David Gilmour - About Face (1984) {2020, Japanese Blu-Spec CD2, Remastered} CD-Rip
Artist: David Gilmour
Title: About Face
Year Of Release: 1984 / 2020
Label: Sony Records Int'l #SICP 31246
Genre: Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:45:53
Total Size: 296 / 117 Mb (Covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
About Face is the second solo studio album by English singer and musician David Gilmour, released on 5 March 1984 by Harvest in the UK and Columbia in the United States, a day before Gilmour's 38th birthday. Co-produced by Bob Ezrin and Gilmour, the album was recorded in 1983 at Pathé Marconi Studio, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The lyrics of two tracks, "All Lovers Are Deranged" and "Love on the Air", were written by Pete Townshend of the Who. Townshend's version of "All Lovers Are Deranged" appears on his solo album Scoop 3. The album received positive reviews and peaked at number 21 on UK Albums Chart and number 32 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.[3] Two singles were released: "Blue Light" peaked at number 62 in the United States, while "Love on the Air" failed to chart. Like Gilmour's self-titled debut solo album, About Face was certified gold by the RIAA. A remastered reissued CD was released in 2006 on EMI in Europe and Columbia for the rest of the world.Title: About Face
Year Of Release: 1984 / 2020
Label: Sony Records Int'l #SICP 31246
Genre: Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:45:53
Total Size: 296 / 117 Mb (Covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
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, All Music
Track List:
01. Until We Sleep [0:05:19.23]
02. Murder [0:04:59.28]
03. Love On The Air [0:04:20.20]
04. Blue Light [0:04:35.62]
05. Out Of The Blue [0:03:37.44]
06. All Lovers Are Deranged [0:03:15.21]
07. You Know I'm Right [0:05:05.64]
08. Cruise [0:04:39.69]
09. Let's Get Metaphysical [0:04:09.31]
10. Near The End [0:05:50.59]
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