Secret World Live (film)

Secret World Live is a film filmed in two Peter Gabriel concerts in 1993, as part of his Secret World Tour to support his sixth solo album, Us. The show is performed across two stages: a square and a circular stage, bridged by a conveyor belt. It was released on VHS, LaserDisc and DVD. An album of the same title with a similar track listing was also released.

Secret World Live
Video by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded16–17 November 1993
VenuePalasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy
GenreRock
Length132 mins.
LabelGeffen (US & Canada), Virgin
Peter Gabriel chronology
Peter Gabriel Revisited
(1992)
Secret World Live
(1994)
Growing Up: Live
(2003)

The film received the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, honouring video director Francois Girard and video producer Robert Warr.[1][2]

The film has been remastered and became available on DVD and Blu-ray on 2 July 2012 in the UK[3] and 24 July 2012 in North America.[4] The new release also contains the song "Red Rain" that was not present on the original releases.

Track listing edit

  1. "Come Talk to Me" – 6:39
  2. "Steam" – 7:53
  3. "Across the River" – 5:57
  4. "Slow Marimbas" – 1:45
  5. "Shaking the Tree" – 7:12
  6. "Blood of Eden" – 7:02
  7. "San Jacinto" – 7:34
  8. "Kiss That Frog" – 6:21
  9. "Washing of the Water" – 3:55
  10. "Solsbury Hill" – 4:27
  11. "Digging in the Dirt" – 6:55
  12. "Sledgehammer" – 6:05
  13. "Secret World" – 10:16
  14. "Don't Give Up" – 7:34
  15. "In Your Eyes" – 12:48

Bonus tracks[5]

  1. "Red Rain"
  2. "Steam" (remixed "quiet" version)
  3. "The Rhythm of the Heat"

Personnel edit

  • Peter Gabriel — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica ("Kiss That Frog"), rainstick ("Slow Marimbas")
  • Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
  • Manu Katche – drums, backing vocals
  • Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals
  • l. Shankar – violin, backing vocals
  • Levon Minassiandoudouk
  • Dominique Berose - keyboards
  • Herve Rakotofiringa - keyboards
  • Jean Claude Naimro - keyboards, vocals
  • Noel Ekwabi - bass
  • Xavier Jouvelet - percussion
  • Joseph Kuo – drums
  • Patrick Marie Magdelaine - guitar
  • Levon Minassian - duduk
  • Paula Cole – backing vocals, duet vocals
  • Job "Ayub Ogada" Seda – backing vocals
  • Papa Wemba – guest vocals ("In Your Eyes")
  • Reddy Mela Amissi – backing vocals
  • Styno Mubi Matadi – backing vocals

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart performance for Secret World Live
Chart (1994–2014) Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[6] 40
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[7] 5
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[8] 7
French Music DVD (SNEP)[9] 3
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[10] 3
New Zealand Music DVD (RMNZ)[11] 1
Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)[12] 9
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 6
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 8
UK Music Videos (OCC)[15] 3

Certifications edit

Certifications for Secret World Live
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[16] Platinum 8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 7,500^
Canada (Music Canada)[18]
DVD
3× Platinum 30,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[18]
VHS
Gold 5,000^
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 10,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20] 3× Gold 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] 2× Platinum 10,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Secret World Live - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/38th-annual-grammy-awards
  3. ^ "Disc info" (PDF). www.genesis-movement.org. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. ^ "Amazon listing". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  5. ^ "Amazon listing". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  6. ^ "Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live". Top 40 DVD Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 27.07.2012" (in German). Steffen Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutch Charts – Dutch DVD Music Top 30 – 26/04/2003" (in Dutch). Steffen Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 20 juillet 2012 au 26 juillet 2012" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ^ "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 34 (dal 18.08.2014 al 24.08.2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  12. ^ "Top 30 DVD's Musicais – Semana 17 de 2004" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Veckolista DVD Album, vecka 30, 2012 – Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 – 29.07.2012" (in German). Steffen Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 – 04 September 1994 to 10 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Estadísticas – Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
  18. ^ a b "Canadian video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  19. ^ "French video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Gabriel; 'Secret World Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2005 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  22. ^ "British video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World - Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  23. ^ "American video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 May 2021.