Complete List Of Peter Gabriel Songs From A to Z

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From the English countryside emerged a creative force whose career would be defined by a profound duality: the theatrical showman and the introspective artist, the technological pioneer and the humanitarian activist, the chart-topping pop star and the champion of music from around the world. Peter Brian Gabriel’s journey from Chobham, Surrey, is not merely a story of musical success, but a chronicle of relentless innovation, artistic integrity, and an unwavering commitment to a world beyond the stage.

Born into a family that valued both music and engineering, Gabriel developed an early combination of structural thinking and expressive ambition. That balance would become central to his work, allowing him to construct elaborate conceptual worlds, experiment with new technologies, build lasting institutions, and write deeply personal songs.

The genesis of his career began within the intellectually fertile environment of Charterhouse School. Gabriel worked with fellow students Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and Chris Stewart as Genesis took shape in 1967. Under the guidance of Charterhouse alumnus and producer Jonathan King, the band released its first single, “The Silent Sun,” in 1968.

After the commercial failure of the band’s debut album, From Genesis to Revelation, Gabriel briefly returned to his studies, but the pull of a full-time musical career proved irresistible. By 1970, he was contributing flute to Cat Stevens’ album Mona Bone Jakon and expanding his own instrumental repertoire within Genesis to include flute, bass drum, tambourine, and other percussion instruments.

With the classic early-1970s Genesis lineup completed by guitarist Steve Hackett and drummer Phil Collins, Gabriel’s confidence as a frontman developed into a revolutionary form of musical theater. He began telling surreal stories during the band’s lengthy instrumental passages, and those spoken introductions soon expanded into elaborate costumes and characters. In September 1972, he appeared onstage in his wife’s red dress and a fox’s head during “The Musical Box,” a visual statement that immediately drew national attention to the band.

By the tour supporting Selling England by the Pound, Gabriel’s stagecraft had become an elaborate production featuring fluorescent makeup, bat wings, flower masks, and a parade of characters designed to bring the band’s lyrics to life. He transformed the progressive rock concert into a theatrical and immersive experience.

The apex of this theatricality, the sprawling 1974 concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, also marked the end of his tenure with Genesis. Gabriel wrote the album’s central story about a Puerto Rican youth named Rael and announced his departure during the subsequent tour. His exit freed Genesis to continue its evolution with Phil Collins as lead vocalist while allowing Gabriel to begin a solo career defined by experimentation.

Gabriel released four self-titled solo albums between 1977 and 1982, distinguished by their cover images and later nicknamed Car, Scratch, Melt, and Security. The first produced “Solsbury Hill,” an autobiographical song that became his first solo hit. His third album, released in 1980, included “Games Without Frontiers” and the anti-apartheid anthem “Biko.” The album also helped popularize the explosive gated-reverb drum sound developed during the sessions with Phil Collins, engineer Hugh Padgham, and producer Steve Lillywhite.

His fifth principal studio album, 1986’s So, brought his work to a global mainstream audience without abandoning its musical ambition. The album included “Don’t Give Up,” “Big Time,” “In Your Eyes,” “Red Rain,” and “Sledgehammer.” The latter became Gabriel’s only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and was supported by a landmark stop-motion video that won nine MTV Video Music Awards.

Following the success of So, Gabriel turned toward film scoring and more personal songwriting. He composed the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, released as Passion in 1989, and later scored Rabbit-Proof Fence, released as Long Walk Home in 2002. His 1992 album Us explored relationships, separation, and emotional recovery through songs including “Digging in the Dirt,” “Come Talk to Me,” and “Blood of Eden.”

The long intervals between Us, 2002’s Up, and 2023’s i/o were filled with film scores, multimedia projects, tours, collaborations, and humanitarian work. i/o returned Gabriel to the studio-album format with twelve songs presented in Bright-Side, Dark-Side, and In-Side mixes.

Gabriel’s interest in music beyond the Western pop and rock mainstream led him to co-found the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival in 1982. He later established Real World Studios and Real World Records, creating an international recording and distribution network that brought artists from many cultures to wider audiences.

His interest in technology also made him an early digital pioneer. He co-founded OD2, one of the first online music distribution services, and explored interactive multimedia through projects including EVE. That same drive to build practical systems shaped his humanitarian work. Gabriel co-founded WITNESS in 1992 to help human-rights activists document abuses through video technology, and he later helped establish The Elders with Richard Branson and Nelson Mandela.

