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'Scratch My Back' - Peter Gabriel

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Feb 19, 2010 Updated Feb 19, 2010

An orchestral album of covers is Gabriel's first studio release in eight years.

Ex-Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel decided to cover the work of his favourite artists and, in exchange, they would do the same for him.

Scratch My Back is the first instalment of this project, and sees the 60-year-old cover the likes of Radiohead, Talking Heads and David Bowie in an orchestral setting, with nary a guitar nor a drumkit in sight.

The artists whose songs are covered will be returning the favour by performing Gabriel's songs on a forthcoming album, I'll Scratch Yours.

Track List:

1. Heroes (David Bowie)
2. The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon)
3. Mirror Ball (Elbow)
4. Flume (Bon Iver)
5. Listening Wind (David Byrne/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)
11. Philadelphia (Neil Young)
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead)

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Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) 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. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV...

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