In 2010 Peter Gabriel released Scratch My Back, the first album in a song exchange project he envisioned as a communication with other artists through song.
“Rather than make a traditional covers record, I thought it would be much more fun to create a new type of project in which artists communicated with each other and swapped a song for a song, i.e. you do one of mine and I’ll do one of yours, hence the title – Scratch My Back – And I’ll Scratch Yours.”
On 23rd September, the project will be complete as And I’ll Scratch Yours is released with covers by artists such as Arcade Fire, Paul Simon, Bon Iver, and more. In the end all but two of the original artists covered by Gabriel himself on Scratch My Back were able to return the favor for this follow up.
And I’ll Scratch Yours will be available both on its own, and as a double album pack with the original Scratch My Back.
Full Track Listing for And I’ll Scratch Yours:
I Don’t Remember | David Byrne |
Come Talk to Me | Bon Iver |
Blood of Eden | Regina Spektor |
Not One of Us | Stephin Merritt |
Shock the Monkey | Joseph Arthur |
Big Time | Randy Newman |
Games Without Frontiers | Arcade Fire |
Mercy Street | Elbow |
Mother of Violence | Brian Eno |
Don’t Give Up | Feist feat. Timber Timbre |
Solsbury Hill | Lou Reed |
Biko | Paul Simon |