“Washing of the Water” by Peter Gabriel

"Washing of the Water" carries Peter Gabriel's name alone on the songwriting credit, a track from Us, his 1992 album, and like every song on that record it came paired with its own piece of artwork in the liner notes. He co-produced it with Daniel Lanois and sings and plays keyboards, with Tony Levin on bass, Manu Katché on drums, Caroline Lavelle on cello and a low-slung horn section of Tim Green on tenor sax, Reggie Houston on baritone and Renard Poché on trombone. David Bottrill recorded and mixed it.

Gabriel has brought it out on several tours since, and he sang it at his 2014 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jools Holland later cut a version with him for Friends 3.

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