On March 6, 2006, “EMI” label released “On an Island”, the third David Gilmour solo album. It was recorded 2001 – 2005, and was produced by David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera and Chris Thomas.
Personnel:
- David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitars, lap steel guitars, electric piano, percussion, bass guitar, piano, alto saxophone, cümbüş, bass harmonica, Hammond organ
- Richard Wright- lead vocals, Hammond organ
- Chris Stainton- Hammond organ
- Georgie Fame- Hammond organ
- Paul “Wix” Wickens- Hammond organ
- Chris Thomas- keyboards
- Jools Holland- piano
- Polly Samson- piano, backing vocals
- Leszek Możdżer- piano
- BJ Cole- Weissenborn guitar
- Phil Manzanera- guitar
- Rado Klose- guitar
- Chris Laurence- double bass
- Guy Pratt- bass guitar
- Andy Newmark- drums, percussion
- Ged Lynch- drums
- Willie Wilson- drums
- Robert Wyatt- cornet, percussion, vocals
- David Crosby- vocals
- Graham Nash- vocals
- Caroline Dale- cello
- Alasdair Malloy – glass harmonica
- Lucy Wakeford – harp
- Ilan Eshkeri- programming
- Zbigniew Preisner- orchestration
Track listing:
- Castellorizon – David Gilmour
- On an Island – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- The Blue – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Take a Breath – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Red Sky at Night – David Gilmour
- This Heaven – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Then I Close My Eyes – David Gilmour
- Smile – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- A Pocketful of Stones – David Gilmour, Polly Samson
- Where We Start – David Gilmour
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