About Face

by David Gilmour

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	09/12/2006
Label:	Legacy / Columbia/Legacy
UPC:	0828768151723
Rank:	37794

Tracks

1. Until We Sleep
2. Murder
3. Love on the Air
4. Blue Light
5. Out of the Blue
6. All Lovers Are Deranged
7. You Know I'm Right
8. Cruise
9. Let's Get Metaphysical
10. Near the End

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Gilmour   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
London Symphony Orchestra   Guest Artist
The Kick Horns   Guest Artist,Horn
Steve Winwood   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Jon Lord   Guest Artist,Synthesizer
Ian Kewley   Piano,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Louis Jardine   Percussion
Rob Ezrin   Keyboards
Ray Harper   Vocals
Simon Clerk   Horn
Steve Rance   Fairlight,Keyboards
Mickey Feat   Vocals
Ray Cooper   Percussion
Luis Jardim   Percussion
Barbara Snow   Horn
Bob Ezrin   Keyboards
Roddy Lorimer   Horn
Jeff Porcaro   Drums,Percussion
Pino Palladino   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Roy Harper   Vocals
Vicki Brown   Vocals
Tim Sanders   Horn
Anne Dudley   Synthesizer
Sam Brown   Vocals
Simon Clarke   Horn
Andrew Clark   Horn
National Philharmonic Orchestra   Strings

Technical Credits

National Philharmonic Orchestra   Performer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Robert Hrycyna   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mark Frank   Assistant Engineer,Assistant
Andrew Jackson & The Cyc Choir   Engineer
Joel Plante   Mastering,Reissue Mastering
Ollie Fitzjones   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Bob Finn   Producer
Jill Gurmanovsky   Photography
Bob Ezrin   Orchestral Arrangements,Arranger,Producer
Bob Parr   Mixing Assistant
Kit Woolven   Engineer
The Kick Horns   Performer
James Guthrie   Mixing,Mastering,Reissue Mastering
Barbara Snow   Performer
Kevin Whyte   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Simon Sullivan   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jill Furmanovsky   Photography
Steve Rance   Programming
Phil Taylor   Equipment Technician
Steve O'Rourke   Management
Roddy Lorimer   Performer
Eric Tomlinson   Engineer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Mike Reese   Mastering
Michael Kamen   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Tim Sanders   Performer
David Gilmour   Composer,Producer
Rob Carter   Design,Art Direction,Reissue Design,Reissue Art Director
Andrew Jackson   Engineer
Andrew Clark   Performer