Black Vinyl Reissue

The first of Peter Gabriel’s studio albums to have a proper title, So was a watershed release with its perfect marriage of the artistic and commercial. Produced by Daniel Lanois, the album features intriguing collaborations — with Laurie Anderson on “This Is The Picture,” Kate Bush on “Don’t Give Up” and Youssou N’Dour on “In Your Eyes” —  and contains some of Gabriel’s most recognizable and popular songs. This edition features Gabriel’s preferred running order, with “In Your Eyes” closing the album.

“There is always wisdom from hindsight. And because So was my most successful record, I think that a lot of people think that it was designed to be that. From the other end of it, you never really know which records are going to do well. You know that some things are going to be so obscure and difficult for a mainstream audience that they’re no-hopers but generally, with what I do, it’s hard to predict which albums are going to do well.”

Released: 11/1/24