Secret World Live is the second live album and tenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 August 1994 in the UK. The album documents the concert experience of the Secret World Tour. A concert film released on DVD, also called Secret World Live, was released simultaneously whose track listing omits "Red Rain" and adds "San Jacinto" after "Blood of Eden".
Recording The album was recorded over the two nights of 16 and 17 November 1993 at the Palasport Nuovo in Modena, Italy. A companion release, SW Live EP, recorded over the same two nights, included the live tracks "Red Rain", "Digging in the Dirt" and "Come Talk to Me" from this release, as well as "San Jacinto" and a recording of "Mercy Street" from Live in Athens 1987, though the specific track listing varies by release by country.
Cover artwork The artwork for the album cover was directed by Michael Colson and co-ordinated by Martha Ladly (formerly of Martha and the Muffins) who was working for Gabriel at the time, with cover images by Fab 4 and Danny Jenkins. It received a nomination for the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Record Sleeve Packaging Design. Danny Jenkins said of his photograph: "I have always been interested in making images and had amassed an extensive collection of 80s office detritus for my digital montages [...] The core photograph of the album was shot in my studio back yard with my Pentax K1000 camera [...] The receiver was randomly picked from a pile of phones and the hand actually belongs to my long-suffering studio assistant Becky Jemmett. It was pure luck and chance that the phone and hand were a convincing enough match for Peter's on-stage version."
Track listing
Personnel Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards, rainstick Paula Cole – additional vocals; co-lead vocals on "Shaking The Tree", "Blood Of Eden" and "Don't Give Up". L. Shankar – violins, additional vocals David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals Tony Levin – bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals Manu Katché – drums Levon Minassian – doudouk
Guest artistsEnd text of the video Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) Papa Wemba and his band Molokai Papa Wemba – vocals Patrick Marie Magdelaine – guitar Dominique Berose – keyboards Herve Rakotofiringa – keyboards Noel Ekwabi – bass Joseph Kuo – drums Xavier Jouvelet – percussion "Reddy" Mela Amissi – backing vocals "Styno Mubi Matadi" – backing vocals Ayub Ogada – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Secret World Live Chart (1994) Peakposition European Albums (Music & Media) 7 French Albums (SNEP) Select Peter Gabriel from the menu, then press OK. 4Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Peter Gabriel". 11
Chart (2020) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Secret World Live Chart (1994) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 70
Certifications and sales
References
External links Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases at AllMusic Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) VHS/DVD/Blu-ray track listing, credits & releases at AllMusic Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) album releases & credits at Discogs Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) VHS/Laserdisc/DVD/Blu-ray releases & credits at Discogs
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) album to be listened on Spotify