"Gabriel" is a song by Roy Davis Jr. and Peven Everett. It was first released in the U.S. in 1996 on Large Records, titled "Gabrielle". It originally states on the record that the track was produced by Davis Jr., with Everett providing vocals and performing trumpet on the song. In 1997, UK

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licensed and released "Gabriel" with Peven Everett credited as a 'featured artist'. On this release, both Davis Jr. and Everett are credited as having written and produced the song, with Everett also credited as having provided lead and backing vocals, as well as having performed trumpet and keyboards. The XL release featured more mixes of the track by UK duos

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and R.I.P. Productions as well as a mix by

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on the CD single. The song received notable attention in Europe and became popular in the UK, with the single peaking at number 22 on the

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and remaining on the chart for five weeks. It also reached No. 5 on the

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Impact and legacy

In November 2016, UK duo

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compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for ''

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'', with "Gabriel" at #26. ''

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'' listed the song at number 3 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019. In December 2017 for ''Dummy Mag'', UK duo Original Dodger, formerly known as

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, included "Gabriel" in their list of the "10 best UK garage tracks" and in March 2019, the

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included "Gabriel" in their list of the "10 Best UK Garage Tunes". ''

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'' included "Gabriel" in their list of "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005", and in their list of "16 of the Best Uplifting Vocal Garage Tracks".

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included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time". ''Gemtracks'' included the song in their list of the "top UK garage songs between 1995–2005".

Remixes and covers

A 2-step remix was released in 2000 by Mike Millrain (under the alias Large Joints) on the Locked On compilation ''Sound of the Pirates''.

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covered the song in

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's Live Lounge session in 2017. In 2019,

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together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Lifford on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album ''

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''.

Track listings

;US 12" (1996) :A1. "Gabrielle" (The Scroll Mix) :A2. "Gabrielle" (Tamborine Dub) :B1. "Gabrielle" (Words to Give By) :B2. "Gabrielle" (Live Garage) ;UK 12" (1997) :A1. "Gabriel" (Live Garage Version) - 7:24 :A2. "Gabriel" (

Mix) - 7:42 :B1. "Gabriel" ( R.I.P. Mix) - 6:36 :B2. "Gabriel" (Victor Imbres Mix) - 8:11 ;UK CD single (1997) # "Gabriel" (Live Garage Edit) - 3:53 # "Gabriel" (

Edit) - 3:58 # "Gabriel" (Path to Heaven Mix) - 7:52 # "Gabriel" (Live Garage Version) - 7:24 # "Gabriel" (M-Beat Mix) - 4:56 ;UK CD2 single "Gabriel Remixes" (1997) # "Gabriel" (Basement Jaxx Mix) - 7:42 # "Gabriel" (R.I.P. Mix) - 6:36 # "Gabriel" (Victor Imbres Mix) - 8:10 # "Gabriel" (Jaxx Nite Beats) - 6:08

Certifications

References

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