A Momentary Lapse of Reason

A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by Pink Floyd, the band's first release after the departure of Roger Waters from the band in 1985. The album reached #3 on both the U.S. and UK charts. It was released in the UK and the rest of Europe on EMI and on Columbia Records for the rest of the world.

Quotes

 Track listing 
All lead vocals performed by David Gilmour except where noted.

"Signs of Life" (instrumental, spoken word by Nick Mason) (David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin) – 4:24
"Learning to Fly" (Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Ezrin, Jon Carin) – 4:53
"The Dogs of War" (Gilmour, Moore) – 6:05
"One Slip" (Gilmour, Phil Manzanera) – 5:10
"On the Turning Away" (Gilmour, Moore) – 5:42
"Yet Another Movie" (Gilmour, Patrick Leonard) / "Round and Around" (Gilmour) – 7:28
"A New Machine (Part 1)" (Gilmour) – 1:46
"Terminal Frost" (Gilmour) – 6:17
"A New Machine (Part 2)" (Gilmour) – 0:38
"Sorrow" (Gilmour) – 8:46

Personnel
Pink Floyd
David Gilmour – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sequencers
Nick Mason – drums, percussion, drum machine, sound effects

Additional musicians
Richard Wright – keyboards, backing vocals
Carmine Appice – drums
Sarah Nean Bruce – spherical sound
Ken Caillat – spherical sound
Jon Carin – keyboards
Bob Ezrin – keyboards, percussion, sequencers
Donnie Gerrard – backing vocals
John Helliwell – saxophone (mistakenly credited as "John Halliwell")
Tom Jones – spherical sound
Jim Keltner – drums
Darlene Koldenhaven – backing vocals
Michael Landau – backing guitar
Patrick Leonard – synthesizers
Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
Scott Page – tenor saxophone
Bill Payne – Hammond organ
Tom Scott – alto and soprano saxophones
Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
Carmen Twillie – backing vocals

Production
Andrew Jackson – sound effects
Mastering Lab – mastering
Precision Lacquer – mastering
Phil Taylor – technical and musical instrument supervision

References

Category:Pink Floyd albums
Category:1987 albums