1987 Peter Gabriel – Red Rain (UK:#46)
“Red Rain” is the first track on English rock musician Peter Gabriel‘s 1986 solo album So. In the USA, it was the second single from the album and reached number three on Billboard magazine’s Mainstream Rock chart in 1986, where it stayed for three weeks between July and August. In the rest of the world it was not released until 1987 and received less airplay and fewer sales, peaking at 46 in the UK singles chart after entering the chart in July of that year. A live version also charted in the US and the UK in 1994.
Album
So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma 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. Initial sessions for So consisted of […]
Musicians
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jerry Marotta |
| HiHAt | Stewart Copeland |
| Drums (programming) | Chris Hughes |
| Guitar | Daniel Lanois |
| Guitar | David Rhodes |
| Piano | Peter Gabriel |
| Synthesizer | Peter Gabriel |
| Background Vocals | David Rhodes |
| Vocals | Peter Gabriel |
Produced By
Peter Gabriel
Daniel Lanois
Songwriters
Peter Gabriel
Charts
US:# –
UK:#46