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"Sledgehammer" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, So (1986). [ 2 ] It was produced by Gabriel and Daniel Lanois .
So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records and Virgin Records.After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel's Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project.
Peter Brian Gabriel was born on 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England, son of Ralph Parton Gabriel (1912–2012) and Edith Irene (1921–2016), daughter of Colonel Edward Allen, chairman of the Civil Service Department Store on the Strand, London.
Peter Gabriel has shepherded a staggering amount of music into the world since his departure from Genesis in 1975. The prog godfather and pop iconoclast has released nine studio albums — with a ...
"Sledgehammer" Record of the Year (shared with Daniel Lanois) Nominated Song of the Year: Nominated Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Nominated 1990: Passion: Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: Nominated [7] [8] [9] Best New Age Performance: Won 1992: P.O.V. Best Music Video, Long Form: Nominated ...
These songs were followed by "Digging in the Dirt", which showcased trumpet playing from Josh Shpak. After a series of additional songs from Gabriel's i/o album, the first set concluded with "Sledgehammer", where Gabriel pretended to strike his head with clenched fists imitating sledgehammers and danced in tandem with Levin and Rhodes. [12] [13]
The brass-backed bridge is a little am-dram, but it’s fun to hear Gabriel’s accusatory whisper again, and the lurching, tumbling piano towards the song’s end has a lovely Tori Amos vibe.
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