On March 5, 1984, “Harvest” label released “About Face”, the second David Gilmour studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Pathé Marconi” in Paris, “Abbey Road” in London, and was Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour.
Personnel:
- David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitar, bass
- Ian Kewley – Hammond organ, piano
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
- Bob Ezrin – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
- Steve Winwood – piano, Hammond organ
- Anne Dudley – synthesizer
- Jon Lord – synthesizer
- Steve Rance – Fairlight CMI programming
- Kick Horns – brass
- Luís Jardim – percussion
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Roy Harper – backing vocals
- Sam Brown – backing vocals
- Vicki Brown – backing vocals
- Mickey Feat – backing vocals
- The National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements
- Andy Jackson – engineer
- Kit Woolven – engineer
- Eric Tomlinson – orchestration recorder
- James Guthrie – mixing, remastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Storm Thorgerson (credited as STd) – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by David Gilmour, except where noted, all music by David Gilmour.
- Until We Sleep
- Murder
- Love on the Air – Pete Townshend
- Blue Loght
- Out of the Blue
- All Lovers are Deranged – Pete Townshend
- You Know I’m Right
- Cruise
- Let’s Get Metaphysical
- Near the End
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