Peter Gabriel (1977 album)

"Car (album)" redirects here. For other similarly-titled albums, see Car (disambiguation) § Albums.

Peter Gabriel
Studio album by
Peter Gabriel
Released25 February 1977 (1977-02-25)[1]
Recorded1976[1]
Studio
Genre
Length41:42
LabelCharisma
ProducerBob Ezrin
Peter Gabriel chronology
Peter Gabriel
(1977) 		Peter Gabriel
(1978)
Singles from Peter Gabriel
  1. "Solsbury Hill"
    Released: 25 March 1977[4]
  2. "Modern Love"
    Released: 17 June 1977[5]

Peter Gabriel is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter and producer Peter Gabriel, released on 25 February 1977 by Charisma Records. After his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis was made public in 1975, Gabriel took a break to concentrate on his family life. In 1976, he began writing material for a solo album and met producer Bob Ezrin, who agreed to produce it. Gabriel hired several additional musicians to play on the album, including guitarist Robert Fripp and bassist Tony Levin. The album was later known as Peter Gabriel I or Car, referring to the album's artwork produced by Hipgnosis. Some music streaming services, including Gabriel's own Bandcamp page,[6] refer to it as Peter Gabriel 1: Car.[7]

Upon the album's release, it peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 38 on the US Billboard 200. It has since reached Gold certification in both countries for selling 100,000 and 500,000 copies, respectively. The song "Solsbury Hill" was the first single from the album, and peaked at No. 13 in the UK. Gabriel supported the album with a tour of Europe and the US through 1977, featuring a seven-piece band including Fripp and Levin. The album was remastered in 2002 and 2011.

  1. ^ a b c Mic, Smith (2002). Peter Gabriel (booklet). Peter Gabriel. Box, Wiltshire: Real World. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Reed, Ryan (24 June 2013). "35 Years Ago: Peter Gabriel's Second Solo Album Released". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock". Classic Rock (146). July 2010.
  4. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 50.
  5. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 44.
  6. ^ "Peter Gabriel 1 (Car), by Peter Gabriel".
  7. ^ "Peter Gabriel 1: Car (Remastered)". 1 January 1977 – via open.spotify.com.