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| name = And I'll Scratch Yours
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| genre = [[Art rock]]
| length = 54:43
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| producer = [[Peter Gabriel]]
| producer = [[Peter Gabriel]]
| chronology = [[Peter Gabriel]]
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| rev2Score = 4.9/10<ref name="Pf">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18519-peter-gabriel-and-ill-scratch-yours/ |title=Peter Gabriel &#124; And I'll Scratch Yours |first=Stephen M. |last=Deusner |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
| rev2score = 4.9/10<ref name="Pf">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18519-peter-gabriel-and-ill-scratch-yours/ |title=Peter Gabriel &#124; And I'll Scratch Yours |first=Stephen M. |last=Deusner |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>
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'''''And I'll Scratch Yours''''' (originally announced as '''''I'll Scratch Yours''''') is a compilation album developed by the English [[rock music|rock]] musician [[Peter Gabriel]]. Initially slated for release in 2010, the album was released on 24 September 2013. The original concept was that ''And I'll Scratch Yours'' would serve as a companion piece to Gabriel's 2010 covers album ''[[Scratch My Back]]''. The idea was to give the artists whose songs Gabriel covered on ''Scratch My Back'' a medium to reciprocate – ''And I'll Scratch Yours'' would feature those artists covering Gabriel's songs. However, three artists ([[David Bowie]], [[Neil Young]], and [[Radiohead]]) declined to record covers of Gabriel's material. Therefore, three new artists ([[Brian Eno]], [[Joseph Arthur]], and [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]) contributed covers to the album instead.
'''''And I'll Scratch Yours''''' (originally announced as '''''I'll Scratch Yours''''') is a compilation album developed by the English [[rock music|rock]] musician [[Peter Gabriel]]. Initially slated for release in 2010, the album was released on 24 September 2013. The original concept was that ''And I'll Scratch Yours'' would serve as a companion piece to Gabriel's 2010 covers album ''[[Scratch My Back]]''. The idea was to give the artists whose songs Gabriel covered on ''Scratch My Back'' a medium to reciprocate – ''And I'll Scratch Yours'' would feature those artists covering Gabriel's songs. Three artists, [[David Bowie]], [[Neil Young]] and [[Radiohead]], declined to record covers of Gabriel's material, so [[Brian Eno]], [[Joseph Arthur]] and [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] contributed covers to the album instead.


==Album history==
==Album history==
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===Tracks released in 2010===
===Tracks released in 2010===
Twelve artists were covered by Gabriel on the ''Scratch My Back'' album; 13 if one includes the cover of [[The Kinks]]' "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" (written by [[Ray Davies]]) on the limited edition bonus disc. However, only six artists originally submitted reciprocal covers of Gabriel material in connection with ''I'll Scratch Yours''. Gabriel originally intended to release ''Scratch My Back'' and ''I'll Scratch Yours'' simultaneously,<ref name="nyt2010">{{cite news | title= Peter Gabriel Says, 'I'll Sing Yours, You Sing Mine' | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/arts/music/02gabriel.html | newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| author=[[Jon Pareles]]| date=1 March 2010 | accessdate= 5 March 2010}}</ref> but as completion of the latter dragged out, it was instead decided to release a series of [[Double A-side#Double A-side|double A-sided singles]] with one song from each album every new full moon during 2010 on [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Neil |last=McCormick |title=Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back, CD review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/neilmccormick/7212676/Peter-Gabriel-returns-every-full-moon.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 February 2010 |accessdate=19 February 2010 | location=London}}</ref> In order of release, the ''I'll Scratch Yours'' tracks were:
Twelve artists were covered by Gabriel on the ''Scratch My Back'' album; 13 if one includes the cover of [[the Kinks]]' "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" (written by [[Ray Davies]]) on the limited edition bonus disc. Only six artists originally submitted reciprocal covers of Gabriel material in connection with ''I'll Scratch Yours''. Gabriel originally intended to release ''Scratch My Back'' and ''I'll Scratch Yours'' simultaneously,<ref name="nyt2010">{{cite news | title= Peter Gabriel Says, 'I'll Sing Yours, You Sing Mine' | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/arts/music/02gabriel.html | newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| author=Jon Pareles| author-link=Jon Pareles| date=1 March 2010 | accessdate= 5 March 2010}}</ref> but as completion of the latter dragged out, it was instead decided to release a series of [[Double A-side#Double A-side|double A-sided singles]] with one song from each album every new full moon during 2010 on [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Neil |last=McCormick |title=Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back, CD review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/neilmccormick/7212676/Peter-Gabriel-returns-every-full-moon.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215030839/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/neilmccormick/7212676/Peter-Gabriel-returns-every-full-moon.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2010 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 February 2010 |accessdate=19 February 2010 | location=London}}</ref> In order of release, the ''I'll Scratch Yours'' tracks were:


