5 Facts About Peter Gabriel’s Passion Album

Recording took 13 months Peter Gabriel recorded Passion from February 1988 to March 1989.

It was released in June 1989 The album came out on June 5, 1989.

It is a soundtrack album Passion is the score for Martin Scorsese’s film The Last Temptation of Christ.

Gabriel used global instrumentation The album features traditional instruments from Africa, the Middle East, and India.

It won a Grammy Passion won the Grammy for Best New Age Album in 1990.