Peter Gabriel (1978 album)

Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978. The album is the second of four with the same eponymous title. Guitarist Robert Fripp served as producer, whose influence on the album is evident in the use of Frippertronics on the track "Exposure." The album did not sell as well as the first Peter Gabriel, but reached #10 on the UK charts. "Mother of Violence" was written by Peter and his first wife Jill Gabriel.

This album is often referred to as Scratch, referring to the album cover by Hipgnosis.

This album was originally intended as part of a loose trilogy with Robert Fripp's Exposure and Daryl Hall's Sacred Songs (all three albums were produced by Fripp).

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel, except where otherwise indicated.

Side One

1. "On the Air" – 5:30
2. "D.I.Y." – 2:37
3. "Mother of Violence" (Peter Gabriel, Jill Gabriel) – 3:10
4. "A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World" – 3:33
5. "White Shadow" – 5:14*

Side Two

1. "Indigo" – 3:30
2. "Animal Magic" – 3:26
3. "Exposure" (Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp) – 4:12
4. "Flotsam and Jetsam" – 2:17
5. "Perspective" – 3:23+
6. "Home Sweet Home" – 4:37

<nowiki>*</nowiki> On original LP pressings of the album, the audio track of "White Shadow" (which was the last song...
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