David Gilmour - "On an Island"
On an Island is the third solo album by Pink Floyd member David Gilmour. It was released in the UK on
6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the US the following day. It was his first solo album in twenty
two years since 1984's About Face and twelve years since 1994's Pink Floyd album The Division Bell.
David Gilmour On an Island
The album features Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, David Crosby, Graham Nash, late Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, early Pink Floyd member Bob Klose and Pink Floyd session and touring musician Guy Pratt. Chris Thomas and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera assisted with production. The lyrics were principally written by Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson.
Much of the album was recorded in Gilmour's private studio aboard his houseboat Astoria. The track "Smile" was heard briefly in an unmastered form on the BBC2 show Three Men in a Boat which retraced a trip on the River Thames that passed the houseboat. Other sections were recorded at David's farm in Sussex and Mark Knopfler's British Grove Studios. Orchestrations on the album were arranged by noted Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner and conducted by Robert Ziegler recorded at Abbey Road Studios by Simon Rhodes.
68-year-old guitarist and singer from Pink Floyd David Gilmour has spoken of his pride that wife and muse Polly Samson is now being recognised for her role as band lyricist. He said Samson’s importance to the band after the departure of Roger Waters had long been underestimated despite the lyrics she wrote for the 1993 Division Bell album.
David Gilmour & Polly Samson On an Island
Unused recordings from those sessions form the basis of his 15th and final album, The Endless River - which again has words by Samson. https://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/755404.html
1. Castellorizon
2. island On an Island
3. The Blue
4. smile Take a Breath
5. red sky Red Sky At Night.
6. heaven This Heaven.
7. Then I Close My Eyes
8. smile Smile
9. A Pocketful of Stones
10. Where We Start
dr. π (pi)
♫
enjoy!
.
6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the US the following day. It was his first solo album in twenty
two years since 1984's About Face and twelve years since 1994's Pink Floyd album The Division Bell.
David Gilmour On an Island
The album features Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, David Crosby, Graham Nash, late Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, early Pink Floyd member Bob Klose and Pink Floyd session and touring musician Guy Pratt. Chris Thomas and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera assisted with production. The lyrics were principally written by Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson.
Much of the album was recorded in Gilmour's private studio aboard his houseboat Astoria. The track "Smile" was heard briefly in an unmastered form on the BBC2 show Three Men in a Boat which retraced a trip on the River Thames that passed the houseboat. Other sections were recorded at David's farm in Sussex and Mark Knopfler's British Grove Studios. Orchestrations on the album were arranged by noted Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner and conducted by Robert Ziegler recorded at Abbey Road Studios by Simon Rhodes.
68-year-old guitarist and singer from Pink Floyd David Gilmour has spoken of his pride that wife and muse Polly Samson is now being recognised for her role as band lyricist. He said Samson’s importance to the band after the departure of Roger Waters had long been underestimated despite the lyrics she wrote for the 1993 Division Bell album.
David Gilmour & Polly Samson On an Island
Unused recordings from those sessions form the basis of his 15th and final album, The Endless River - which again has words by Samson. https://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/755404.html
Click to view1. Castellorizon
2. island On an Island
3. The Blue
4. smile Take a Breath
5. red sky Red Sky At Night.
6. heaven This Heaven.
7. Then I Close My Eyes
8. smile Smile
9. A Pocketful of Stones
10. Where We Start
dr. π (pi)
♫
enjoy!
.