peter Gabriel. United Kingdom: Charisma Records. 1986. PGCD 5.

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