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David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley (synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn't attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and "Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of Gilmour's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda. About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
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Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pete Townshend, Composer, Lyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pete Townshend, Composer, Lyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jeff Porcaro, Drums, Percussion - Ian Kewley, Piano - D. Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist - Roddy Lorimer, Horn - Tim Sanders, Horn - Vicki Brown, Vocal - Mickey Feat, Vocal - Bob Ezrin, Producer, Keyboards - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano - David Gilmour, Producer, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Lord, Synthesizer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Anne Dudley, Synthesizer - Louis Jardin, Percussion - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Roy Harper, Vocal - Barbara Snow , Horn - David Gilmour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Brown, Vocal - Simon Clerk, Horn
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley (synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn't attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and "Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of Gilmour's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda. About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:45
- Main artists: David Gilmour
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1984 David Gilmour Music Ltd. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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