So Released 19 May 1986 Recorded February–December 1985 Studio Ashcombe House, Swainswick, Somerset Genre Length Label Producer Peter Gabriel Daniel Lanois
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So (1986)
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So is the fifth studio album by English singer Peter Gabriel and was released on 19 May, 1986 through Virgin Records . It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and went to number 2 in the United States. In 2020, the album was ranked #297 in the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing
So (1986)
All songs written and composed by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.
1.
"Red Rain"
5:39
2.
"Sledgehammer"
5:12
3.
"Don't Give Up " (featuring Kate Bush )
6:33
4.
"That Voice Again"
4:53
5.
"In Your Eyes"
5:27
6.
"Mercy Street"
6:22
7.
"Big Time "
4:28
8.
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
3:22
9.
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson )
4:25
So (2002 remastered edition)
Writer(s)
1.
"Red Rain"
5:39
2.
"Sledgehammer"
5:12
3.
"Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush)
6:33
4.
"That Voice Again"
4:53
5.
"Mercy Street"
6:22
6.
"Big Time"
4:28
7.
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
3:22
8.
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
4:25
9.
"In Your Eyes"
5:27
So (25th Anniversary Immersion Box) (2012)
Writer(s)
1.
"Red Rain"
5:40
2.
"Sledgehammer"
5:13
3.
"Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush)
6:34
4.
"That Voice Again"
4:49
5.
"Mercy Street"
6:17
6.
"Big Time"
4:28
7.
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
3:22
8.
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
4:20
9.
"In Your Eyes"
5:28
Writer(s)
1.
"Red Rain"
6:15
2.
"Sledgehammer"
6:30
3.
"Don't Give Up"
6:10
4.
"That Voice Again"
6:39
5.
"Mercy Street"
7:50
6.
"Big Time"
6:54
7.
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
5:00
8.
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"
3:58
9.
"In Your Eyes"
10:15
Writer(s)
1.
"This Is the Picture"
5:57
2.
"San Jacinto"
7:26
3.
"Shock the Monkey"
6:44
4.
"Family Snapshot"
4:36
5.
"Intruder"
5:26
6.
"Games Without Frontiers"
5:29
7.
"No Self Control"
6:15
8.
"Mercy Street"
9:15
9.
"The Family and the Fishing Net"
7:08
10.
"Don't Give Up"
8:16
11.
"Solsbury Hill"
5:10
12.
"Lay Your Hands on Me"
6:14
13.
"Sledgehammer"
5:06
14.
"Here Comes the Flood"
2:48
15.
"In Your Eyes"
10:38
16.
"Biko"
9:38
Writer(s)
1.
"This Is the Picture"
5:58
2.
"San Jacinto"
7:47
3.
"Shock the Monkey"
6:46
4.
"Family Snapshot"
4:35
5.
"Intruder"
5:10
6.
"Games Without Frontiers"
6:05
7.
"No Self Control"
6:18
8.
"Mercy Street"
9:13
9.
"The Family and the Fishing Net"
7:04
10.
"Don't Give Up"
8:09
11.
"Solsbury Hill"
5:13
12.
"Lay Your Hands on Me"
8:46
13.
"Sledgehammer"
5:47
14.
"Here Comes the Flood"
3:30
15.
"In Your Eyes"
13:15
16.
"Biko"
12:52
Writer(s)
1.
"So – The Definitive Authorised Story of the Album"
Writer(s)
1.
"Red Rain"
5:40
2.
"Sledgehammer"
5:13
3.
"Don't Give Up" (featuring Kate Bush)
6:34
4.
"That Voice Again"
4:49
5.
"Mercy Street"
6:17
6.
"Big Time"
4:28
7.
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)"
3:22
8.
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" (featuring Laurie Anderson)
4:20
9.
"In Your Eyes"
5:28
Writer(s)
1.
"Sagrada"
2.
"Courage"
3.
"Don't Give Up" (alternative version piano and bvox mix)
Notes
"This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" was not included on the original vinyl release.[12]