David Gilmour - About Face (1984)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Until We Sleep" 5:15
2. "Murder" 4:59
3. "Love on the Air" 4:19
4. "Blue Light" 4:35
5. "Out of the Blue" 3:35
Side two
6. "All Lovers Are Deranged" 3:14
7. "You Know I'm Right" 5:06
8. "Cruise" 4:40
9. "Let's Get Metaphysical" Instrumental 4:09
10. "Near the End" 5:36
Total length: 45:18
David Gilmour Band Members / Musicians
David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitar, bass, production
Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Pino Palladino – bass
Ian Kewley – Hammond organ, piano (except for "Blue Light" sessions)
Steve Winwood – Hammond organ on "Blue Light", piano on "Love on the Air"
Anne Dudley – synthesisers
Jon Lord – synthesisers
Bob Ezrin – keyboards, orchestral arrangement, production
Steve Rance – Fairlight CMI programming
The 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 arrangement
Andrew Jackson – engineer
Kit Woolven – engineer
James Guthrie – mix engineer; remastering
Eric Tomlinson – orchestration recorder
Doug Sax – mastering engineer
Mike Reese – mastering engineer
Storm Thorgerson (credited as STd (Storm Thorgerson Design)) – cover design
About Face is the 2nd solo studio album by the English singer and musician David Gilmour. It was 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 #21 on UK Albums Chart and #32 on the US Billboard 200. Two singles were released: "Blue Light" peaked at #62 in the United States, while "Love on the Air" failed to chart. The album 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.