Gabriel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Genesis in 2010 and as a solo artist in 2014. His career has continued to unite music, visual art, technology, international collaboration, and political advocacy.

In January 2026, Gabriel announced the forthcoming album o\i and began revealing one new song with each full moon. By the end of June, the released songs included “Been Undone,” “Put the Bucket Down,” “What Lies Ahead,” “Till Your Mind Is Shining,” “Won’t Stand Down,” “A Hard Lesson,” and “I Belong to the Sky.” He also appeared on Everything Is Recorded’s “Beyond the Brilliant Haze” with .idk. in June 2026.

Complete List Of Peter Gabriel Solo Songs From A to Z

Numbers

1. “100 Days to Go” – Real World Notes E-CD #9 (2000)

A–E

2. “Across the River” – Music and Rhythm (1982)
3. “Ain’t That Peculiar (Live)” – The Bristol Recorder 2 (1981)
4. “And Still” – i/o (2023)
5. “And Through the Wire” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
6. “Animal Magic” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
7. “Animal Nation” – The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
8. “Après Moi” – Scratch My Back (2010)
9. “At Night” – Birdy (1985)
10. “The Barry Williams Show” – Up (2002)
11. “Be Still” – Peace Together (1993)
12. “Been Undone” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
13. “Before Night Falls” – Passion (1989)
14. “Beyond the Brilliant Haze” – Beyond the Brilliant Haze single (2026); Everything Is Recorded featuring .idk. and Peter Gabriel
15. “Big Time” – So (1986)
16. “Biko” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
17. “Biko (Live)” – The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
18. “Biko (Live)” – Woodstock ’94 (1994)
19. “Birdy’s Flight” – Birdy (1985)
20. “Blood of Eden” – Us (1992)
21. “The Book of Love” – Shall We Dance? (2004)
22. “The Book of Love” – Scratch My Back (2010)
23. “The Boy in the Bubble” – Scratch My Back (2010)
24. “Bread and Wine” – Passion (1989)
25. “Brimstone” – Real World Notes E-CD #7 (1998)
26. “Burn You Up, Burn You Down” – Hit (2003)
27. “Burn You Up, Burn You Down” – Big Blue Ball (2008)
28. “Close Up” – Birdy (1985)
29. “Cloudless” – Long Walk Home (2002)
30. “Come Talk to Me” – Us (1992)
31. “Courage” – So 25th Anniversary Box Set (2013)
32. “The Court” – i/o (2023)
33. “Crossing the Salt Pan” – Long Walk Home (2002)
34. “D.I.Y.” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
35. “Darkness” – Up (2002)
36. “Darkness” – New Blood (2011)
37. “A Different Drum” – Passion (1989)
38. “Different Stories, Different Lives” – Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
39. “Digging in the Dirt” – Us (1992)
40. “Digging in the Dirt” – New Blood (2011)
41. “Disturbed” – Passion (1989)
42. “Don’t Give Up” – So (1986)
43. “Don’t Give Up” – New Blood (2011)
44. “Down the Dolce Vita” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
45. “Down to Earth” – WALL-E (2008)
46. “Downside Up” – New Blood (2011)
47. “Downside-Up” – OVO (2000)
48. “Dressing the Wound” – Birdy (1985)
49. “Drone” – One World One Voice (1990)
50. “The Drop” – Up (2002)
51. “Excuse Me” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
52. “Exposure” – Peter Gabriel (1978)

