David Gilmour ‎- About Face (1984) [Original US Pressing] {Vinyl Rip 24Bit/96khz}

Gilmour made only 2 alums: about 6 years separate them. On this one, the keyboards are really modernized, despite there is an omnipresent accessible organ sound. Gilmour’s lead vocals are excellent, as always. Some parts are really symphonic (beautiful orchestral arrangements). There are very sustained emotional guitar solos, like on the “Let’s get metaphysical” track. “Blue light” almost has a big band rock style, as reveal the trumpet-like sounds, slightly reminding me the horns arrangements of It Bites’ “Whole New World”. There are some excellent fretless bass parts, and Gilmour’s excellent acoustic rhythmic guitar is omnipresent. A couples of songs were written with the help of Pete Townsend. All the songs are very good.

Review by greenback, progarchives.com

Tracklist:

A1 Until We Sleep
A2 Murder
A3 Love On The Air
A4 Blue Light
A5 Out Of The Blue
B1 All Lovers Are Deranged
B2 You Know I’m Right
B3 Cruise
B4 Let’s Get Metaphysical
B5 Near The End

Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Pathé-Marconi Studios
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Mayfair Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Credits
Arranged By [The National Philharmonic Orchestra Arranged With] – Bob Ezrin
Arranged By [The National Philharmonic Orchestra] – Michael Kamen
Artwork By [Design & Production] – STd
Bass – Pino Palladino (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Drums, Percussion – Jeff Porcaro
Horns [The Kick Horns] – Barbara Snow, Roddy Lorimer, Simon Clerk*, Tim Sanders
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese
Mixed By – James Guthrie
Mixed By [Assistant] – Bob Parr, Ollie Fitzjones
Orchestra – National Philharmonic Orchestra, The*
Percussion – Louis Jardine*, Ray Cooper
Photography – Davies/Starr, Jill Furmanovsky
Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood
Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Ian Kewley
Programmed By [Fairlight] – Steve Rance
Recorded By – Andrew Jackson, Kit Woolven
Recorded By [Assistant] – Kevin Whyte, Mark Frank, Simon Sullivan
Recorded By [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – Robert “Ringo” Hrycyna*
Recorded By [Orchestra] – Eric Tomlinson
Synthesizer – Anne Dudley, Jon Lord
Technician [Equipment] – Phil Taylor (5)
Vocals – Mickey Feat*, Roy Harper, Sam Brown, Vicki Brown
Vocals, Guitar – David Gilmour
Written-By – D. Gilmour*
Notes
Recorded at Pathe-Marconi Studios, Paris.
Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
Mixed at Mayfair Studios, London.
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.