"Not One of Us" – [[Stephin Merritt]] (of [[The Magnetic Fields|Magnetic Fields]]); 30 January 2010 <br>
* "Not One of Us" – [[Stephin Merritt]] (30 January 2010)
"Biko" – [[Paul Simon]]; 28 February<br>
* "Biko" – [[Paul Simon]] (28 February)
"Come Talk to Me" – [[Bon Iver]]; 30 March<br>
* "Come Talk to Me" – [[Bon Iver]] (30 March)
"Solsbury Hill" – [[Lou Reed]]; 28 April<br>
* "Solsbury Hill" – [[Lou Reed]] (28 April)
"Mercy Street" – [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]; 27 May <br>
* "Mercy Street" – [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] (27 May)
"I Don't Remember" – [[David Byrne]] (of [[Talking Heads]]); 26 June
* "I Don't Remember" – [[David Byrne]] (26 June)


On 17 April 2010 "The Book of Love" (by Gabriel) backed with "Not One of Us" (by Merritt) as well as "Flume" (by Gabriel) backed with "Come Talk to Me" (by Bon Iver) were also released on [[7" vinyl]] to independent record stores.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 'Scratch' 7-inch singles for Record Store Day |url=http://petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/10/2_%27Scratch%27_7_inch_singles_for_Record_Store_Day |publisher=Petergabriel.com |date=10 March 2010 |accessdate=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230181405/http://petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/10/2_%27Scratch%27_7_inch_singles_for_Record_Store_Day |archive-date=30 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
On 17 April 2010 "The Book of Love" (by Gabriel) backed with "Not One of Us" (by Merritt) as well as "Flume" (by Gabriel) backed with "Come Talk to Me" (by Bon Iver) were released on [[7" vinyl]] to independent record stores.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 'Scratch' 7-inch singles for Record Store Day |url=http://petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/10/2_%27Scratch%27_7_inch_singles_for_Record_Store_Day |publisher=Petergabriel.com |date=10 March 2010 |accessdate=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230181405/http://petergabriel.com/news/archive/2010/03/10/2_%27Scratch%27_7_inch_singles_for_Record_Store_Day |archive-date=30 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Later developments===
===Later developments===
Of the seven remaining artists covered on ''Scratch My Back'', Radiohead, [[David Bowie]], Neil Young, and [[Ray Davies]] declined to participate in the ''I'll Scratch Yours'' project. It was reported<ref>[http://www.ateaseweb.com/2010/01/25/radiohead-to-cover-peter-gabriels-wallflower/ News Archive | Radiohead to cover Peter Gabriel's 'Wallflower'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130170507/http://www.ateaseweb.com/2010/01/25/radiohead-to-cover-peter-gabriels-wallflower/ |date=30 January 2010 }} ateaseweb.com</ref> on a January 2010 Peter Gabriel podcast that [[Radiohead]] would cover "[[Wallflower (Peter Gabriel song)|Wallflower]]" from Gabriel's [[Peter Gabriel (1982 album)|fourth self-titled album]]. However, Gabriel subsequently reported in an interview in ''[[The Guardian]]'' that Radiohead had withdrawn from the project after hearing his version of their song "[[Street Spirit (Fade Out)]]".<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/02/peter-gabriel-scratch-my-back | title= Peter Gabriel: 'It doesn't have anything to do with witchcraft!' | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jude | last=Rogers | date=2 June 2010}}</ref>
Of the seven remaining artists covered on ''Scratch My Back'', Radiohead, [[David Bowie]], Neil Young, and Ray Davies declined to participate in the ''I'll Scratch Yours'' project. It was reported<ref>[http://www.ateaseweb.com/2010/01/25/radiohead-to-cover-peter-gabriels-wallflower/ News Archive | Radiohead to cover Peter Gabriel's 'Wallflower'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130170507/http://www.ateaseweb.com/2010/01/25/radiohead-to-cover-peter-gabriels-wallflower/ |date=30 January 2010 }} ateaseweb.com</ref> on a January 2010 Peter Gabriel podcast that [[Radiohead]] would cover "[[Wallflower (Peter Gabriel song)|Wallflower]]" from Gabriel's [[Peter Gabriel (1982 album)|fourth self-titled album]]. Gabriel subsequently reported in an interview in ''[[The Guardian]]'' that they had withdrawn from the project after hearing his version of their song "[[Street Spirit (Fade Out)]]".<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/02/peter-gabriel-scratch-my-back | title= Peter Gabriel: 'It doesn't have anything to do with witchcraft!' | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jude | last=Rogers | date=2 June 2010}}</ref>


