Peter Gabriel (1978 album)
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Peter Gabriel is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 2 June 1978 by Charisma Records. Gabriel started recording the album in November 1977, the same month that he had completed touring in support of his debut solo release. He employed former King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, who was part of Gabriel's early touring band, to produce the album and incorporated his use of Frippertronics effects on the co-written "Exposure".
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Released | 2 June 1978 (1978-06-02)[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1977 – February 1978[1] | |||
Studio | Relight Studios, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands The Hit Factory, New York[1] | |||
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Length | 41:29 | |||
Label | Charisma | |||
Producer | Robert Fripp | |||
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The album was released in the US as Peter Gabriel II.[citation needed] It later became known informally as Scratch, referring to the album's artwork by Hipgnosis. Some music streaming services refer to it as Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch.[6]
The album reached No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 45 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart.[7]