Scratch My Back

This article is about the Peter Gabriel album. For the jazz album, see Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album). For the song by Slim Harpo, see Baby Scratch My Back. For the film, see Scratch My Back (film).

Scratch My Back
Studio album by
Peter Gabriel
Released12 February 2010
Recorded2009
Studio
GenreArt pop[1]
Length53:26
LabelReal World/Virgin
Producer
Peter Gabriel chronology
Big Blue Ball
(2008) 		Scratch My Back
(2010) 		New Blood
(2011)
Singles from Scratch My Back
  1. "The Book of Love" / "Not One of Us"
    Released: 30 January 2010
  2. "The Boy in the Bubble" / "Biko"
    Released: 28 February 2010
  3. "Flume" / "Come Talk to Me"
    Released: 30 March 2010
  4. "The Power of the Heart" / "Solsbury Hill"
    Released: 28 April 2010[2]
  5. "Mirrorball" / "Mercy Street"
    Released: 27 May 2010[3]
  6. "Listening Wind" / "I Don't Remember"
    Released: 26 June 2010[4]

Scratch My Back is the eighth studio album (and fifteenth album overall) by English musician Peter Gabriel, his first in eight years. It was released in February 2010. The album, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during 2009, consists of cover versions of twelve songs by various artists, using only orchestra and voice.[5] It is produced by Gabriel with Bob Ezrin.[6]

The album generally received favourable reviews by music journalists and performed well on the album charts around the world, peaking at No. 1 in Belgium, No. 2 in Germany and Canada, and No. 3 in the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland.[7][8][9][10][11][12] It also reached the top 5 in France and Sweden.[13][14] In Gabriel's native United Kingdom it peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart on 21 February 2010, the week following its release.[15] In the United States it peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on the Independent Albums chart and No. 3 on the Rock Albums chart on 12 March 2010.[16]

Scratch My Back was initially released on compact disc and as music download; a vinyl album edition was subsequently released in late March 2010.[17]

  1. ^ "Highest Rated Art Pop Albums of 2010". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "New on iTunes today". Petergabriel.com. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  3. ^ "'Mirrorball' and 'Mercy Street'". Petergabriel.com. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Peter's Full Moon update". Petergabriel.com. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  5. ^ Scratch My Back. WOMAD shop. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  6. ^ Scratch My Back (CD insert). Peter Gabriel. Virgin Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  17. ^ Peter Gabriel: Vinyl + Premium Digital Petergabriel.com. Retrieved 24 April 2010.