[[Regina Spektor]], [[Randy Newman]] and [[Arcade Fire]] did ultimately submit material to the project, albeit later than expected. [[Brian Eno]] who co-wrote "[[Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes]]" with David Bowie, covered "Mother of Violence". In an October 2011 interview published in [[Rolling Stone]], Gabriel said, "I've sort of given up waiting for the others ... So now I think that I might try to find three or four other people to cover my stuff so that I can make an album out of that, and then get that out next year in some form.".<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-gabriel-story-that-bruce-springsteen-was-inspiration-for-solsbury-hill-is-hogwash-20111010#ixzz1zrrM4kZ6 Peter Gabriel: Story That Bruce Springsteen Was Inspiration for 'Solsbury Hill' Is 'Hogwash' | Music News | Rolling Stone]</ref>
[[Regina Spektor]], [[Randy Newman]] and [[Arcade Fire]] did ultimately submit material to the project, albeit later than expected. [[Brian Eno]], who co-wrote "[[Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes]]" with Bowie, covered "Mother of Violence". In an October 2011 interview published in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Gabriel said, "I've sort of given up waiting for the others ... So now I think that I might try to find three or four other people to cover my stuff so that I can make an album out of that, and then get that out next year in some form.".<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/peter-gabriel-story-that-bruce-springsteen-was-inspiration-for-solsbury-hill-is-hogwash-20111010#ixzz1zrrM4kZ6 Peter Gabriel: Story That Bruce Springsteen Was Inspiration for 'Solsbury Hill' Is 'Hogwash' | Music News | Rolling Stone]</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Peter Gabriel]] except "Mother of Violence," written by Peter Gabriel and Jill Gabriel.
All songs written by [[Peter Gabriel]] except "Mother of Violence", written by Peter Gabriel and Jill Gabriel.