F–J

53. “The Family and the Fishing Net” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
54. “Family Snapshot” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
55. “Father, Son” – OVO (2000)
56. “Father, Son” – New Blood (2011)
57. “The Feeling Begins” – Passion (1989)
58. “Floating Dogs” – Birdy (1985)
59. “Flotsam and Jetsam” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
60. “Flume” – Scratch My Back (2010)
61. “Four Kinds of Horses” – i/o (2023)
62. “Fourteen Black Paintings” – Us (1992)
63. “Games Without Frontiers” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
64. “Gethsemane” – Passion (1989)
65. “Go Away Mr Evans” – Long Walk Home (2002)
66. “Gracie’s Recapture” – Long Walk Home (2002)
67. “Growing Up” – Up (2002)
68. “A Hard Lesson” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
69. “The Heat” – Birdy (1985)
70. “Here Comes the Flood” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
71. “Here It Is” – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022)
72. “Heroes” – Scratch My Back (2010)
73. “Home Sweet Home” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
74. “Humdrum” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
75. “Humdrum (Live)” – The Bristol Recorder 2 (1981)
76. “I Belong to the Sky” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
77. “I Don’t Remember” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
78. “I Go Swimming (Live)” – Hard to Hold (1984)
79. “I Grieve” – City of Angels (1998)
80. “I Grieve” – Up (2002)
81. “I Have the Touch” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
82. “I Have the Touch (’96 Remix)” – Phenomenon (1996)
83. “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – Scratch My Back (2010)
84. “I’m Amazing” – non-album single (2016)
85. “i/o” – i/o (2023)
86. “In Doubt” – Passion (1989)
87. “In the Sun” – Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute (1997)
88. “In Your Eyes” – So (1986)
89. “In Your Eyes” – New Blood (2011)
90. “Indigo” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
91. “Intruder” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
92. “Intruder” – New Blood (2011)
93. “It Is Accomplished” – Passion (1989)
94. “Jigalong” – Long Walk Home (2002)

K–O

95. “Kiss of Life” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
96. “Kiss That Frog” – Us (1992)
97. “Lay Your Hands on Me” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
98. “Lazarus Raised” – Passion (1989)
99. “Lead a Normal Life” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
100. “Listening Wind” – Scratch My Back (2010)
101. “Live and Let Live” – i/o (2023)
102. “Love Can Heal” – i/o (2023)
103. “Love to Be Loved” – Us (1992)
104. “Lovetown” – Philadelphia (1994)
105. “Low Light” – OVO (2000)
106. “Make Tomorrow” – OVO (2000)
107. “The Man Who Loved the Earth/The Hand That Sold Shadows” – OVO (2000)
108. “Mercy Street” – So (1986)
109. “Mercy Street” – New Blood (2011)
110. “Mirrorball” – Scratch My Back (2010)
111. “Modern Love” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
112. “Moodoo’s Secret” – Long Walk Home (2002)
113. “More Than This” – Up (2002)
114. “Moribund the Burgermeister” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
115. “Mother of Violence” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
116. “My Body Is a Cage” – Scratch My Back (2010)
117. “My Head Sounds Like That” – Up (2002)
118. “The Nest That Sailed the Sky” – OVO (2000)
119. “The Nest That Sailed the Sky” – New Blood (2011)
120. “Ngankarrparni (Sky Blue – Reprise)” – Long Walk Home (2002)
121. “No More Apartheid” – Sun City (1985)
122. “No Self Control” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
123. “No Way Out” – Up (2002)
124. “Not One of Us” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
125. “Not One of Us (Live)” – The Bristol Recorder 2 (1981)
126. “Of These, Hope” – Passion (1989)
127. “Of These, Hope – Reprise” – Passion (1989)
128. “Olive Tree” – i/o (2023)
129. “On the Air” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
130. “On the Map” – Long Walk Home (2002)
131. “Only Us” – Us (1992)
132. “Open” – Passion (1989)
133. “Out Out” – Gremlins (1984)

