Peter Gabriel - Passion (CD, Album) (Good Plus (G+))

Media Condition:  Good Plus (G+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    Europe  
Released:  1989
Genre:       Electronic, Rock, Folk World & Country
Style:         Tribal, Art Rock, Folk

Comments:
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Notes:

Soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese film 'The Last Temptation of Christ', re-titled as a result of legal barriers.
Recorded between February 1988 and March 1989 at Real World Studios, Box, England. Mastered at Town House Cutting Room.

"I have put together two albums around the music  of The Last Temptation of Christ. This album is my work; the other, Passion Sources, represents a selection of some of the traditional music, sources of inspiration and location recordings. I was excited to be asked to work on the music. When I first discussed the project with Martin  Scorsese in 1983 I wanted to find out how he was intending to film this controversial novel. He wanted to present the struggle between the humanity and the divinity of Christ in a powerful and original way, and I was convinced by his commitment to the spiritual content and message. He is an excellent and very musical director and working with him has been a great experience.
After we finished mixing the film there were some unfinished ideas that needed developing and I took some extra time to complete this record. There are several pieces that were not able to be included in the film and I felt that the record should be able to stand as a separate body of work. I chose the working title for the film - Passion.
We recorded some of the finest singers and soloists in the field of world music and we set the score on a backdrop of traditional North African rhythms and sounds. It wwas a wonderful experience working with such different and idiosyncratic musicians. They came from Pakistan, Turkey, India, Ivory Coast, Bahrain, Egypt, New Guinea, Morocco, Senegal and Ghana. For many of them working with this material was something quite new and they were very enthusiastic. The soundtrack is full of the spirit of their performances." Peter Gabriel

The following tracks contain selections from existing recordings of traditional music.
Track 1 - The Doudouks are playing an Armenian melody 'The Wind Subsides', recorded for Ocora Records under the direction of Robert Ataian.
Track 4 - Incorporates a traditional melody from Kurdistan. Kurdish Duduks are from Unesco Collection - A Musical Anthology of the Orient, General Editor Alain Danielou for Musicaphon Records.
Track 8 - Written around a traditional Egyptian rhythm which is performed to fend off evil spirits.
Track 10 - Based on an improvisation by Shankar and Peter Gabriel.
Track 11 - The Ney Flute is playing a traditional Armenian melody.
Track 14 - Based on an improvisation by Mahmoud and Peter Gabriel.

℗ 1989 Virgin Records Ltd. (on booklet and inlay)
℗ 1989 Realworld Records Ltd. (on CD)
© 1989 Realworld/Virgin Records Ltd. (on booklet and inlay)
© 1989 Virgin Records Ltd./Realworld Records Ltd. (on CD)
Made in West Germany

Includes a 16-page booklet.

1. The Feeling Begins 4:00
2. Gethsemane 1:25
3. Of These, Hope 3:52
4. Lazarus Raised 1:37
5. Of These, Hope - Reprise 2:42
6. In Doubt 1:33
7. A Different Drum 4:40
8. Zaar 4:52
9. Troubled 2:53
10. Open 3:25
11. Before Night Falls 2:19
12. With This Love 3:35
13. Sandstorm 3:00
14. Stigmata 2:30
15. Passion 7:36
16. With This Love - Choir 3:22
17. Wall Of Breath 2:29
18. The Promise Of Shadows 2:11
19. Disturbed 3:43
20. It Is Accomplished 2:51
21. Bread And Wine 2:22

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 5 012981 212322
Barcode 5012981212322
Matrix / Runout SONOPRESS C-7348/RWCD1 A
Label Code LC 3098
Price Code PM610

Marketed By Virgin Records Ltd.
Distributed By Virgin Records Ltd.
Manufactured By Virgin Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Real World Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Real World Records Ltd.
Published By Peter Gabriel Ltd.
Recorded At Real World Studios
Mastered At The Town House
Designed At Assorted Images
Glass Mastered At Sonopress