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Performer
| collapsed = no
| total_length = 54:50
| extra_column = Performer
| title1 = [[I Don't Remember (Peter Gabriel song)|I Don't Remember]]
| total_length = 54:50
| extra1 = [[David Byrne]]
| title1 = [[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|I Don't Remember]]
| length1 = 3:38
| extra1 = [[David Byrne]]
| title2 = [[Come Talk to Me]]
| length1 = 3:38
| extra2 = [[Bon Iver]]
| title2 = [[Us (Peter Gabriel album)|Come Talk to Me]]
| length2 = 6:20
| extra2 = [[Bon Iver]]
| title3 = [[Blood of Eden]]
| length2 = 6:20
| title3 = [[Blood of Eden]]
| extra3 = [[Regina Spektor]]
| length3 = 4:39
| extra3 = [[Regina Spektor]]
| title4 = [[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|Not One of Us]]
| length3 = 4:39
| extra4 = [[Stephin Merritt]]
| title4 = [[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|Not One of Us]]
| length4 = 3:49
| extra4 = [[Stephin Merritt]]
| title5 = [[Shock the Monkey]]
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = [[Shock the Monkey]]
| extra5 = [[Joseph Arthur]]
| length5 = 5:49
| extra5 = [[Joseph Arthur]]
| title6 = [[Big Time (Peter Gabriel song)|Big Time]]
| length5 = 5:49
| extra6 = [[Randy Newman]]
| title6 = [[Big Time (Peter Gabriel song)|Big Time]]
| length6 = 3:29
| extra6 = [[Randy Newman]]
| title7 = [[Games Without Frontiers (song)|Games Without Frontiers]]
| length6 = 3:29
| extra7 = [[Arcade Fire]]
| title7 = [[Games Without Frontiers (song)|Games Without Frontiers]]
| length7 = 3:22
| extra7 = [[Arcade Fire]]
| title8 = [[Mercy Street]]
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = [[Mercy Street]]
| extra8 = [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]
| length8 = 5:28
| extra8 = [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]
| title9 = [[Peter Gabriel (1978 album)|Mother of Violence]]
| length8 = 5:28
| extra9 = [[Brian Eno]]
| title9 = [[Peter Gabriel (1978 album)|Mother of Violence]]
| length9 = 3:00
| extra9 = [[Brian Eno]]
| title10 = [[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]
| length9 = 3:00
| extra10 = [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] feat. [[Timber Timbre]]
| title10 = [[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]
| length10 = 5:28
| extra10 = [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] feat. [[Timber Timbre]]
| title11 = [[Solsbury Hill (song)|Solsbury Hill]]
| length10 = 5:28
| extra11 = [[Lou Reed]]
| title11 = [[Solsbury Hill (song)|Solsbury Hill]]
| length11 = 5:24
| extra11 = [[Lou Reed]]
| title12 = [[Biko (song)|Biko]]
| length11 = 5:24
| title12 = [[Biko (song)|Biko]]
| extra12 = [[Paul Simon]]
| length12 = 4:19
| extra12 = [[Paul Simon]]
| length12 = 4:19
}}
}}

==Personnel==
{{div col|colwidth=50em}}
* Tony Cousins – mastering
* Marc Bessant – design, cover
* Steve Gschmeissner – cover, back cover
* David Hiscock – Peter Gabriel bloodspot
* Anna Gabriel – artists photography (except Lou Reed, Stephin Merritt, Arcade Fire, Feist and Regina Spektor)
* [[Lou Reed]] – photography (Lou Reed)
* Alex Hammond – photography (Stephin Merritt)
* Korey Richey – photography (Arcade Fire)
* Ben Feist – photography (Feist)
* Jack Dishel – photography (Regina Spektor)
* Nige Tassell – sleeve notes

==="I Don't Remember"===
* [[David Byrne]] – vocals, instruments
* Patrick Dillett – mixing

==="Come Talk to Me"===
* [[S. Carey|Sean Carey]] – drums
* Rick Lockwood – voice
* Kimberly Lockwood – voice
* [[Justin Vernon]] – all other instruments

==="Blood of Eden"===
* Joe Mendelson – production, [[arrangement]], instruments, mixing
* [[Jack Dishel]] – production, arrangement, instruments, vocals
* [[Regina Spektor]] – production, arrangement, instruments, vocals

==="Not One of Us"===
* [[Stephin Merritt]] – production, recording, mixing
* Charles Newman – production, recording, mixing

==="Shock the Monkey"===
* [[Joseph Arthur]] – moog guitar, bass

==="Big Time"===
* Bruno Coon – production, mixing

==="Games Without Frontiers"===
* [[Arcade Fire]] – production
* Mark Lawson – recording
* Korey Richey – recording
* Tom Elmhirst – mixing

==="Mercy Street"===
* [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]] – production
* Craig Potter – mixing

