Hit (album)
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Hit is a 2003 compilation album of songs by British musician Peter Gabriel
. It reached #29 in the UK album charts and #100 in the US. Disc one is labelled Hit and disc two Miss, reflecting the first disc's containing several of Gabriel's biggest-selling singles.
The two-disc set is different in the UK and US because of the second disc. The second disc in the US spans fourteen songs by Gabriel, whilst the UK second disc features fifteen songs. Only some of these appeared on the US version. The UK version collects at least one track from every studio album by Gabriel, including soundtracks, except for Birdy
, which is the only album not represented by a track.
The album is an alternative to Shaking the Tree
, Gabriel's previous greatest hits album that was outdated at the time of Hits release by thirteen years. Gabriel has not released any greatest hits albums since.
* While labelled as the radio edit in the liner notes, "Steam" is actually the same length as its album version.
** This is the single release with a more radio-friendly repeat of the line "Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle" from the first chorus.
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
. It reached #29 in the UK album charts and #100 in the US. Disc one is labelled Hit and disc two Miss, reflecting the first disc's containing several of Gabriel's biggest-selling singles.
The two-disc set is different in the UK and US because of the second disc. The second disc in the US spans fourteen songs by Gabriel, whilst the UK second disc features fifteen songs. Only some of these appeared on the US version. The UK version collects at least one track from every studio album by Gabriel, including soundtracks, except for Birdy
Birdy (album)
Birdy is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, for the movie of the same name, released in 1985 . The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois...
, which is the only album not represented by a track.
The album is an alternative to Shaking the Tree
Shaking the Tree
Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats was released in 1990 as Peter Gabriel's first "greatest hits" album, including songs from his first solo album Peter Gabriel , through Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ...
, Gabriel's previous greatest hits album that was outdated at the time of Hits release by thirteen years. Gabriel has not released any greatest hits albums since.
Disc One
- "Solsbury HillSolsbury Hill (song)"Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception, explaining the reasons...
" (from Peter Gabriel 1 aka CarPeter Gabriel (I)-Side Two:- Personnel :*Peter Gabriel – vocals, keyboards, flute, recorder*Allan Schwartzberg – drums*Tony Levin – bass, tuba, leader of the Barbershop Quartet*Jimmy Maelen – percussion, synthibam, bones...
, 1977) – 4:23 - "Shock the MonkeyShock the Monkey"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. It was released as a single and peaked at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song was Gabriel's first Top 40 hit in the US. In the UK, the song charted at number 58. It was included on...
" (from Peter Gabriel 4 aka SecurityPeter Gabriel (IV Security)Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.-History:This...
, 1982) – 3:59 - "SledgehammerSledgehammer (song)"Sledgehammer" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a...
" (from SoSo (album)So is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986. Many of its songs reflect a more conventional pop-writing style and became radio hits, while others still retain Gabriel's dark, brooding sense of experimentalism.It is Peter Gabriel's second album produced by...
, 1986) – 4:59 - "Don't Give UpDon't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)"Don't Give Up" is song written by Peter Gabriel and recorded as a duet with Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. The single version spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986, peaking at number nine. It describes the despair of a man who feels isolated and defeated by the economic system, and...
" (from So, 1986) – 5:55 - "Games Without FrontiersGames Without Frontiers (song)"Games Without Frontiers" is a hit 1980 single by Peter Gabriel, released on his third self-titled solo album. It features Kate Bush on backing vocals and became his first UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #4. It ties with 1986's Sledgehammer as his highest-charting song in the UK. It peaked at #48 in the...
" (from Peter Gabriel 3 aka MeltPeter Gabriel (III)Peter Gabriel is Peter Gabriel's third album. The album contains two of Gabriel's most famous songs, the U.K. Top 10 hit "Games Without Frontiers" and the political song "Biko", about the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko...
, 1980) – 3:57** - "Big Time" (from So, 1986) – 4:28
- "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" (Gabriel, Neil Sparkes, Karl WallingerKarl WallingerKarl Edmond De Vere Wallinger is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s stint in The Waterboys...
) (new track) – 5:26 - "Growing Up" (Tom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-Alge is a four-time Grammy Award–winning record producer and mixer. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Lord-Alge, Lisa Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...
Mix) (from UpUp (Peter Gabriel album)Up is the seventh studio and 13th album overall released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel.-Pre-release:In the Spring of 1995, Gabriel began work on the album. Its name was Up from the start, though at one point it was considered to be called I/O...
, 2002) – 4:48 - "Digging in the DirtDigging in the Dirt"Digging in the Dirt" is a 1992 song by British musician Peter Gabriel. It was the first single taken from his sixth studio album, Us. The song was only a minor hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but it topped both the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts...
" (from UsUs (Peter Gabriel album)Us is the sixth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992. It was remastered, with most of Gabriel's catalogue, in 2002...
, 1992) – 5:15 - "Blood of EdenBlood of Eden"Blood of Eden" is the third single from Peter Gabriel's 1992 album, Us. The track includes backing vocals from Sinéad O'Connor but narrowly failed to break the UK top 40.-Track listing:All songs written by Peter Gabriel....
(Radio edit)" (from UsUs (Peter Gabriel album)Us is the sixth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1992. It was remastered, with most of Gabriel's catalogue, in 2002...
, 1992) – 5:06 - "More Than This (Radio edit)" (from "UpUp (Peter Gabriel album)Up is the seventh studio and 13th album overall released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel.-Pre-release:In the Spring of 1995, Gabriel began work on the album. Its name was Up from the start, though at one point it was considered to be called I/O...
", 2002) – 4:33 - "BikoBiko (song)"Biko" is a protest song by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. The song was included on Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel . It is about Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist. Biko had been arrested by the South African police in late August 1977...
