Broken China

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Broken China is a prog rock solo album by Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright. It documents his wife's battle with depression, and is very much like a classic Pink Floyd concept album in its structure and overall feel. Two songs, "Reaching for the Rail" and "Breakthrough" feature Sinéad O'Connor on lead vocals, with Wright singing elsewhere. The album was recorded in the Wrights' personal studio in France.

On the DVD David Gilmour in Concert, a guest appearance is made by Wright, who sings "Breakthrough" accompanied by David Gilmour and his band.

The packaging has artwork by Pink Floyd's regular designer, Storm Thorgerson, in his familiar style.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Breaking Water" (Wright/Anthony Moore) – 2:28
2. "Night of a Thousand Furry Toys" (Wright/Moore) – 4:22
3. "Hidden Fear" (Wright/Gerry Gordon) – 3:28
4. "Runaway" (Moore) – 4:00
5. "Unfair Ground" (Wright) – 2:21
6. "Satellite" (Wright) – 4:06
7. "Woman of Custom" (Moore) – 3:44
8. "Interlude" (Wright) – 1:16
9. "Black Cloud" (Wright) – 3:19
10. "Far from the Harbour Wall" (Wright/Moore) – 6:19
11. "Drowning" (Wright) – 1:38
12. "Reaching for the Rail" (Wright/Moore) – 6:30
13. "Blue Room in Venice" (Wright/Gordon) – 2:47
14. "Sweet July" (Wright) – 4:13
15. "Along the Shoreline" (Wright/Moore) – 4:36
16. "Breakthrough" (Wright/Moore) – 4:19

[edit] Remix Singles

[edit] Instrumental Remix Tracks from the "Broken China" (UK promo by The Orb)

1. "Night of a Thousand Furry Toys" (Inverted Gravy Mix, an Instrumental remix by William Orbit with Matt Ducasse.) – 8:31
2. "Runaway" (Anthony Moore) (R. Wright's lemonade mix) – 7:04
3. "Runaway" (Anthony Moore) (Leggit Dub) – 7:01

[edit] "Runaway" (remixes by The Orb)

Extended "Runaway" remixes, almost the double in length, exist and can be found on two "The Orb Remix Project" compilations:

1. "Runaway" (Anthony Moore) (R. Wrights Leggit Mix) - 13:42 on "Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Part 2" - Ultra Records 2001 (USA).
2. "Runaway" (Anthony Moore) (Leggit Dub) - 13:38 on "Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Part 2" - Deviant Records 2002 (UK).

Both remixes are the same, due to copyrights reasons these compilations have different tracks on the UK and USA versions. "Runaway" appears on both.

[edit] Personnel

• Richard Wright – Keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizer, vocals
• Tim Renwick – Guitars
• Dominic Miller – Guitars
• Steven Bolton – Guitars
• Pino Palladino – Bass guitar
• Manu Katché – Drums, percussion
• Sian Bell – Cello
• Kate St. John – Oboe, English Horn, Cor Anglais
• Maz Palladino – Backing vocals
• Sinéad O'Connor – Vocals
• Jason Reddy: Computers
• Anthony Moore – Arrangements

[edit] External links

EMI Official website