==="Don't Give Up"===
* [[Mocky]] – [[Organ (music)|organ]], [[synthesizer]], production
* [[Feist (singer)|Leslie Feist]] – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, pedals, production
* [[Timber Timbre|Taylor Kirk]] – vocals, guitar
* Paul Taylor – percussion
* [[Mika Posen]] – violin
* Morri$ – production
* Renaud Letang – mixing
* Robbie Lackritz – recording, engineering

==="Solsbury Hill"===
* Lou Reed – production, mixing
* Eric Kramer – engineering
* Mike Rathke – additional guitar
* Sarth Calhoun – additional programming

==="Biko"===
* Mark Stewart – [[cello]]
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours''
!scope="col"|Chart (2013–2014)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|24|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|53|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|22|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|64|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|France|127|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|19|id=225293|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|41|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|39|artist=Peter Gabriel|album=Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Compilation Chart|UK Compilation Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/various-artists-and-ill-scratch-yours/|title=And I'll Scratch Yours – Various artists|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>
| 26
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|193|artist=Peter Gabriel|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|29|artist=Peter Gabriel|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2024}}
|}


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And I'll Scratch Yours
Studio album by
various artists
Released24 September 2013
Recorded2009–2013
GenreArt rock
Length54:43
LabelReal World
ProducerPeter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
Live Blood
(2012) 		And I'll Scratch Yours
(2013) 		Back to Front: Live in London
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork4.9/10[3]

And I'll Scratch Yours (originally announced as I'll Scratch Yours) is a compilation album developed by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. Initially slated for release in 2010, the album was released on 24 September 2013. The original concept was that And I'll Scratch Yours would serve as a companion piece to Gabriel's 2010 covers album Scratch My Back. The idea was to give the artists whose songs Gabriel covered on Scratch My Back a medium to reciprocate – And I'll Scratch Yours would feature those artists covering Gabriel's songs. Three artists, David Bowie, Neil Young and Radiohead, declined to record covers of Gabriel's material, so Brian Eno, Joseph Arthur and Feist contributed covers to the album instead.

Album history

And I'll Scratch Yours was originally announced and scheduled for release in 2010, but several artists failed to deliver material as promised, or declined to participate in the project altogether. The album was subsequently postponed, though six tracks from it were released on iTunes between January and June 2010, and two of those tracks have also appeared on vinyl, as B-sides. In October 2011, Gabriel stated that he had "given up" waiting for the remaining artists to contribute to the project, and was looking to have other artists record cover material so that he could release And I'll Scratch Yours sometime "next year" (i.e., 2012). Eventually, Feist and Joseph Arthur were recruited to cover for some of the missing artists, and the album was announced for release on 23 September 2013.

Tracks released in 2010

Twelve artists were covered by Gabriel on the Scratch My Back album; 13 if one includes the cover of the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" (written by Ray Davies) on the limited edition bonus disc. Only six artists originally submitted reciprocal covers of Gabriel material in connection with I'll Scratch Yours. Gabriel originally intended to release Scratch My Back and I'll Scratch Yours simultaneously,[4] but as completion of the latter dragged out, it was instead decided to release a series of double A-sided singles with one song from each album every new full moon during 2010 on iTunes.[5] In order of release, the I'll Scratch Yours tracks were:

On 17 April 2010 "The Book of Love" (by Gabriel) backed with "Not One of Us" (by Merritt) as well as "Flume" (by Gabriel) backed with "Come Talk to Me" (by Bon Iver) were released on 7" vinyl to independent record stores.[6]

Later developments

Of the seven remaining artists covered on Scratch My Back, Radiohead, David Bowie, Neil Young, and Ray Davies declined to participate in the I'll Scratch Yours project. It was reported[7] on a January 2010 Peter Gabriel podcast that Radiohead would cover "Wallflower" from Gabriel's fourth self-titled album. Gabriel subsequently reported in an interview in The Guardian that they had withdrawn from the project after hearing his version of their song "Street Spirit (Fade Out)".[8]

Regina Spektor, Randy Newman and Arcade Fire did ultimately submit material to the project, albeit later than expected. Brian Eno, who co-wrote "Heroes" with Bowie, covered "Mother of Violence". In an October 2011 interview published in Rolling Stone, Gabriel said, "I've sort of given up waiting for the others ... So now I think that I might try to find three or four other people to cover my stuff so that I can make an album out of that, and then get that out next year in some form.".[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel except "Mother of Violence", written by Peter Gabriel and Jill Gabriel.

