Solsbury Hill

E209041

single song

Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.

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Label	Occurrences
Solsbury Hill canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Peter Gabriel (1977 album) ⓘ
artist	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
associatedWithBand	Genesis ⓘ
bSide	Moribund the Burgermeister ⓘ
chartPositionBillboardHot100	68 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles	13 ⓘ
composer	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstLivePerformanceYear	1977 ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	folk rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy	Erasure ⓘ Louise Redknapp ⓘ Patty Larkin ⓘ
hasCriticalReception	widely acclaimed as one of Peter Gabriel's signature songs ⓘ
hasLyricalCharacteristic	autobiographical lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme	leaving a successful group ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature	acoustic guitar-driven arrangement ⓘ more regular meter in chorus ⓘ prominent 7/4 meter in verses ⓘ
hasNotableUse	frequently used in film trailers in the 2000s ⓘ
includedIn	Peter Gabriel live setlists ⓘ
inspiredBy	Peter Gabriel's decision to leave Genesis ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	4:21 ⓘ
locationOfTitleSubject	Little Solsbury Hill, near Bath, England ⓘ
lyricist	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
namedAfter	Little Solsbury Hill ⓘ
partOfAlbum	Peter Gabriel (1977 album) ⓘ
performer	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
producer	Bob Ezrin ⓘ Peter Gabriel ⓘ
recordedBy	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
recordLabel	Atco Records ⓘ Charisma Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1977-02-25 ⓘ
subjectMatter	Peter Gabriel's departure from Genesis ⓘ
timeSignature	7/4 ⓘ
trackNumber	2 ⓘ
usedInMedium	film trailers ⓘ television commercials ⓘ television series ⓘ
writer	Peter Gabriel ⓘ
yearOfRelease	1977 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Gabriel → notableSong → Solsbury Hill ⓘ

Here Comes the Flood → follows → Solsbury Hill ⓘ