OVO

OVO is the soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show in London that was composed by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was his eleventh album overall. It was released on 12 June 2000 and features guest vocals by Neneh Cherry, Rasco, Richie Havens, Elizabeth Fraser, and Paul Buchanan (of the Blue Nile).[1]

This article is about Peter Gabriel's album, OVO. For other uses, see OVO (disambiguation).
OVO
Soundtrack album by
Peter Gabriel
Released12 June 2000 (2000-06-12)[1]
RecordedLate 1998 – October 1999
Length61:55
LabelReal World
ProducerPeter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
Secret World Live
(1994)		 OVO
(2000)		 Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence
(2002)
Singles from OVO
  1. "The Tower That Ate People"
    Released: 2000
Alternative cover
Limited Edition CD cover (initially sold exclusively at the Millennium Dome Show)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork6.8/10[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Gabriel performed "Father, Son", "The Tower That Ate People", "White Ashes", and "Downside Up" over the course of the Growing Up and Still Growing Up tours. Melanie Gabriel provided backing vocals for "Downside Up". These performances are available on the Growing Up Live and Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped DVDs. "Downside-Up" and "The Nest That Sailed The Sky" were also performed as part of The New Blood Tour in 2010 and 2011, the former as a duet between Peter and Melanie Gabriel and the latter as the closing, orchestra-only track of the show. "Father, Son" was also performed. These performances are available on the New Blood Live In London DVD. "The Tower That Ate People" also appears on the Back To Front Live In London DVD released in 2014.

Release

The album was released in two different versions.[1][5] The double CD edition with the title "OVO The Millennium Show" contains a different cover and booklet, a comic book and bonus track "The Tree That Went Up". It was initially sold exclusively at the Millennium Dome Show. The track listing for this version is shifted in comparison to the other version. The track "The Story of OVO" has been moved to the additional CD. Every CD of every edition includes a multimedia part with the time lapse video "The Nest That Sailed the Sky". While the single CD version's booklet contains an introduction by Peter Gabriel and lyrics, the double CD version's booklet contains a short summary of the story, statements of artists involved and images from the Millennium Dome Show.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Story of OVO"5:21
2."Low Light"6:37
3."The Time of the Turning"5:06
4."The Man Who Loved the Earth/The Hand That Sold Shadows"4:15
5."The Time of the Turning (Reprise)/The Weaver's Reel" ("The Weaver's Reel" written by Gabriel and Richard Evans)5:37
6."Father, Son"4:55
7."The Tower That Ate People"4:49
8."Revenge"1:31
9."White Ashes"2:34
10."Downside-Up"6:04
11."The Nest That Sailed the Sky"5:05
12."Make Tomorrow"10:01
OVO The Millennium Show CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Low Light"6:39
2."The Time of the Turning"5:08
3."The Man Who Loved the Earth/The Hand That Sold Shadows"4:12
4."The Time of the Turning (Reprise)/The Weaver's Reel" ("The Weaver's Reel" written by Gabriel and Evans)5:39
5."Father, Son"4:55
6."The Tower That Ate People"4:45
7."Revenge"1:28
8."White Ashes"2:40
9."Downside-Up"6:02
10."The Nest That Sailed the Sky"4:53
11."The Tree That Went Up"2:17
12."Make Tomorrow"10:18
OVO The Millennium Show CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Story of OVO"5:21

Personnel

The numbers in brackets refer to the single CD edition.

