The Division Bell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the Pink Floyd album. For the bell rung in the United Kingdoms Houses of Parliament, see Division bell. The Division Bell Pink Floyd - Division Bell.jpg One of various covers for the album[1] Studio album by Pink Floyd Released 28 March 1994 Recorded January–December 1993 Studio Britannia Row, Astoria, Abbey Road, and Metropolis in London The Creek Genre Progressive rock[2] Length 66:23 (CD & 2014 LP) 58:47 (1994 LP) Label EMI Producer Bob EzrinDavid Gilmour Pink Floyd chronology Shine On (1992) The Division Bell (1994) Pulse (1995) Singles from The Division Bell "Take It Back" Released: 16 May 1994 "High Hopes" / "Keep Talking" Released: 17 October 1994 The Division Bell is the fourteenth album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 28 March 1994 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 4 April by Columbia Records in the United States.
The second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, The Division Bell was written mostly by guitarist and singer David Gilmour and keyboardist Richard Wright. It features Wright's first lead vocal on a Pink Floyd album since The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). Gilmour's fiancée, novelist Polly Samson, co-wrote many of the lyrics, which deal with themes of communication. It was the last Pink Floyd studio album recorded with Wright, who died in 2008.
Recording took place in locations including the band's Britannia Row Studios and Gilmour's houseboat, Astoria. The production team included longtime Pink Floyd collaborators such as producer Bob Ezrin, engineer Andy Jackson, saxophonist Dick Parry, and bassist Guy Pratt.
The Division Bell received mixed reviews, but reached number one in more than 10 countries, including the UK and the US. It was certified double platinum in the US the year it was released, and triple platinum in 1999. It was followed by a tour of the US and Europe. Some of the unused material from the Division Bell sessions became part of Pink Floyd's compilation, The Endless River (2014); some material was also released in The Later Years box set (2019). Track listing Original release No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Cluster One" Richard WrightGilmour 5:56 2. "What Do You Want from Me" GilmourPolly Samson GilmourWright 4:22 3. "Poles Apart" GilmourSamsonNick Laird-Clowes Gilmour 7:03 4. "Marooned" (Instrumental) WrightGilmour 5:30 5. "A Great Day for Freedom" GilmourSamson Gilmour 4:16 6. "Wearing the Inside Out" Anthony Moore Wright 6:49 7. "Take It Back" GilmourSamsonLaird-Clowes GilmourBob Ezrin 6:12 8. "Coming Back to Life" Gilmour Gilmour 6:19 9. "Keep Talking" GilmourSamson GilmourWright 6:11 10. "Lost for Words" GilmourSamson Gilmour 5:15 11. "High Hopes" GilmourSamson Gilmour 8:31 Total length: 66:23 General Complete name : Pink Floyd\The Division Bell\11 High Hopes.wma Format : Windows Media File size : 7.86 MiB Duration : 8 min 32 s Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 129 kb/s Maximum Overall bit rate : 129 kb/s Album : The Division Bell Track name : High Hopes Track name/Position : 11 Performer : Pink Floyd Composer : David Gilmour Publisher : EMI Music Distribution Genre : Rock Recorded date : 1994 Encoded date : UTC 2009-05-10 20:39:26 PeakValue : 32673 AverageLevel : 5499 Provider : AMG WM/ProviderRating : 4 WM/ProviderStyle : Pop/Rock MediaFoundationVersion : 2.112
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