Recording, Release and Promotion
Peter Gabriel was recorded at The Soundstage in Toronto, Canada with producer Bob Ezrin between July 1976 – January 1977; with additional recording sessions taking place at Morgan Studios, London, England and Olympic Studios, London, England. Gabriel and Ezrin assembled a set of musicians for the recording sessions including guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson, bass player Tony Levin later of King Crimson, drummer Allan Schwartzberg, percussionist Jimmy Maelen, guitarist Steve Hunter, keyboardist Jozef Chirowski and Larry Fast on synthesizers and programming.
The album was released 25 February 1977 on Atco (US & Canada) and Charisma, reaching #7 in UK Charts and #38 in the USA.
The first single released to promote the album was "Solsbury Hill" which became a Top 20 hit in the UK and reached the Top 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single released, "Modern Love", was less successful.
After Peter Gabriel's release, Gabriel assembled a touring band, consisting of Robert Fripp (occasionally under the pseudonym "Dusty Rhodes", and sometimes performing from offstage) and Steve Hunter on guitar, Tony Levin on bass, Larry Fast on synthesisers, Alan Schwartzberg on drums, Phil Aaberg on keyboards and Jimmy Maelen on percussion and embarked on his first solo tour. The first leg, entitled "Expect the Unexpected", started on 5 March 1977 in the United States and continued until April. The UK portion of the tour concluded on 30 April. A second leg assembled a different tour band, which included Sid McGinnis on guitar, Tony Levin on bass, Jerry Marotta on drums and Bayette on keyboards. The "Sightings in the Test Area During Autumn" leg began on 30 August and saw the band play throughout England and Europe before concluding on 1 November.
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