  • Peter Gabriel – production, vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12), keyboard (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, "The Tree That Went Up"), percussion (1, 4), drone treatments (2), tanpura (2), piano (2, 6, 12), synthesizer (2, 6, 11, 12), string arrangements (2, 3, 10–12, "The Tree That Went Up"), piano loops (3), hammer dulcimer treatments (3), crotales (3, 4), African percussion (3, 5), claps (4), strings (5), synth bass (5, 10), brass arrangements (5, 6), treatments (7), keyboard bass (7, 12), keyboard treatments (8), bass (9), backing vocals (10), programming (10, 12), surdu (10, "The Tree That Went Up"), Peruvian drum (10), synth guitar (10), calliope (12)
  • Simon Emmerson – production (5b), drum programming (5), bells (5), finger cymbals (5)
  • Brian Transeau – production (12), programming (7), fills (7), chorus guitar (7), string arrangements (12), drum programming (12), nord programming (12), bass (12)
  • Richard Chappell – engineering, programming, mixing (1, 4a, 7–9), treatments (1, 4, 7, 9), drum programming (1, 3, 4, 7–9, "The Tree That Went Up"), loops (7), end toms (7)
  • Richard Evans – engineering, programming, mixing (1–3, 4b–6, 10–12, "The Tree That Went Up"), synthesizer (1), nord bass (2), treatments (3, 11), guitar loops (3), mandola (3, 5, 12), flute (3, 5), hammer dulcimer (3), crotales (4), claps (4), bass (5), drum programming (5, "The Tree That Went Up"), shaker (5), 12 string electric guitar (10, 12), 12 string acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (12), percussion (12)
  • Edel Griffith – additional engineering
  • Alan Coleman – additional engineering
  • Neneh Cherry – rap (1)
  • Rasco – rap (1)
  • Ganga Giri – didgeridoo (1, 4)
  • The Dhol Foundation – dhol drums (1, 4, 5, 8, 10, "The Tree That Went Up")
  • Johnny Kalsi – master drums (1, 4, 8, 10, "The Tree That Went Up"), dhol drum (5), tabla (5)
  • Jim Barr – bass (1, 4), upright bass (12), 12 string acoustic guitar (12)
  • Hossam Ramzy – finger cymbals (1, 4), dufs (1), tabla (4), crotales (4)
  • James McNally – bodhran (1, 4, 5), whistle (4, 5), piano accordion
  • Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals (2)
  • Shankar – additional vocals (2), double violin (2, 11)
  • Kudsi Erguner – ney flute (2)
  • Jocelyn Pook – string arrangements (2, 3, 10, 11), strings (5)
  • Electra Strings – strings (2, 3, 10–12, "The Tree That Went Up"), string arrangements (5)
  • Richie Havens – vocals (3, 12)
  • Ged Lynch – shakers (3), drums (12)
  • David Bottrill – mixing (3, 7, 10, 12), end rhythm section recording (10)
  • Omi Hall – vocals (4, 9)
  • David Rhodes – guitar (4, 7, 10, 12, "The Tree That Went Up")
  • Nigel Eaton – hurdy gurdy (4, 5)
  • Stuart Gordon – fiddle (5), viola (5)
  • Jim Couza – hammer dulcimer (5)
  • The Black Dyke Band – brass (5, 6, 10, 11)
  • James Watson – conducting (5, 6, 10, 11)
  • Will Gregory – brass arrangements (5, 6, 10)
  • Elizabeth Purnell – brass orchestration (5, 6, 10, 11), brass arrangements (10, 11)
  • Tony Levin – bass (6, 7, 10), mid section bass (12)
  • Manu Katché – drums (7, 10)
  • Adzido – drums (8, , "The Tree That Went Up")
  • Geroge Dzikunu – master drummer (8, "The Tree That Went Up")
  • Sussan Deyhim – screams (9)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (9)
  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals (10, 12)
  • Paul Buchanan – vocals (10, 12)
  • Babacar Faye – sabar (10)
  • Assane Thiam – talking drum (10)
  • Carol Steel – congas (10), shaker (10)
  • Tchad Blake – mixing (10, 12)
  • Daniel Lanois – end rhythm section recording (10), flutey section recording (12)
  • Jacquie Turner – end rhythm section recording assistant (10), additional percusion session (12), mixing assistant (12)
  • Markus Dravs – additional percusion session (12)
  • David Bascombe – flutey section recording (12)
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • York Tillyer – E-CD, E-CD video, front and back cover photographs (double CD edition), additional photography (double CD edition)
  • Ben Wakeford – E-CD
  • Lee Parry – E-CD
  • Nils-Udo – images (single CD edition)
  • Marc Bessant – graphic design, additional photography (single CD edition)
  • Anna-Karin Sundin – additional photography (single CD edition)
  • Dennis Kunkel – microscopy images (single CD edition)
  • Gideon Mendel – additional photography (double CD edition)
  • Peter Nicholls – dome exterior photographs (double CD edition)
  • Athena Connal – graphic design (double CD edition)
  • Tristan Manco – graphic design (double CD edition)
  • Martha Ladly – design coordination

References
  1. Williamson, Nigel (3 June 2000). "Gabriel Set Ends 8 -Year Hiatus". Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 23. New York: BPI Communications. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
  2. Jurek, Thom. Peter Gabriel: OVO at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. Owen, Spencer (30 November 2000). "Peter Gabriel: OVO: The Millennium Show". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. neekafat (3 December 2017). "Peter Gabriel: OVO". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. Jurek, Thom. Peter Gabriel: OVO The Millennium Show at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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