Scratch My Back Music

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 other s songs.

To help craft his recording of the album s eclectic array of cult favorites and classic

tracks, Gabriel enlisted former Durutti Column member John Metcalfe, composer,

arranger and the expertise of producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd s The Wall , Lou

Reed s Berlin ) and engineer, mixer and producer Tchad Blake (Suzanne Vega,

Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits).

Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with twelve 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. Gabriel and his

collaborators recorded the album at George Martin s Air Lyndhurst Studios and the

Real World Temple with further editing and mixing at his own Real Worlds Studio in

Wiltshire. The Scratch My Back release is one of the most creative and engaging

records from an iconic artist in a long time. The marketing focus is to penetrate

Peter Gabriel s core fan base as well as fans of all genres and in all demographics

given the scope of artists being covered as well as its depth of composition

Disc: 1

1. Heroes (David Bowie)

2. The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon)

3. Mirrorball (Elbow)

4. Flume (Bon Iver)

5. Listening Wind (Talking Heads)

6. The Power Of The Heart (Lou Reed)

7. My Body Is A Cage (Arcade Fire)

8. The Book Of Love (The Magnetic Fields)

9. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Randy Newman)

10. Apres Moi (Regina Spektor)

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Book Of Love (Remix)

2. My Body Is A Cage (Oxford London Temple Version)

3. Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks) (Oxford London Temple Version)

4. Heroes (Wildebeest Mix)

This title will be released on March 2, 2010.