"In Your Eyes" is a song by British musician
Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It reached #1 on the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
in November, 1986. It was not released as a single in the UK.
Gabriel released an extended version of the song which was nearly 9
minutes in length (as compared to the original 5:29 version that
appears on the album). The song was the finale of the Secret World
Tour, and is the final track on the 1994 Secret World Live album,
where it is over 11 minutes long and includes the extra lyrics from
the Special Mix, in addition to solos by the other singers and
players. It was included on the US version of his 2003 compilation
Hit, but not on the European or Japanese versions. In 2005, after
19 years of accumulated sales, the song brought Gabriel his first
Gold single, certified in the U.S. by the RIAA.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is
an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the
lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis.
After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career.
His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the
album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards
at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and the song is the most played
music video in the history of the station. More recently, Gabriel
has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering
digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved
in various humanitarian efforts. Gabriel has won numerous music
awards throughout his career, including three Brit
Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards,
thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2007 he was honoured as a
BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his
“influence on generations of music makers.” Gabriel was
also awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2009, and was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in
2010.
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