Birdy

Description

Recorded in 1984, and originally released in March 1985, ‘Birdy’ marks the first occasion that Peter worked with French-Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Lanois who went on to co-produce both Peter’s ‘So’ and ‘US’ albums. The soundtrack to the Alan Parker movie of the same name – the tale of a Vietnam vet who harbours Icarus-like ambitions to fly – it finds Peter flexing his creative muscles free of any commercial pressures and has a number of tracks build out of elements of existing tracks from Peter’s third and fourth solo albums.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. At Night – Peter Gabriel (2.45)
2. Floating Dogs – Peter Gabriel (3.00)
3. Quiet and Alone – Peter Gabriel (2.37)
4. Close Up (From ‘Family Snapshot’) – Peter Gabriel (0.55)
5. Slow Water – Peter Gabriel (2.55)
6. Dressing the Wound – Peter Gabriel (4.11)
7. Birdy’s Flight (From ‘Not One of Us’) – Peter Gabriel (3.03)
8. Slow Marimbas – Peter Gabriel (3.25)
9. The Heat (From ‘Rhythm of the Heat’) – Peter Gabriel (4.48)
10. Sketch Pad With Trumpet and Voice – Peter Gabriel (3.09)
11. Under Lock and Key (From ‘Wallflower’) – Peter Gabriel (2.28)
12. Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain (From ‘San Jacinto’) – Peter Gabriel (2.24)