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by Hamish Hamilton and Peter Gabriel. It features a live performance from Gabriel's 2003 "Growing Up" tour. The concert is notable for its dynamic set design by

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. Also of note is the inclusion of Melanie Gabriel, his daughter, for backing vocals during these concerts. Bonus features include

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's photo album selections and an interview with Peter Gabriel about the story of Growing Up.

Audio album

In 2019, the film was released as a live album for the first time ever on music streaming platforms and on vinyl.

Background

Gabriel spent part of 2002–2003 on tour in support of his album '' Up''. The tour, called the "Growing Up" tour, visited 32 cities across North America and Europe. The concert video and live album were taken from the performances over two nights in Milan in May 2003. Gabriel described the idea behind the staging of the concert: "Last time Secret_World_tour.html" ;"title="Secret World Live (film)">Secret World tour">Secret World Live (film)">Secret World tourwe had two stages, a male stage and a female stage, and they were representing different things, urban, rural and this time we have moved the axis vertically, and it’s a sky stage and an earth stage. The album title had been ''UP'', so there was a certain logic to this vertical translation onto the stage." Performing guests for the show included

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, Charles Zawose,

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and the voice of

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Track listing

All songs are written by Peter Gabriel # "Here Comes the Flood" – 8:37 # "Darkness" – 8:39 # " Red Rain" – 6:14 # "Secret World" – 9:06 # "Sky Blue" – 7:47 # "Downside Up" – 7:36 # "The Barry Williams Show" – 9:19 # "More than This" – 6:09 # "Mercy Street" – 7:39 # "

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" – 7:36 # "Growing Up" – 6:14 # "Animal Nation" – 8:12 # "

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" – 4:45 # " Sledgehammer" – 4:59 # "Signal to Noise" – 9:39 # "

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" – 11:34 # "Father, Son" – 6:15

Personnel

* Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, keyboards * Richard Evans – guitars, mandolin, whistles, backing vocals * Melanie Gabriel – lead and backing vocals *

– bass, electric upright bass, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussions * David Rhodes – guitars, backing vocals *

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– keyboards, backing vocals Guest musicians *

– additional backup vocals for "Sky Blue" *

– additional backup vocals for "In Your Eyes" * Toir Kuziyev – dutar (long necked oud) on "In Your Eyes"

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Peter Gabriel albums Peter Gabriel video albums Films directed by Hamish Hamilton (director) 2003 video albums 2019 live albums Real World Records live albums Republic Records live albums Virgin EMI Records albums Geffen Records video albums Virgin Records video albums