Love on the Air
"Love on the Air" | ||||
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Single by David Gilmour | ||||
from the album About Face | ||||
B-side | "Let's Get Metaphysical" | |||
Released | 24 April 1984 (1984-04-24) | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Studio | Pathé Marconi Studio (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 4:19 | |||
Label | Harvest | |||
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David Gilmour singles chronology | ||||
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"Love on the Air" is a song by Pink Floyd's guitarist, David Gilmour. The track was released as the second single from his second solo studio album About Face (1984).[1]
The lyrics to the track were written by the Who's main songwriter Pete Townshend, and the music was by Gilmour himself.[1] The lyrics for the track were written within a day, after Gilmour had asked for Townshend's help.[2] Townshend had also written the lyrics to another track from About Face, "All Lovers are Deranged".[1]
The single was only released in the UK, but sales were poor, despite the single also being available as a 7" picture disc.
Gilmour performed the track live on his 1984 tour, and in 1985 as a member of Townshend's supergroup, Deep End,[1] a recording of which was released on Townshend's live album Live: Brixton Academy '85 (2004).
References
- ^ a b c d Miles, Barry; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd the visual documentary (Updated ed.). Omnibus. ISBN 0711941092.
- ^ Perna, Alan di (2012). Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781480329706..
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- "Love on the Air" at Discogs (list of releases)
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