A Momentary Lapse of Reason
by Pink Floyd
- Type: Album
- Released: 7 September 1987
- Label: EMI Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 50:59
- Community rating: 3.36/5 from 19 ratings
Artists on this release: Tony Levin, Scott Page, Darlene Koldenhoven, Michael Landau, Tom Scott, Carmine Appice, Phyllis St. James, Carmen Twillie, Jon Carin, Anthony Moore, John Helliwell, Steve Forman, Richard Wright, Jim Keltner, Phil Manzanera, Donny Gerrard, David Gilmour, Patrick Leonard
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The first Pink Floyd album released after the departure of Roger Waters, 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' is a David Gilmour-led project that embraces the sound of the 1980s. The record moves away from the narrative-heavy concept albums of the past, focusing instead on polished, atmospheric art rock with a strong AOR sensibility. While controversial among some fans, the album was a commercial success, defined by Gilmour's soaring guitar solos and a grand, stadium-ready production.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, polished, arena rock, progressive
Tracklist
- Signs of Life (4:21)
- Learning to Fly (4:52)
- The Dogs of War (6:03)
- One Slip (5:08)
- On the Turning Away (5:41)
- Yet Another Movie (6:12)
- Round and Around (1:13)
- A New Machine, Pt. 1 (1:45)
- Terminal Frost (6:15)
- A New Machine, Pt. 2 (0:39)
- Sorrow (8:44)
Credits
- Pink Floyd - primary artist
- Tom Scott - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Storm Thorgerson - art direction, design concept [front cover]
- Mekon - artwork
- Carmen Twillie - backing vocals
- Darlene Koldenhoven - backing vocals
- Donny Gerrard - backing vocals
- Phyllis St. James - backing vocals
- Tony Levin - bass guitar, chapman stick [stick]
- Nexus - design concept [front cover]
- Carmine Appice - drums
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Andy Jackson - effects [additional sound effects], engineer [recording and mixing]
- Nick Mason - electronic drums [electric drums], drums [acoustic drums], effects [sound effects]
- Jeff Demorris - engineer [recording and mixing assistant]
- Marc Desisto - engineer [recording and mixing assistant]
- Robert Hrycyna - engineer [recording and mixing assistant]
- Stan Katayama - engineer [recording and mixing assistant]
- Andrew Ellis - graphic design
- Icon - graphic design
- Michael Landau - guitar
- David Gilmour - guitar, vocals, keyboards, sequencer [sequencers], producer, written-by
- Jon Carin - keyboards, written-by
- Bob Ezrin - keyboards, percussion, sequencer [sequencers], producer, written-by
- EMKA Productions - management
- Steve O'Rourke - management
- James Guthrie - mixed by [additional re-mixing]
- Bill Payne - organ [hammond]
- Steve Forman - percussion
- Robert Dowling - photography by
- Robert Mort - photography by [additional]
- David Bailey - photography by [portrait]
- Richard Wright - piano, vocals, electric piano [kurzweil], organ [hammond]
- Lance Williams - production manager [production]
- Richard Shaw - production manager [production]
- Guy Charbonneau - recorded by [spherical sound]
- John Helliwell - saxophone
- Ken Caillat - sounds [spherical sound by]
- Sarah Bruce - sounds [spherical sound by]
- Tom Jones - sounds [spherical sound by]
- Patrick Leonard - synthesizer, written-by
- Phil Taylor - technician [general technical & musical instrument supervision]
- Scott Page - tenor saxophone
- Anthony Moore - written-by
- Phil Manzanera - written-by