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David Gilmour
Released 1984

Until We Sleep
05:19
980 plays

Love On The Air
04:20
873 plays

Blue Light
04:35
826 plays

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- 1
- Until We Sleep
- 05:19
- 980 plays

- 2
- Murder
- 04:59
- 1,232 plays

- 3
- Love On The Air
- 04:20
- 873 plays

- 4
- Blue Light
- 04:35
- 826 plays

- 5
- Out Of The Blue
- 03:37
- 638 plays

- 6
- All Lovers Are Deranged
- 03:15
- 636 plays

- 7
- You Know I'm Right
- 05:05
- 245 plays

- 8
- Cruise
- 04:39
- 628 plays

- 9
- Let's Get Metaphysical
- 04:09
- 659 plays

- 10
- Near The End
- 05:50
- 702 plays

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album review

David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley (synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn't attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and "Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of Gilmour's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda. About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end. ~ Tom Demalon, All Music Guide