1987 Pink Floyd – On The Turning Away (US:#81 UK:#50)
“On The Turning Away” is a song from Pink Floyd‘s 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The song was a staple of live shows from the 1987–89 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason and was one of the songs in rotation during the 1994 tour in support of The Division Bell. The song was resurrected by David Gilmour on his 2006 On an Island Tour for one night only. Live recordings exist on Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) and Live in Gdańsk (2008).
Released as the second single from the album, it reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in early 1988. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. Song charted at 47 in the Netherlands, and 34 in New Zealand
Album
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in the UK on 7 September 1987 by EMI and the following day in the US on Columbia. It was recorded primarily on guitarist David Gilmour’s converted houseboat, Astoria. A Momentary Lapse of Reason was the first Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger […]
Muscians
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | David Gilmour |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Gilmour |
| Hammond Organ | Richard Wright |
| Synthesizer | Jon Carin |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Koldenhoven |
| Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
| Background Vocals | Phyllis St. James |
| Background Vocals | Richard Wright |
| Vocals | David Gilmour |
Produced By
Bob Ezrin
David Gilmour
Songwriters
Anthony Moore
David Gilmour
Charts
US:#81
UK:#55