"I Don't Remember"
- David Byrne – vocals, instruments
- Patrick Dillett – mixing
"Come Talk to Me"
- 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 – 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"
- Mark Stewart – cello
Track listing:
1. "I Don't Remember" David Byrne 3:38
2. "Come Talk to Me" Bon Iver 6:20
3. "Blood of Eden" Regina Spektor 4:39
4. "Not One of Us" Stephin Merritt 3:49
5. "Shock the Monkey" Joseph Arthur 5:49
6. "Big Time" Randy Newman 3:29
7. "Games Without Frontiers" Arcade Fire 3:22
8. "Mercy Street" Elbow 5:28
9. "Mother of Violence" Brian Eno 3:00
10. "Don't Give Up" Feist feat. Timber Timbre 5:28
11. "Solsbury Hill" Lou Reed 5:24
12. "Biko" Paul Simon 4:19
2. "Come Talk to Me" Bon Iver 6:20
3. "Blood of Eden" Regina Spektor 4:39
4. "Not One of Us" Stephin Merritt 3:49
5. "Shock the Monkey" Joseph Arthur 5:49
6. "Big Time" Randy Newman 3:29
7. "Games Without Frontiers" Arcade Fire 3:22
8. "Mercy Street" Elbow 5:28
9. "Mother of Violence" Brian Eno 3:00
10. "Don't Give Up" Feist feat. Timber Timbre 5:28
11. "Solsbury Hill" Lou Reed 5:24
12. "Biko" Paul Simon 4:19
Overall Thoughts:
And I'll Scratch Yours is the counterpart to Peter Gabriel's previous album Scratch My Back. The concept was Gabriel would perform songs by twelve other artists, and then the artists would cover twelve of Gabriel's songs. Delays pushed back the reciprocal by three years, but the album was finally released in 2013.
It's not a complete recirprocation- David Bowie did not participate, but Brian Eno, who co-wrote "Heroes" with David Bowie, performed "Mother of Violence" for the album. Neil Young and Radiohead also did not send in any songs; they were replaced by Joseph Arthur and Feist.
The album works and delivers on the concept- reimagining Peter Gabriel's songs in the styles of other artists. "I Don't Remember" gets a techno remix, "Come Talk to Me" is played in a bluegrass style, "Blood of Even" is a folk ballad.
To me, the standouts are Bon Iver's version of "Come Talk To Me", Brian Eno's "Mother of Violence", and Feist's "Don't Give Up". Not only are all excellent performances, but their covers bring different elements to the songs.
(And on a side note, Randy Newman is the ideal artist to cover "Big Time".)
My criticism of Scratch My Back was that the songs were all reimagined the same way- slowed down with piano and orchestral music. It made the songs all sound the same. That does not apply to And I'll Scratch Yours. The album delivers what is promised
Ranking of Peter Gabriel Albums (adding as more albums are reviewed):
- So
- Up
- Peter Gabriel (Melt)
- And I'll Scratch Yours
- Us
- Security
- Peter Gabriel (Car)
- Scratch My Back
- Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
Top 10 Peter Gabriel Songs (adding as more albums are reviewed):
- "In Your Eyes", So
- "Don't Give Up", So
- "Mercy Street", So
- "Red Rain", So
- "Solsbury Hill", Peter Gabriel (Car)
- "Darkness", Up
- "That Voice Again", So
- "Sky Blue", Up
- "Only Us", Us
- "Wallflower", Security
