The last album Peter Gabriel recorded with Genesis was the mammoth and highly ambitious The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. After that album he left the band to pursue a solo career. He took about a year and a half off and released his self-titled debut in 1977. The album is definitely scaled down compared to Lamb, but of no less quality. The album's signature track is the elegant "Solsbury Hill" which has an understated string section that lifts the song along with a beautiful guitar melody. Orchestral sounds permeate the album especially on the powerful "Down The Dolce Vita". The album's closer "Here Comes The Flood" is a great track and sets the tone for subsequent work by Mr. Gabriel. A stirring and strong debut from a complex and intriguing artist.