Passion (Peter Gabriel album)

As the soundtrack for the film, Gabriel used the resources of the organization he founded, WOMAD, to bring together musicians from the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South Asia. He worked with them to create music meant to enhance the mood of the film, but also added a modern ambient musical touch to the original pieces, producing a musical work that has influenced many musicians in the years since its release. Passion introduced many listeners to such artists as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, L. Shankar, and Baaba Maal.

Later in the year a companion album was released, Passion – Sources, featuring additional songs on which Gabriel does not perform. Gabriel described this album as "a selection of some of the traditional music, sources of inspiration, and location recordings."

The cover art for the album, Drawing study for Self Image II (1987), is a mixed media composition by the artist Julian Grater.[10] When re-released, the album was titled Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ due to "legal barriers" according to Gabriel in its liner notes.[11]

All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel except where noted.

1. "The Feeling Begins"
   • Manny Elias – octabans, surdo, skins
   • Hossam Ramzy – finger cymbals, tabla, dufs
   • Peter Gabriel – synthesizers, shakers, skins, surdo
   • David Bottrill – drone mix
   • David Rhodes – guitar
   • L. Shankar – double violin
   • Vatche Housepian – Armenian doudouk
   • Antranik Askarian – Armenian doudouk

   The doudouk is playing an Armenian melody, "The Wind Subsides". (Armenian doudouks recorded for Ocora Records under the direction of Robert Ataian.)

2. "Gethsemane"
   • Peter Gabriel – flute samples, flute, voices
3. "Of These, Hope"
   • Massamba Diop – talking drum
   • Peter Gabriel – bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5
   • L. Shankar – double violin
   • David Rhodes – guitar
   • Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghul drone
4. "Lazarus Raised"
   • (Players unknown) – Kurdish duduk & tenbur
   • David Rhodes – guitars
   • Peter Gabriel – piano, Akai S900

   This piece incorporates a traditional melody from Kurdistan telling of the unhappy love of a young girl for Bave Seyro, a legendary warrior. (Kurdish duduks are from UNESCO Collection – A Musical Anthology of the Orient, general editor Alain Danielou for Musicaphon Records.)

5. "Of These, Hope – Reprise"
   • Massamba Diop – talking drum
   • Peter Gabriel – bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5
   • L. Shankar – double violin
   • David Rhodes – guitar
   • Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghul drone
   • Baaba Maal – vocals
   • Fatala – additional percussion
6. "In Doubt"
   • Peter Gabriel – Audioframe, Fairlight samples, vocals
   • Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
7. "A Different Drum"
   • Doudou N'Diaye Rose – percussion loop (four bars)
   • Fatala – percussion loop (three bars)
   • Peter Gabriel – surdo, percussion, Audioframe, Prophet 5, voice
   • L. Shankar – double violin
   • Youssou N'Dour – voice
   • David Sancious – backing vocals
8. "Zaar"
   • Hossam Ramzy – tambourines, dufs, tabla, finger cymbals, triangle
   • Peter Gabriel – surdo, additional percussion, Audioframe, Akai S900, voice
   • Nathan East – bass
   • David Rhodes – guitar
   • Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
   • L. Shankar – double violin
9. "Troubled"
   • Bill Cobham – drums, percussion
   • Hossam Ramzy – finger cymbals
   • Peter Gabriel – percussion, Fairlight, Emulator, backing vocals
   • David Sancious – backing vocals
10. "Open"
    • Peter Gabriel – Prophet 5, Akai S900, vocals
    • L. Shankar – double violin, vocals
11. "Before Night Falls"
    • Hossam Ramzy – finger cymbals, tabla, dufs
    • Kudsi Erguner – ney flute (playing a traditional Armenian melody)
    • L. Shankar – double violin

    The Ney flute is playing a traditional Armenian melody.

12. "With This Love"
    • Robin Canter – oboe, cor Anglais
    • L. Shankar – double violin
    • David Sancious – Akai S900, synthesizer arrangement
    • Peter Gabriel – Audioframe, Fairlight, piano, Prophet 5, synthesizer arrangement
13. "Sandstorm"
    • Location Recording – Moroccan percussion & vocals
    • Hossam Ramzy – surdo, tabla, tambourine dufs, mazhar
    • Manu Katché – additional percussion
    • Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
    • L. Shankar – double violin
    • Peter Gabriel – Fairlight
14. "Stigmata"
    • Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
    • Peter Gabriel – Prophet 5, voice

    Based on an improvisation by Mahmoud and Peter Gabriel

15. "Passion"
    • Djalma Correa – Brazilian percussion
    • Jon Hassell – trumpet
    • Peter Gabriel – Prophet 5, Akai S900, Fairlight, voice
    • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Qawwali voice
    • L. Shankar – double violin
    • Youssou N'Dour – voice
    • Julian Wilkins – choirboy
16. "With This Love (Choir)"
    • Robin Canter – cor anglais
    • Richard Evans – choir recording
17. "Wall of Breath"
    • Kudsi Erguner – Turkish ney flute
    • L. Shankar – double violin
    • Musicians Du Nil – arghul
    • David Rhodes – Ebow guitar
    • Peter Gabriel – synthesizers
18. "The Promise of Shadows"
    • Bill Cobham – drum kit
    • David Bottrill – lead tambourine
    • Peter Gabriel – Emulator, Prophet 5, Audioframe, additional percussion
    • David Rhodes – guitar
19. "Disturbed"
    • Hossam Ramzy – surdo, tabla
    • Mustafa Abdel Aziz – percussion loop
    • Said Mohammad Aly – percussion loop
    • Fatala – African percussion
    • L. Shankar – double violin
    • Peter Gabriel – Fairlight, Prophet 5
20. "It Is Accomplished"
    • Bill Cobham – drums, tambourine
    • David Bottrill – tambourine 2, distorted slide
    • Nathan East – bass
    • Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghul drone
    • David Sancious – Hammond organ
    • David Rhodes – Steinberger guitar
    • Peter Gabriel – doholla, additional percussion, Roland D-50, piano, Prophet 5, voice
21. "Bread and Wine"
    • Peter Gabriel – contrabass, Prophet 5, voice
    • David Rhodes – EBow guitar
    • Richard Evans – tin whistle
    • L. Shankar – double violin

• Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ at MusicBrainz