On the Turning Away
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"On the Turning Away" | ||||
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Single by Pink Floyd | ||||
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason | ||||
B-side | "Run Like Hell" (live version) | |||
Released | 7 December 1987[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1986 – August 1987 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 5:42 (album version) 4:43 (single edit) | |||
Label | EMI (UK) Columbia (US) | |||
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Pink Floyd singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"On The Turning Away" on YouTube |
"On the Turning Away" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.[2][3] The song was a staple of live shows from the 1987–89 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason and was one of the songs in rotation during the 1994 tour in support of The Division Bell. The song was resurrected by David Gilmour on his 2006 On an Island Tour for one night only. Live recordings exist on Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) and Live in Gdańsk (2008).
Music and lyrics
The song has often been described as a
It has also been noted for being one of Pink Floyd's rhythmically most complex songs, constantly alternating between various time signatures.[6] Some reviewers have described it as Celtic sounding.
Release
Released as the second single from the album, it reached number one on the Billboard
Song charted at 47 in the Netherlands,[9] and 34 in New Zealand [10]
Video
The
Personnel
Studio
Additional musicians:[13]
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Live Personnel 1987–1994
Additional musicians:
David Gilmour Live 2006
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Covers
Richie Havens performed the song live (as the encore) during his 1998 tour.[14] Progressive metal band Oceans of Slumber covered the song on their 2015 EP, Blue.[15]
References
- ^ "UK promo disc with release date". Discogs.
- ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
- ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
- ^ "Pink Floyd and Company - David Gilmour Interview". pfco.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ISBN 978-0-7528-9335-8.
- ^ Brückner, Dominik. "Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason: Review". babyblaue-seiten.de. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay - On the Turning Away". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "On the Turning Away". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "On the Turning Away". dutchchars.nl. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "On the Turning Away". charts.nz. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. December 19, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ISBN 978-0316439244.
- ISBN 978-1-78097-651-8.
- ^ "Richie Havens Setlist – Oct 11 1998 at F.C. Smith Auditorium, Loyola College, Montreal, QC, Canada". www.setlist.fm. September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "On the Turning Away, by Oceans of Slumber".