My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: In Your Eyes

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Eddie Stubbs, the great and now retired Hall of Fame DJ from WSM in Nashville, used to say that “the charts don’t tell the whole story.” That’s the case of today’s song. It didn’t make a big splash on the singles chart, but it’s one of the most memorable songs from a memorable album. Here’s today’s song. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel So he left Genesis to Phil Collins for this? You betcha!! Great trade! Gabriel’s solo material has been incredible…and confusing: his first four albums were titled Peter Gabriel. (No kidding! They’re known by nicknames, like “Melt” or “Scratch,” based on the photo on the cover.) The next time you listen to “Abacab,” remember that Genesis used to be a prog-rock band. Okay, enough of that. This song is about as far removed from “Sledgehammer” as a song on the same album can be…in just about every way. That was a pure sex song with a great danceable beat. This is a love song, brilliant and haunting. It was a relative disappointment after “Sledgehammer” hit #1, but that’s okay. They’re both great songs, and that’s a great album. It’s this song that moves me in ways that dancing to “Sledgehammer” or “Big Time” never could. In Your Eyes Written by Peter Gabriel Recorded by Peter Gabriel From So, 1986 Peak chart position: #26 Today’s country song: “Here Comes My Baby” The light, the heat: