Peter Gabriel - Security

Security -- which was titled Peter Gabriel everywhere outside of the U.S. -- continues where the third Gabriel album left off, sharing some of the same dense production and sense of cohesion, yet lightening the atmosphere and expanding the sonic palette somewhat. The gloom that permeates the third album has been alleviated and while this is still decidedly somber and serious music, it has a brighter feel, partially derived from Gabriel's dabbling in African and Latin rhythms. These are generally used as tonal coloring, enhancing the synthesizers that form the basic musical bed of the record, since much of this is mood music (for want of a better word). Security flows easily and enticingly, with certain songs -- the eerie "San Jacinto," "I Have the Touch," "Shock the Monkey" -- arising from the wash of sound. That's not to say that the rest of the album is bland easy listening -- it's designed this way, to have certain songs deliver greater impact than the rest. As such, it demands close attention to appreciate tone poems like "The Family and the Fishing Net," "Lay Your Hands on Me," and "Wallflower" -- and not all of them reward such intensive listening. Even with its faults, Security remains a powerful listen, one of the better records in Gabriel's catalog, proving that he is becoming a master of tone, style, and substance, and how each part of the record enhances the other. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Albert Lawrence Equipment Technician Allan Terry Equipment Technician Andy Rose Engineer Armando Gallo Photography Dan Blore Sleeve Restoration Dan Roe Assistant Engineer Danny Heaps Assistant, Help, Remixing David Gardner Video Images, Art Direction, Original Sleeve Design, Cover Design, Inspiration David Lord Producer, Fairlight CMI, Polymoog, Programming, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, CMI, Prophet Synthesizer, Synthesizer, Recording, Development, Engineer, Piano David Rhodes Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar Edel Griffith Assistant Engineer Ekome Dance Company Drums, Percussion Ian Cooper Mastering, Original Mastering Ian Tucker Equipment Technician Jerry Marotta Vocals, Percussion, Surdo, Drums Jill Gabriel Vocals (Background), Vocals John Ellis Guitar, Vocals (Background), Vocals Julian Mendelsohn Engineer, Remixing Larry Fast Brass Synth, Electronic Percussion, Photography, Electronics, Programming, Producer, Development, Engineer, Synthesizer, Prophet Synthesizer, Processing, CMI, Moog Bass, Moog Synthesizer, Recording, Fairlight CMI Mal Craggs Equipment Technician Malcolm Poynter Inspiration, Video Images, Cover Design, Art Direction Marc Bessant Graphic Design Mic Smith Introduction, Research Mike King Digital Editing Morris Pert Pipe, Timbales, Percussion Neil Perry Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Assistant P.A. Anderson Photography Peter Gabriel Original Sleeve Design, Cover Design, Programming, Producer, Marimba, Vocals, Horn, Prophet Synthesizer, Surdo, Processing, Art Direction, Percussion, Engineer, Fairlight CMI, Piano, Keyboards, Flute, Recording, Development, Vocals (Background), Arranger, CMI, Linn, Drums, Electronics Peter Hammill Vocals, Vocals (Background) Ricaldo Smith Research, Introduction Richard Chappell Engineer Roberto Laneri Saxophone Ron Hart Typesetting Stephen Paine Swanee (Slide Whistle), Saxophone, Synthesizer, Engineer, Recording, Development, Fairlight CMI, CMI, Fairlight, Programming Susie Millns Design Coordinator Tony Cousins Remastering Tony Levin Stick, Fretless Bass, Vocals, Photography, Bass