Secret World Live (film)

Secret World Live is a film of a Peter Gabriel concert in 1993, as part of his Secret World Live 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 Peter Gabriel
Released	September 13, 1994
Recorded	16–17 November 1993, Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy
Genre	Rock
Length	132 mins.
Label	Geffen (US & Canada), Virgin
Peter Gabriel chronology
CV (1989) Secret World Live (1994) Growing Up Live (2003)

The film received the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.[1]

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

Track listing

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[4]

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

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica ("Kiss That Frog")
• Tony Levin – bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
• David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
• Manu Katche – drums, backing vocals
• Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals
• Shankar – violin, backing vocals
• Levon Minassian – doudouk ("Blood of Eden")
• Paula Cole – backing vocals, co-lead vocals ("Shaking the Tree" and "Don't Give Up")
• Ayub Ogada – backing vocals
• Papa Wemba – guest vocals ("In Your Eyes")
• Reddy Amissi – backing vocals
• Stino Mubi – backing vocals

Certifications

Sales certifications for Secret World Live

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	Platinum	8,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[6] DVD release	3× Platinum	30,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[6] VHS release	Gold	5,000^^
France (SNEP)[7]	Gold	10,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[8]	3× Gold	75,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[9]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Gold	25,000^^
United States (RIAA)[11]	Platinum	100,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Secret World Live - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
2. "Disc info" (PDF). www.genesis-movement.org. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
3. "Amazon listing". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
4. "Amazon listing". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
5. Discos de Oro y Platino at Archive.today (archived 31 May 2011)
6. "Canadian video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. "French video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Gabriel; 'Secret World Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
9. "Polish video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
10. "British video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World - Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Select videos in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Secret World - Live in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
11. "American video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 August 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH.