The Wall
Appearance
| The Wall | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | July 1978 – November 1979 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 81:09 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Harvest Records/EMI Records (UK) Columbia Records (US) Capitol Records (US reissue) | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters | |||
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The Wall is the eleventh album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is a concept album that tells the story of Pink, a depressed rock star that uses his past traumas to build a mental wall of isolation to separate himself from the rest of the world. The album was made into a movie in 1982, and is one of the best selling albums of all time.[1]
Track listing
[change | change source]All tracks are written by Roger Waters, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Flesh?" | Waters | 3:19 |
| 2. | "The Thin Ice" | Gilmour, Waters | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Another Brick in the Wall Part 1" | Waters | 3:21 |
| 4. | "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" | Waters | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" | Gilmour, Waters | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Mother" | Waters, Gilmour | 5:36 |
| No. | Title | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goodbye Blue Sky" | Gilmour | 2:45 | |
| 2. | "Empty Spaces" | Waters | 2:10 | |
| 3. | "Young Lust" | Waters, Gilmour | Gilmour | 3:25 |
| 4. | "One of My Turns" | Waters | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "Don't Leave Me Now" | Waters | 4:16 | |
| 6. | "Another Brick in the Wall Part 3" | Waters | 1:14 | |
| 7. | "Goodbye Cruel World" | Waters | 1:13 |
| No. | Title | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey You" | Gilmour, Waters | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Is There Anybody Out There?" | Waters | 2:44 | |
| 3. | "Nobody Home" | Waters | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Vera" | Waters | 1:35 | |
| 5. | "Bring the Boys Back Home" | Waters | 1:21 | |
| 6. | "Comfortably Numb" | Gilmour, Waters | Waters, Gilmour | 6:24 |
| No. | Title | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Show Must Go On" | Gilmour | 1:36 | |
| 2. | "In the Flesh" | Waters | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "Run Like Hell" | Gilmour, Waters | Gilmour, Waters | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Waiting for the Worms" | Waters, Gilmour | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Stop" | Waters | 0:30 | |
| 6. | "The Trial" | Waters, Ezrin | Waters | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Outside the Wall" | Waters | 1:41 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ewingpublished, Jerry (2018-09-03). "Pink Floyd's The Wall: The secrets behind 1980's best-selling album". louder. Retrieved 2025-03-03.