Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd
Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd | |
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Studio album arranged by Jaz Coleman and performed by | |
Released | October 10, 1995 |
Genre | Classical music |
Length | 72:08 |
Label | Philips |
Producer | Martin Glover |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd is an instrumental album of Pink Floyd songs. The album was arranged by Jaz Coleman, produced by Youth and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes.
The album cover was painted by Roger Dean who is known for his organic paintings. He also designed albums for Asia, Uriah Heep, and Yes.
The album, which features six songs taken from The Dark Side of the Moon released in 1973 and three from The Wall released in 1979, peaked at number one in the Billboard Magazine Top Classical Crossover Albums chart.[2]
Track listing
[edit]Since the songs are performed by an orchestra, they are somewhat different from the original. They were, however, composed by the original artist, and all of the songs are arranged by Jaz Coleman.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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1. | "Time" | David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright | The Dark Side of the Moon | 8:13 |
2. | "Brain Damage" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 5:14 |
3. | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | Waters | The Wall | 8:28 |
4. | "Comfortably Numb" | Gilmour, Waters | The Wall | 5:27 |
5. | "Breathe" | Gilmour, Waters, Wright | The Dark Side of the Moon | 4:04 |
6. | "Money" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 6:46 |
7. | "The Great Gig in the Sky" | Wright, Clare Torry | The Dark Side of the Moon | 5:11 |
8. | "Nobody Home" | Waters | The Wall | 6:26 |
9. | "Us and Them" | Wright, Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 11:38 |
10. | "Time" (The Old Tree with Winding Roots Behind the Lake of Dreams Mix) | Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Mason | New mix; previously unreleased | 10:43 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd". Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums. AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Pink Floyd Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2007.