P–T

134. “Panopticom” – i/o (2023)
135. “Party Man” – Virtuosity (1995)
136. “Passion” – Passion (1989)
137. “Perspective” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
138. “Philadelphia” – Scratch My Back (2010)
139. “Playing for Time” – i/o (2023)
140. “The Power of the Heart” – Scratch My Back (2010)
141. “Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain” – Birdy (1985)
142. “The Promise of Shadows” – Passion (1989)
143. “Put the Bucket Down” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
144. “Quiet and Alone” – Birdy (1985)
145. “A Quiet Moment” – New Blood (2011)
146. “The Rabbit-Proof Fence” – Long Walk Home (2002)
147. “Red Rain” – So (1986)
148. “Red Rain” – New Blood (2011)
149. “The Return (Parts 1, 2 and 3)” – Long Walk Home (2002)
150. “Revenge” – OVO (2000)
151. “The Rhythm of the Heat” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
152. “The Rhythm of the Heat” – New Blood (2011)
153. “Road to Joy” – i/o (2023)
154. “Running to the Rain” – Long Walk Home (2002)
155. “Salala” – Djin Djin (2007)
156. “San Jacinto” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
157. “San Jacinto” – New Blood (2011)
158. “Sandstorm” – Passion (1989)
159. “Secret World” – Us (1992)
160. “A Sense of Home” – Long Walk Home (2002)
161. “Seven Zero” – Real World CD-Extra #2 (1996)
162. “Shakin’ the Tree” – The Lion (1989)
163. “Shaking the Tree” – Shaking the Tree (1990)
164. “Shaking the Tree ’97 (Jungle Version)” – Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
165. “Shaking the Tree (02 Remix)” – The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
166. “Shock the Monkey” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
167. “Signal to Noise” – Gangs of New York (2002)
168. “Signal to Noise” – Up (2002)
169. “Signal to Noise” – New Blood (2011)
170. “Sketch Pad with Trumpet and Voice” – Birdy (1985)
171. “Sky Blue” – Up (2002)
172. “Sledgehammer” – So (1986)
173. “Slow Marimbas” – Birdy (1985)
174. “Slow Water” – Birdy (1985)
175. “Slowburn” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
176. “So Much” – i/o (2023)
177. “Solsbury Hill” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
178. “Solsbury Hill” – New Blood (2011)
179. “Spiel ohne Grenzen” – Ein deutsches Album (1980)
180. “Start” – Peter Gabriel (1980)
181. “Stealing the Children” – Long Walk Home (2002)
182. “Steam” – Us (1992)
183. “Stigmata” – Passion (1989)
184. “The Story of OVO” – OVO (2000)
185. “Strawberry Fields Forever” – All This and World War II (1976)
186. “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” – Scratch My Back (2010)
187. “Summertime” – The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
188. “Suzanne” – Tower of Song (1995)
189. “Taboo” – Natural Born Killers (1994)
190. “That Voice Again” – So (1986)
191. “That’ll Do” – Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
192. “This Is Home” – i/o (2023)
193. “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” – So (1986)
194. “Till Your Mind Is Shining” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
195. “The Time of the Turning” – OVO (2000)
196. “The Time of the Turning (Reprise)/The Weaver’s Reel” – OVO (2000)
197. “The Tower That Ate People” – OVO (2000)
198. “The Tower That Ate People (Remix)” – Red Planet (2000)
199. “The Tracker” – Long Walk Home (2002)
200. “The Tree That Went Up” – OVO (2000)
201. “Troubled” – Passion (1989)

U–Z

202. “Under Lock and Key” – Birdy (1985)
203. “Unlocking the Door” – Long Walk Home (2002)
204. “The Veil” – non-album single (2016)
205. “Waiting for the Big One” – Peter Gabriel (1977)
206. “Walk Through the Fire” – Against All Odds (1984)
207. “Wall of Breath” – Passion (1989)
208. “Wallflower” – Peter Gabriel (1982)
209. “Wallflower” – New Blood (2011)
210. “Washing of the Water” – Us (1992)
211. “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)” – So (1986)
212. “What Lies Ahead” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
213. “When You’re Falling” – Volume 3: Further in Time (2001)
214. “While the Earth Sleeps” – Strange Days (1995)
215. “White Ashes” – OVO (2000)
216. “White Shadow” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
217. “Whole Thing” – Big Blue Ball (2008)
218. “With This Love” – Passion (1989)
219. “With This Love (Choir)” – Passion (1989)
220. “Won’t Stand Down” – o\i (2026); forthcoming album
221. “A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World” – Peter Gabriel (1978)
222. “Zaar” – Passion (1989)

Peter Gabriel Studio Albums

Peter Gabriel (1977)

Peter Gabriel (1978)

Peter Gabriel (1980)

Peter Gabriel (1982)

So (1986)

Us (1992)

Up (2002)

Scratch My Back (2010)

New Blood (2011)

i/o (2023)

Peter Gabriel Soundtrack and Project Albums

Birdy (1985)

Passion (1989)

OVO (2000)

Long Walk Home (2002)

Selected Peter Gabriel Singles, Collaborations, and Current Releases

I’m Amazing (2016)

The Veil (2016)

Beyond the Brilliant Haze (2026)

o\i (2026)

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