No.TitlePerformerLength
1."I Don't Remember"David Byrne3:38
2."Come Talk to Me"Bon Iver6:20
3."Blood of Eden"Regina Spektor4:39
4."Not One of Us"Stephin Merritt3:49
5."Shock the Monkey"Joseph Arthur5:49
6."Big Time"Randy Newman3:29
7."Games Without Frontiers"Arcade Fire3:22
8."Mercy Street"Elbow5:28
9."Mother of Violence"Brian Eno3:00
10."Don't Give Up"Feist feat. Timber Timbre5:28
11."Solsbury Hill"Lou Reed5:24
12."Biko"Paul Simon4:19
Total length:54:50

Personnel

  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Marc Bessant – design, cover
  • Steve Gschmeissner – cover, back cover
  • David Hiscock – Peter Gabriel bloodspot
  • Anna Gabriel – artists photography (except Lou Reed, Stephin Merritt, Arcade Fire, Feist and Regina Spektor)
  • Lou Reed – photography (Lou Reed)
  • Alex Hammond – photography (Stephin Merritt)
  • Korey Richey – photography (Arcade Fire)
  • Ben Feist – photography (Feist)
  • Jack Dishel – photography (Regina Spektor)
  • Nige Tassell – sleeve notes

"I Don't Remember"

  • David Byrne – vocals, instruments
  • Patrick Dillett – mixing

"Come Talk to Me"

"Blood of Eden"

  • Joe Mendelson – production, arrangement, instruments, mixing
  • Jack Dishel – production, arrangement, instruments, vocals
  • Regina Spektor – production, arrangement, instruments, vocals

"Not One of Us"

  • Stephin Merritt – production, recording, mixing
  • Charles Newman – production, recording, mixing

"Shock the Monkey"

"Big Time"

  • Bruno Coon – production, mixing

"Games Without Frontiers"

  • Arcade Fire – production
  • Mark Lawson – recording
  • Korey Richey – recording
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing

"Mercy Street"

  • Elbow – production
  • Craig Potter – mixing

"Don't Give Up"

  • Mocky – organ, synthesizer, production
  • Leslie Feist – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, pedals, production
  • Taylor Kirk – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Taylor – percussion
  • Mika Posen – violin
  • Morri$ – production
  • Renaud Letang – mixing
  • Robbie Lackritz – recording, engineering

"Solsbury Hill"

  • Lou Reed – production, mixing
  • Eric Kramer – engineering
  • Mike Rathke – additional guitar
  • Sarth Calhoun – additional programming

"Biko"

Charts

Chart performance for Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours
Chart (2013–2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 64
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 127
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 39
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[18] 26
US Billboard 200[19] 193
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 29

References

  1. ^ "Peter Gabriel Tribute Album: And I'll Scratch Yours". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. And I'll Scratch Yours at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. "Peter Gabriel | And I'll Scratch Yours". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ Jon Pareles (1 March 2010). "Peter Gabriel Says, 'I'll Sing Yours, You Sing Mine'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  5. ^ McCormick, Neil (11 February 2010). "Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ "2 'Scratch' 7-inch singles for Record Store Day". Petergabriel.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  7. ^ News Archive | Radiohead to cover Peter Gabriel's 'Wallflower' Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ateaseweb.com
  8. ^ Rogers, Jude (2 June 2010). "Peter Gabriel: 'It doesn't have anything to do with witchcraft!'". The Guardian. London.
  9. ^ Peter Gabriel: Story That Bruce Springsteen Was Inspiration for 'Solsbury Hill' Is 'Hogwash' | Music News | Rolling Stone
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  18. ^ "And I'll Scratch Yours – Various artists". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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