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 Peter Gabriel, also known by its North American title Security, is the fourth studio album recorded by the English Progressive Rock musician of the same name. It was released through Charisma Records in the United Kingdom, and Geffen Records in the United States, on 6 September 1982.Gabriel's final Self-Titled Album acts as both a continuation and antithesis of Melt from two years prior, diving further into its predecessor's west African-influenced sound and incorporating elements of industrial music while simultaneously orienting things in a less aggressive, more atmospheric direction. The album also sees Gabriel make heavier use of digital technology compared to the brief flirting with it on Melt, featuring extensive use of drum machines and the Fairlight CMI and being one of the earliest albums by a major artist to be recorded and mixed entirely with digital equipmentnote it wasn't the first, having been beaten to the punch by Ry Cooder's Bop Til You Drop in 1979, and digitally recorded and mixed releases were being made by classical and jazz artists since 1971, but fully digital albums by popular music artists were still enough of a rarity by 1982 for Gabriel to be one of the first to put one out. Playback would still be analog for most people, as the Compact Disc format would be only be introduced in Japan that year and in North America and Europe the next year. However, when it did arrive on CDnote sources vary as to whether its first CD release was in 1983 or October 1984, it became the first popular music release to be entirely digital, from recording to mixing/editing to playback, a fact that was touted on the front cover of the U.S. CD (all other CDs at the time were derived from analog tapes).In the United States and Canada, this album was Gabriel's first to be released through Geffen Records. Noting that Gabriel had already put out three different records named after himself, Geffen pushed him to give an original title to his fourth album in North America; Gabriel reluctantly agreed, choosing the title Security while simultaneously considering it "the world's first disposable title," favoring its eponymous branding on Charisma. Indeed, once Geffen's rights to Gabriel's back-catalog lapsed in 2010, reissues promptly reverted to the Peter Gabriel title in all regions. That said, for the sake of differentiating it from his previous albums, fans commonly refer to it by its American title— the only instance where one of Gabriel's self-titled studio albums isn't given a Fan Nickname (Car, Scratch, and Melt are all nicknamed after their cover photos).Upon release, Security was a commercial success— albeit performing less well than Melt— peaking at No. 6 on the British Music Week charts and No. 28 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart; it would later be certified platinum in Canada and gold in the UK. Additionally, the album's second single, "Shock the Monkey", became an early MTV hit via its Surreal Music Video and managed to top Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.Security was supported by three singles: "I Have the Touch", "Shock the Monkey", and a Netherlands-exclusive release of "Wallflower".Not to be confused with the Worm fanfic.Tracklist:Side One "The Rhythm of the Heat" (5:15) "San Jacinto" (6:21) "I Have the Touch" (4:30) "The Family and the Fishing Net" (7:08)Side Two "Shock the Monkey" (5:28) "Lay Your Hands on Me" (6:03) "Wallflower" (6:30) "Kiss of Life" (4:17)Cover me, when I trope:
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