Shaking the Tree (song)
| "Shakin' the Tree" | ||||
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| Single by Youssou N'Dour and Peter Gabriel | ||||
| from the album The Lion | ||||
| B-side | "Old Tucson" | |||
| Released | 22 May 1989 | |||
| Studio | Real World (Wiltshire) | |||
| Length | 5:38 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Youssou N'Dour singles chronology | ||||
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"Shakin' the Tree" is a song by Youssou N'Dour and Peter Gabriel, released on 22 May 1989 as a single from N'Dour's 1989 album The Lion. It reached number 61 on the UK singles chart on 17 June 1989.
The following year, Gabriel released a new version on his greatest hits album Shaking the Tree, altering the title slightly and recording a new vocal take. This version was released as a double A-side single with "Solsbury Hill", which reached number 57 on the UK official singles chart on 29 December 1990.