DAVID GILMOUR. " ABOUT FACE " EMI UK 1984 LP. EX COND.

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 ‎– About Face Label:  ‎– FA 3173 Format: , LP, Album, Stereo 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist A1Until We Sleep5:58A2Murder4:58A3Love On The Air Written-By – * 4:18A4Blue Light4:35A5Out Of The Blue3:36B1All Lovers Are Deranged Written-By –  3:14B2You Know I'm Right5:04B3Cruise4:39B4Let's Get Metaphysical4:09B5Near The End5:43 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Copyright (c) –  Recorded At –  Recorded At –  Published By –  Published By –  Mastered At –  Mixed At –  Made By –  Made By –  Manufactured By –  Distributed By –  Credits Arranged By [Orchestra] –  Bass Guitar –  Design –  Drums, Percussion –  Management –  Mastered By – ,  Mixed By –  Musical Assistance – , , , , *, Organ [Hammond], Piano –  Percussion – *,  Photography By – ,  Piano, Organ –  Producer, Arranged By [Orchestra], Keyboards –  Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Written-By –  Recorded By – ,  Synthesizer – ,  Vocals – *, , ,  Notes Fame Records 4th issue

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AllMusic Review by Tom Demalon 

 released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of . He had released a record on his own in 1978, but  is much more accessible. has a stellar band backing him, including  (drums),  (bass), and  (synthesizer). The songs on  show a pop sensibility that  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 's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker.  wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of 's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by  and concludes with a fierce coda.  is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.