"Shakin' the Tree" | ||||
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Single by Youssou N'Dour & Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album The Lion | ||||
B-side | "Old Tucson" | |||
Released | 22 May 1989 | |||
Length | 5:38 | |||
Youssou N'Dour singles chronology | ||||
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Peter Gabriel singles chronology | ||||
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"Shakin' the Tree" is a 1989 song by Youssou N'Dour and Peter Gabriel from the Youssou N'Dour album The Lion.[1] Released as a single, it reached number 61 on the UK official singles chart on 17 June 1989.[2]
The following year, Gabriel released a new version on his greatest hits album Shaking the Tree, altering the title slightly and recording a new vocal take.[3] This version was released as a double A-side single with "Solsbury Hill", which reached number 57 on the UK official singles chart on 29 December 1990.[4]