" (from Peter Gabriel 3 aka Melt, 1980) – 6:58 - "SteamSteam (Peter Gabriel song)"Steam" is the second single from Peter Gabriel's 1992 album, Us. It reached #10 on the UK singles chart, #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart....
" (from Us, 1992) – 6:02* - "Red RainRed Rain (song)"Red Rain" is the first track on Peter Gabriel's 1986 solo album So. In the USA, it reached #3 on Billboard magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Stewart Copeland from The Police played the hi-hat for the rain-like background sound; the rest of the drumming was handled by Jerry Marotta.The song...
" (from So, 1986) – 5:39 - "Here Comes the Flood (1990 version)" (from Shaking the TreeShaking the TreeShaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats was released in 1990 as Peter Gabriel's first "greatest hits" album, including songs from his first solo album Peter Gabriel , through Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ...
, 1990) – 4:32
Disc Two (US edition)
- "San Jacinto" (from Peter Gabriel 4 aka SecurityPeter Gabriel (IV Security)Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.-History:This...
, 1982) – 6:31 - "I Don't Remember" (from Peter Gabriel 3, 1980) – 4:32
- "The Rhythm of the HeatThe Rhythm of the Heat"The Rhythm of the Heat" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1982 album, Security. The song is based on the experiences of Carl Jung in Africa....
" (from Peter Gabriel 4 aka SecurityPeter Gabriel (IV Security)Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.-History:This...
, 1982) – 5:19 - "Love to Be Loved" (from Us, 1992) – 5:17
- "I Grieve" (from Up, 2002) – 7:25
- "Family SnapshotFamily Snapshot"Family Snapshot" is a song written and performed by British musician Peter Gabriel, appearing on his third eponymous album. The song was inspired by An Assassin's Diary, published in 1973 and written by Arthur Bremer, who attempted to assassinate George Wallace, a politician who supported racial...
" (from Peter Gabriel 3, 1980) – 4:29 - "In Your EyesIn Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)"In Your Eyes" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November, 1986. It was not released as a single in the UK...
" (from So, 1986) – 5:29 - "The Drop" (from Up, 2002) – 3:04
- "The Tower That Ate People (Steve OsborneSteve OsborneSteve Osborne is a multi-platinum selling British record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, such as New Order, Doves, U2 and KT Tunstall. During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team, a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; the artists...
Mix)" (from Soundtrack from The Red PlanetRed Planet (film)Red Planet is a 2000 Technicolor science fiction film directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released on November 10, 2000.-Plot:...
, 2000) – 4:04 - "Lovetown" (from Soundtrack from PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia (film)Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film that was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington...
, 1993) – 5:21 - "Father, Son" (from OVOOVOOVO is the soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show in London that was composed by Peter Gabriel. It was his eleventh album overall. It was released on 29 August 2000 and features guest vocals by Neneh Cherry, Rosco, Richie Havens, Elizabeth Fraser and Paul Buchanan...
, 2000) – 4:55 - "Signal to Noise" (from Up, 2002) – 7:33
- "Downside Up" (Live) – 5:33
- "Cloudless" (from Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof FenceLong Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof FenceLong Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence is the fourth soundtrack and twelfth album overall released by the British musician Peter Gabriel...
, 2002) – 4:48
Disc Two (UK edition)
- "San Jacinto" (from Peter Gabriel 4 aka SecurityPeter Gabriel (IV Security)Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.-History:This...
, 1982) – 6:31 - "No Self ControlNo Self Control (Peter Gabriel song)"No Self Control" is a song written and performed by British musician Peter Gabriel. As with the other songs on the album, the lyrics are very dark, discussing what could be interpreted as either intense greed and lust or mental instability and decay of the psyche...
" (from Peter Gabriel 3, 1980) – 3:55 - "Cloudless" (from Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002) – 4:48
- "The Rhythm of the HeatThe Rhythm of the Heat"The Rhythm of the Heat" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1982 album, Security. The song is based on the experiences of Carl Jung in Africa....
" (from Peter Gabriel 4 aka SecurityPeter Gabriel (IV Security)Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with Geffen Records in the US and Canada.-History:This...
, 1982) – 5:18 - "I Have the TouchI Have the Touch"I Have The Touch" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his album Security. Peter Gabriel and Robbie Robertson remixed the song for the 1996 film Phenomenon. As a result, it charted 14 years after it was first released...
(Robbie RobertsonRobbie RobertsonRobbie Robertson, OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. He was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
Mix)" (from Soundtrack from PhenomenonPhenomenon (film)Phenomenon is a 1996 romantic fantasy-drama film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, and Robert Duvall....
, 1996) – 4:19 - "I Grieve" (from Up, 2002) – 7:24
- "D.I.Y." (from Peter Gabriel 2Peter Gabriel (II)Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978. The album is the second of four with the same eponymous title...
, 1978) – 2:38 - "A Different Drum" (from Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of ChristPassion: Music for The Last Temptation of ChristPassion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ is a musical album released in 1989 by Peter Gabriel. It is his second soundtrack and eighth album overall...
, 1989) – 4:47 - "The Drop" (from Up, 2002) – 3:02
- "The Tower That Ate People (Steve OsborneSteve OsborneSteve Osborne is a multi-platinum selling British record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, such as New Order, Doves, U2 and KT Tunstall. During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team, a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; the artists...
Mix)" (from Soundtrack from The Red Planet, 2000) – 4:06 - "Lovetown" (from Soundtrack from Philadelphia, 1993) – 5:23
- "Father, Son" (from OVO, 2000) – 4:58
- "Signal to Noise" (from Up, 2002) – 7:35
- "Downside Up" (Live) – 5:32
- "Washing of the Water" (from Us, 1992) – 3:54
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200 |
100 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BPI – UK | Gold | December 5, 2003 |