Plays Live

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Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as a double album and longplay cassette, with sixteen songs and a running time of over 80 minute. It was eventually issued as a double CD set, and, in 1985, as a single CD version Plays Live – Highlights with only twelve songs and some significant track time alteration. It was remastered and reissued in 2002, the Highlights version was released in the US while the full double-CD set, containing all the song, was released in the UK. The album's one previously unreleased song, "I Go Swimming," received airplay and made the US charts in 1983. (The song was initially performed by Gabriel during his 1980 world tour, in support of his third album). "I Don't Remember" was issued as a single, with an accompanying music video, in the US as well. Track listing All songs written by Peter Gabriel. Original release Disc one Side one "The Rhythm of the Heat" – 6:26 "I Have the Touch" – 5:18 "Not One of Us" – 5:29 "Family Snapshot" – 4:44 Side two "D.I.Y." – 4:20 "The Family and the Fishing Net" – 7:22 "Intruder" – 5:03 "I Go Swimming" – 4:44 Disc two Side three "San Jacinto" – 8:27 "Solsbury Hill" – 4:42 "No Self Control" – 5:03 "I Don't Remember" – 4:19 Side four This side was recorded at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas on December 4, 1982. "Shock The Monkey" – 7:10 "Humdrum" – 4:23 "On the Air" – 5:22 "Biko" – 7:01 Plays Live – Highlights "I Have the Touch" – 4:47 "Family Snapshot" – 4:47 "D.I.Y." – 4:05 "The Family and the Fishing Net" – 7:38 "I Go Swimming" – 4:54 "San Jacinto" – 8:19 "Solsbury Hill" – 4:41 "No Self Control" – 5:04 "I Don't Remember" – 4:12 "Shock The Monkey" – 7:10 "Humdrum" – 4:21 "Biko" – 6:52 Personnel Peter Gabriel – synthesiser, piano, vox Jerry Marotta – drum, percussion & b. vox Tony Levin – ba, stick & b. vox David Rhodes – guitar & b. vox Larry Fast – synthesiser, piano Charts Album Year Chart Position 1983 Billboard Pop Albums 44 1983 UK 8 Singles Year Single Chart Position 1983 "I Don't Remember"/"Solsbury Hill"/"Kiss Of Life"(on 12")(All live) UK 62 1983 "I Go Swimming" Billboard Mainstream Rock 38 .

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