On November 30, 1979, “Harvest” label released “The Wall”, the eleventh Pink Floyd studio album. This was the last studio album released with the lineup of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. Richard Wright left the band after the release of the album. It was recorded from December 1978 till November 1979, at the “Britannia Row”, “Super Bear Studio”, “Studio Miraval” in France, “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York, and at the “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters. The album featured band’s only number one single “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2”, and became one of the best selling albums of 1980. By 1999 “The Wall” sold in more than 23 million copies worldwide. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “The Wall” at number 87 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Roger Waters- vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, synthesizers, sound effects, design
- David Gilmour- vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, synthesizers
- Nick Mason- drums, percussion
- Richard Wright- piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesizers, bass pedals
- Children of Islington Green School– vocals
- Bob Ezrin– piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers, reed organ, backing vocals
- James Guthrie– percussion, synthesizer, sound effects
- Jeff Porcaro– drums
- Joe Porcaro, Blue Ocean & 34 other – snare drums
- Lee Ritenour– guitars
- Joe (Ron) di Blasi – classical guitar
- Fred Mandel– Hammond organ
- Bobbye Hall– congas, bongos
- Frank Marrocco– concertina
- Larry Williams – clarinet
- Trevor Veitch – mandolin
- New York Orchestra – orchestra
- New York Opera – choral vocals
- Unnamed children’s choir from New York – children’s choral vocals
- “Vicki & Clare” – backing vocals
- Bruce Johnston– backing vocals
- Toni Tennille– backing vocals
- Joe Chemay – backing vocals
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Stan Farber – backing vocals
- Jim Haas– backing vocals
- Harry Waters– child’s voice
- Chris Fitzmorris – male telephone voice
- Trudy Young – voice of the groupie
- Phil Taylor – sound effects
- Bob Ezrin – orchestral arrangements
- Michael Kamen– orchestral arrangements
- Gerald Scarfe – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Roger Waters, except where noted.
- In the Flash
- The Thin Ice – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Another Brick in the Wall (part 1)
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Mother – David Gilmour and Roger Waters
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Empty Spaces
- Young Lust – Roger Waters and David Gilmour
- One of My Turns
- Don’t Leave Me Now
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)
- Goodbye Cruel World
- Hey You
- Is There Anybody Out There
- Nobody Home
- Vera
- Bring the Boys Back Home
- Comfortably Numb
- The Show Must Go On
- In the Flesh
- Run Like Hell – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Waiting for Worms
- Stop
- The Trial – Roger Waters, Bob Ezrin
- Outside the Wall
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