“On An Island” by David Gilmour

The title track of On an Island finds Pink Floyd's David Gilmour in no hurry at all. The album came out in Britain on his 60th birthday in 2006, 22 years after his previous solo record, About Face, and much of it was made in the studio aboard Astoria, his houseboat.

The guest list tells half the story. David Crosby and Graham Nash sing backing vocals behind Gilmour's lead, Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright adds Hammond organ, and Floyd touring musician Guy Pratt plays bass, with Andy Newmark on drums and Rado Klose on guitar. Gilmour plays guitar, Rhodes and percussion himself, wrote the music and shares the words with his wife, the writer Polly Samson. Chris Thomas plays keyboards and produced it with Gilmour and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, and Andy Jackson recorded it with Gilmour.

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