On to Iceland

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On to Iceland
Studio album by David Gilmour

Publication
(s)

March 6, 2006

Label (s) EMI Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Progressive rock, art rock , blues rock

Title (number)

10

running time

51:36

occupation see title list

production

David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera , Chris Thomas

Studio (s)

Astoria ; British Grove Studios (England)

chronology
About Face
(1984) 		On to Iceland Live in Gdansk
(2008)

On to Iceland (English for. " On an island ") is the third solo album by British musician David Gilmour , the guitarist , singer , composer and songwriter of the rock band Pink Floyd . It was published on March 6, 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, in England and Germany, and a day later in the USA . Gilmour had released a solo album again after 22 years.

background

Various interpreters contributed to the creation of the album. Mention should be made of Jools Holland (on "The Blue"), David Crosby and Graham Nash (backing vocals) as well as Pink Floyd member and keyboardist Richard Wright . Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music supported the production.

Most of the album was recorded at Gilmour's Studio Astoria . The track "Smile" was heard in the documentary Three Men in a Boat before the album was released .

The title "Castellorizon" refers to the Greek island of Kastelorizo . The instrumental was also nominated for a Grammy . The album title On an Island is also inspired by this island. Among other things, he spent a night there, which ultimately led to the song "Remember that night". Gilmour owned a villa on the neighboring island of Rhodes until 2014 .

Special pressings of the album for the US electronic retail chain Best Buy included a bonus CD with the track "On an Island Jam". In Europe this title appeared on the single for "Smile".

In 2006 a second edition of the album with bonus DVD appeared on Gilmour's appearance for AOL Music Sessions with the tracks "On an Island", "This Heaven", "Smile", "Take a Breath", "High Hopes" and "Comfortably" Numb ”can be seen. The DVD also contains a live version of “Astronomy Domine” from Abbey Road Studios from August 2006 and “Take a Breath” from the DVD Remember that Night, which was released in 2007 .

Track list

  1. Castellorizon (David Gilmour) - 3:54
  2. On an Island (David Gilmour, Polly Samson ) - 6:47
  3. The Blue (David Gilmour, Polly Samson) - 5:26
  4. Take a Breath (David Gilmour, Polly Samson) - 5:46
  5. Red Sky at Night (David Gilmour) - 2:51
  6. This Heaven (David Gilmour, Polly Samson) - 4:24
    • David Gilmour (guitar, vocals, bass), Phil Manzanera (keyboard), Andy Newmark (drums), Zbigniew Preisner (orchestration), Georgie Fame (Hammond organ).
  7. Then I Close My Eyes (David Gilmour) - 5:26
  8. Smile (David Gilmour, Polly Samson) - 4:03
    • David Gilmour (guitar, vocals, percussion, Hammond organ, bass), Polly Samson (vocals), Willie Wilson (drums), Zbigniew Preisner (orchestration).
  9. A Pocketful of Stones (David Gilmour, Polly Samson) - 6:17
    • David Gilmour (guitar, vocals, Hammond organ, piano, bass, percussion), Leszek Mozdzer (piano), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Alasdair Malloy glass harmonica, Chris Thomas (keyboard), Chris Laurence (bass), Ilan Eshkeri (programming), Zbigniew Preisner (orchestration).
  10. Where We Start (David Gilmour) - 6:45
    • David Gilmour (guitar, vocals, bass, percussion, Hammond organ), Andy Newmark (drums), Zbigniew Preisner (orchestration).

tour

Richard Wright, Phil Manzanera and Guy Pratt supported Gilmour on the promotional tour for the album. Also on the tour were Dick Parry , who played the saxophone on the Pink Floyd songs " Money ", " Shine On You Crazy Diamond ", "Us and Them" and "Wearing the Inside Out" and Jon Carin, who has been since supported Pink Floyd on tour and in the studio in the 1980s. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason played drums on " Wish You Were Here " and " Comfortably Numb " at a concert in London . However, this is not seen on the DVD as Nick Mason did not want it to be released. David Bowie was on stage with Gilmour on the songs "Comfortably Numb" and " Arnold Layne " . The pieces were later released as a single.

occupation

  • David Gilmour: guitar, vocals, cümbüs, saxophone on "Red Sky at Night"
  • Phil Manzanera: guitar, vocals
  • Guy Pratt: Bass, vocals and guitar on "Then I Close My Eyes"
  • Richard Wright: keyboards, vocals
  • Jon Carin: keyboards, vocals, slide guitar
  • Dick Parry: tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Steve DiStanislao: drums, percussion, vocals

success

In England, On an Island reached number 1 in the charts shortly after its release and gave Gilmour the first number one entry on an album outside of his work with Pink Floyd. The album also reached the top of the charts in Italy, Norway and the Czech Republic. It came in second in Canada, Portugal and Iceland. In the USA it brought Gilmour the first top 10 entry in the US charts, but only for a short time.

In Canada, the CD achieved platinum status for 100,000 records sold. Just one month after publication, over 1,000,000 copies were sold worldwide.

Chart placements

year Charts position
2006 The Billboard 200 6th
2006 Official UK album charts 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ Kastelorizo ​​in David Gilmour's work "Remember That Night" ( Memento from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ [2]

Web links