Us (Peter Gabriel album)

Us
Studio album by
Peter Gabriel
Released28 September 1992 (1992-09-28)[1]
RecordedOctober 1989 – June 1992[2]
Studio
Genre
Length57:48
LabelReal World
Producer
Peter Gabriel chronology
Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
(1990) 		Us
(1992) 		Peter Gabriel Revisited
(1992)
Singles from Us
  1. "Digging in the Dirt"
    Released: 7 September 1992[6]
  2. "Steam"
    Released: 4 January 1993[7]
  3. "Blood of Eden"
    Released: 15 March 1993[8]
  4. "Kiss That Frog"
    Released: 13 September 1993 (UK)[9]
  5. "Come Talk to Me"
    Released: September 1993 (US)

Us is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel, released on 28 September 1992 by Real World Records. Following the release of his soundtrack album Passion in 1989, Gabriel started work on new material for a new album, his first since So, which became his biggest selling release. Gabriel focused on personal themes on Us, including his divorce in the late 1980s, his subsequent relationship with actress Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his first daughter.[10]

Us was promoted with an early form of interactive multimedia software for Macintosh computers entitled Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World, which featured several music videos from the album. The album was a worldwide chart success, reaching No. 2 in the UK and the US and the top-ten in twelve other countries. Four singles were released: "Digging in the Dirt", "Steam", "Blood of Eden", and "Kiss That Frog", with "Steam" reaching No. 10 in the UK. Gabriel supported the album with his Secret World Tour in 1993 and 1994 which was documented on the Secret World Live album and same-titled concert film, both released in 1994. Us was remastered with the rest of his back catalogue in 2002.

  1. ^ "New Releases". Music Week. 26 September 1992. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Genesis News Com [it]: Peter Gabriel – Recording Compendium, Part 7: 1991 – 1994 (US)".
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  4. ^ a b Ramos, Dante E.A. (1 October 1992). "Peter Gabriel Abandons Role as King of PC Pop". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ Easlea, Daryl (13 July 2016). "Peter Gabriel's solo albums Us and Up abandoned pop for prog's darkest side". Louder Sound. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 September 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 December 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 25.
  9. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 11 September 1993. p. 23.
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