1982 - Peter Gabriel - (Security)

40 Years Ago - 1982 Peter Gabriel released his fourth album, again titled Peter Gabriel as with his previous three albums.

In the United States and Canada, Geffen Records issued the album under the title Security to differentiate it from his previous releases. The title was changed with Gabriel's reluctant agreement. The new title was displayed in a sticker on top of the LP sleeve's shrink-wrap and on the disc labels. Whilst Gabriel provided the title himself, the album was officially known as Peter Gabriel in other territories. The Security title was maintained on American and Canadian releases of the album until 2010, when it reverted to the original Peter Gabriel title for reissues by Gabriel's own Real World Records label.

Singles from the album were "I Have the Touch" (#46 Rock) and "Shock the Monkey" (#1 Rock #29 Hot 100 #26 Club #64 R&B)

Gabriel has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's basic instincts; the monkey is not a literal monkey, but a metaphor for one's feelings of jealousy.