Artist: David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) Label: Capitol Orig. Released: March 7, 2006 Catalog No.: LPCAPI556951 Condition: New Format: LP (2.5) Retail Price: $ 26.99 (1 available) Quantity: add to cart

Description Double Gatefold with Foldout Poster"... the third solo album by David Gilmour, best known as a lead vocalist and guitarist for Pink Floyd. It was released in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the U.S. the following day. It is Gilmour's first new solo album in 22 years. The song "Castellorizon" received a Grammy Award nomination for best rock instrumental. The album has achieved platinum status in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies in the first month of its release, and sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Notable appearances include Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, David Crosby and Graham Nash, as well as original Pink Floyd member Richard Wright and a member of an early incarnation of Pink Floyd, Bob Klose. Guy Pratt, who has done studio work and toured with Pink Floyd, also appears. Chris Thomas and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera assisted with production. 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. Orchestrations on the album were arranged by noted Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner and conducted by Robert Ziegler On an Island entered the UK charts at #1, giving Gilmour his first ever chart-topping album outside of Pink Floyd. It reached #1 on the Billboard European Chart, and #2 in Canada, Portugal and Iceland. It has also provided Gilmour with his first U.S. Top 10 album, reaching #6. Read more at Wikipedia about this album or artist ... This description is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Any changes made to the Wikipedia article will not be immediately reflected here.

Track Titles 1. "Castellorizon" (Gilmour) – 3:54 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitar, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner. * Based on a night he spent on Kastellórizo. 2. "On An Island" (Gilmour/Samson) – 6:47 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, electric piano and percussion, David Crosby, Graham Nash on vocals, Guy Pratt on bass guitar, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner, Rick Wright on Hammond Organ, Rado Klose on guitar and Andy Newmark on drums. 3. "The Blue" (Gilmour/Samson) – 5:26 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, percussion, piano, Rado Klose on guitar, Andy Newmark on drums, Jools Holland, Polly Samson on piano, Chris Stainton on Hammond Organ and Rick Wright on vocals. 4. "Take a Breath" (Gilmour/Samson) – 5:46 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, Phil Manzanera on keyboard, Guy Pratt on bass guitar, Leszek Mozdzer on piano, Ged Lynch on drums, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Caroline Dale on cello. 5. "Red Sky at Night" (Gilmour) – 2:51 * Featuring David Gilmour on saxophone and lap steel guitars, Chris Laurence on double bass, Caroline Dale on cello, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Ilan Eshkeri on programming. 6. "This Heaven" (Gilmour/Samson) – 4:24 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, Phil Manzanera on keyboard, Andy Newmark on drums, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner and Georgie Fame on Hammond organ. 7. "Then I Close My Eyes" (Gilmour) – 5:26 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, cümbüş, bass harmonica, BJ Cole on dobro guitar, Robert Wyatt on cornet, percussion, vocals, Phil Manzanera on keyboard, Andy Newmark on percussion, Orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner, Caroline Dale on cello and Alasdair Malloy on glass harmonica. 8. "Smile" (Gilmour/Samson) – 4:03 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, percussion, Hammond Organ, bass guitar, Polly Samson on vocals, Willie Wilson on drums and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner. 9. "A Pocketful of Stones" (Gilmour/Samson) – 6:17 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, Hammond Organ, piano, bass, percussion, Leszek Mozdzer on piano, Lucy Wakeford on harp, Alasdair Malloy on glass harmonica, Chris Thomas on keyboard, Chris Laurence on double bass, Ilan Eshkeri on programming and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner. 10. "Where We Start" (Gilmour) – 6:45 * Featuring David Gilmour on guitars, vocals, bass guitar, percussion, Hammond organ, Andy Newmark on drums and orchestrations by Zbigniew Preisner.

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