Solsbury Hill (song)

This article is about the song originally recorded by Peter Gabriel. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Peter Gabriel is the first album Peter Gabriel recorded after leaving the Progressive rock band Genesis, and the first of four with the A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A gramophone Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atco Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment. Charisma Records was a Record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969 In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bob Ezrin (born 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a Musician and Record producer. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell, Erasure released Other People's Songs, once Vince Clarke became involved and the Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gareth Jones is a Record producer who has worked on many popular and alternative music records by Depeche Mode, Erasure, Indochine, Interpol Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer "Moon & the Sky" is a song by Synth pop duo Erasure. Originally intended as the second single from their ninth studio album Loveboat "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me" is a song recorded by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel and released on the album The Best Years of Our Lives. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. For the geographical feature in Somerset, see Solsbury Hill. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county This article is about the hill called Solsbury near the city of Bath.

"Solsbury Hill" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel, about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity This article is about the hill called Solsbury near the city of Bath. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception, explaining the reasons behind his departure. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists It was his debut single. The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK and reached # 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It has been used in a number of movies, for example in the soundtracks of the 2001 film Vanilla Sky, and the 2004 film In Good Company, in addition to The Shining "mash-up" trailer 'Shining'[1]. Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd In Good Company is a 2004 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Weitz, the co-director of About a Boy. Likewise, the song has been covered by many artists, including moe., Dave Matthews, Erasure, Sarah McLachlan, Saga and others. moe is an American Jam band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1990 David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African now naturalized American, Grammy award-winning Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Saga is a Progressive rock quintet formed in Oakville Ontario, Canada.

The song uses the rare septuple (7/4) meter time signature for the vast majority of the song. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats The last two measures of each chorus are in 4/4.

Erasure version

"Solsbury Hill" was recorded by British synth pop duo Erasure in 2003 for their cover versions album Other People's Songs. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Originally conceived as a solo project for singer Andy Bell, Erasure released Other People's Songs, once Vince Clarke became involved and the The track was chosen for the album by Erasure member Vince Clarke. Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin in South Woodford, London, on July 3 1960) is an English pop Clarke and singer Andy Bell turned the song into a mid-tempo electronic dance tune, displaying the signature Erasure sound. This article is about the lead singer of Erasure; there is also Andy Bell (musician, a member of the band Oasis. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The only major change made to the structure of the song was the modification of the 7/4 time signature to a more basic 4/4 -- except for the chorus, which slips back into 7/4 time for one line. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats

Mute Records released the song as a single in the UK and the U. Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T S. "Solsbury Hill" returned Erasure to the Top 10 of the UK singles chart for the first time in nine years. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It peaked at number twenty-nine in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

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