Gabriel (Roy Davis Jr. song)

"Gabriel" is a song by Roy Davis Jr. and Peven Everett.

"Gabriel"
Single by Roy Davis Jr. and Peven Everett
Released1996 (U.S.)
October 1997 (UK)
GenreGarage, house
Label
Songwriter(s)Roy Davis Jr., Peven Everett
Producer(s)Roy Davis Jr., Peven Everett
Roy Davis Jr. singles chronology
"House Inferno"
(1995)		 "Gabriel"
(1996)		 "This Is for You"
(1996)

It was first released in the U.S. in 1996 on Large Records, titled "Gabrielle". It originally states on the record that the track was produced by Davis Jr., with Everett providing vocals and performing trumpet on the song — although Everett later contested Davis Jr.'s involvement.

The following year, UK label XL Recordings re-released "Gabriel" and rebranded the song to credit Peven Everett as a 'featured artist' despite both being credited as having written and produced the song. Also in the XL re-release, Everett was credited as having provided lead and backing vocals, as well as performing trumpet and keyboards. The re-release featured more mixes of the track by UK duos Basement Jaxx and R.I.P. Productions. It became very popular in the clubs, and the single subsequently reached the top 30 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 22 and remaining on the chart for five weeks.[1] It also reached No. 5 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.[2]

Impact and legacy

In November 2016, UK duo Gorgon City compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for Billboard, with "Gabriel" at #26.[3]

The Guardian listed the song at number 3 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019.[4]

Mixmag included "Gabriel" in their list of "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005",[5] and in their list of "16 of the Best Uplifting Vocal Garage Tracks".[6]

Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".[7]

Controversy over song credits

In a 2017 tweet, "Gabriel" singer Peven Everett claimed that he "wrote, sang and produced" the track, suggesting that he had been unduly credited for his contribution.[8]

He reiterated his claim in a 2019 tweet, stating "A large thing is the large lie told by Large Records for almost 30 years that Roy had anything to do with my song Gabriel. I wrote it and recorded all of it... Roy's mom hated him for this."[9]

Remixes and covers

A 2-step remix was released in 2000 by Mike Millrain (under the alias Large Joints) on the Locked On compilation Sound of the Pirates.[10]

Sampha covered the song in BBC Radio 1xtra's Live Lounge session in 2017.[11]

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Lifford on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical.

Track listing
US 12" (1996)
A1. "Gabrielle" (The Scroll Mix)
A2. "Gabrielle" (Tamborine Dub)
B1. "Gabrielle" (Words to Give By)
B2. "Gabrielle" (Live Garage)
UK 12" (1997)
A1. "Gabriel" (Live Garage Version) - 7:24
A2. "Gabriel" (Basement Jaxx Mix) - 7:42
B1. "Gabriel" (R.I.P. Mix) - 6:36
B2. "Gabriel" (Victor Imbres Mix) - 8:11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "ROY DAVIS JR FEATURING PEVEN EVERETT - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  2. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  3. "The 31 Best UK Garage Songs Ever". Billboard. November 22, 2016.
  4. "The best UK garage tracks". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005". Mixmag.
  6. "16 of the best uplifting vocal garage tracks". Mixmag.
  7. "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.
  8. "@peveneverett Tweet, May 24, 2017". Twitter.
  9. "@peveneverett Tweet, July 2, 2019". Twitter.
  10. "Roy Davis Jr. feat. Peven Everett, "Gabriel" (Large Records, 1996) SPIN".
  11. "Sampha covers Roy Davis Jr.'s 'Gabriel' and shares 'Under' off his new album - News - Mixmag". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  12. "British single certifications – Roy Davis Jr Ft Peven Everett – Gabriel". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Gabriel in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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