After all of the session musicians departed, Fast also overdubbed some additional electronics, including the synth horn orchestration. For additional rhythmic textures, Larry Fast constructed a fake drum kit on his keyboard, which he dubbed the "synthibam", although the liner notes credit percussionist Jimmy Maelen with the instrument. Rather than employ a full drum kit, Allan Schwartzberg placed a shaker in one hand and a drum stick in another, which he used to strike a telephone directory. Bob Ezrin used the variable speed oscillator on guitar tracks to achieve the chorusing effect. As Ezrin wanted the acoustic guitar to be tripled, Hunter was required to provide three satisfactory takes, all of which had to be aligned with one another. However, Hunter states that he instead borrowed a Martin acoustic guitar, and Travis picked the voicings with a capo on the second fret. While earlier versions of the song featured more prominent electric guitar, Ezrin instructed guitarist Steve Hunter to instead perform the main riff on a twelve-string guitar, an instrument "he hadn't played in a long time".
Producer Bob Ezrin placed some restrictions on the session musicians to give the song its distinctive sound. It is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 102 beats per minute, with Gabriel's vocals ranging from F ♯ 3 to G ♯ 4. The meter settles into 4Ĥ time only for the last two measures of each chorus. It's about letting go." Ĥ time, an unusual time signature that has been described as "giving the song a constant sense of struggle". Gabriel has said of the song's meaning, "It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get . The single was a Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 13, and reached number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. He wrote the song about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England, after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead vocalist since its inception.
" Solsbury Hill" is the debut solo single of English rock musician Peter Gabriel. Peter Gabriel – "Solsbury Hill" on YouTube
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