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Gabriel Names Songs for Covers Album
Peter Gabriel has revealed the tracks for his upcoming covers album.
The effort was rumored early on to feature tunes from such acts as Arcade Fire and Radiohead, and now those reports have been confirmed.
Scratch My Back will include 12 tracks from, aside from Radiohead and Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, David Bowie and Lou Reed.
The effort is set to be the first installment of a series in which Gabriel will reimagine songs from other artists.
John Metcalfe, formerly of the Durutti Column, worked with Gabriel to compose the scores for the album.
Scratch My Back Tracklisting:
'Heroes' (David Bowie)
'The Boy In The Bubble' (Paul Simon)
'Mirrorball' (Elbow)
'Flume' (Bon Iver)
'Listening Wind' (Talking Heads)
'The Power Of The Heart' (Lou Reed)
'My Body Is A Cage' (Arcade Fire)
'The Book Of Love' (the Magnetic Fields)
'I Think It's Going To Rain Today' (Randy Newman)
'Apres Moi' (Regina Spektor)
'Philadelphia' (Neil Young)
'Street Spirit' (Radiohead)
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