David Gilmour discography

David Gilmour discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Live albums 1
↙Singles 6
↙Video albums 4

The discography of David Gilmour, the lead guitarist of Pink Floyd, consists of three studio albums and six singles.

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1]		 US
[2]		 CAN
[2]		 NZ
[3]		 AUS
[4]		 SWE
[5]		 NOR
[6]		 SWI
[7]		 GER
[8]		 NLD
[9]
David Gilmour
  • Released: 25 May 1978 (UK), 17 June 1978 (US)
  • Label: Harvest (UK), Columbia (US)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
17 29 — 22 – 21 — – — —
About Face
  • Released: 5 March 1984 (UK), 6 March 1984 (US)
  • Label: Harvest (UK), Columbia (US)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, Q8, DL
21 32 — — – 13 10 15 — —
On an Island
  • Released: 6 March 2006
  • Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
1 6 2 2 23 3 1 4 3 3
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1] 		US
[2] 		CAN
[2]		 NZ
[3] 		AUS
[4] 		SWE
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		SWI
[7] 		GER
[8] 		NLD
[9]
Live in Gdańsk
  • Released: 22 September 2008
  • Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
10 26 19 20 30 24 34 14 12 14
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Collaborative albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		US
[2] 		BEL

(FL)
[17]

 BEL

(WA)
[17]

 GRC
[18]		 IRL
[19]		 GER
[8] 		NLD
[9]
Metallic Spheres (with The Orb)
  • Released: 12 October 2010
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
12 73 58 34 21 65 95 40
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1] 		US
[2] 		ESP
[20]		 ITA
[21]		 DNK
[22]
"There's No Way Out of Here" 1978 – — — — — David Gilmour
"Blue Light" 1984 — 62 — — — About Face
"Love on the Air" – — — — —
"On an Island" 2006 — — — — — On an Island
"Smile" 72 — — — —
"Arnold Layne" 19 — 12 2 7 Remember That Night
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Video albums

Title Video details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[23]		 SWE
[24] 		BEL
[25] 		FIN
[26] 		NLD
[27] 		GER
[28] 		JPN
[29]
David Gilmour Live 1984
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: CBS FOX Video Music
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
— — – – — – –
David Gilmour in Concert
  • Released: October 2002 (UK), November 2002 (US)
  • Label: EMI (UK), Capitol Records (US)
  • Formats: DVD
 6 5 – — — – –
Remember That Night
  • Released: 17 September 2007 (UK), 18 September 2007 (US)
  • Label: David Gilmour Music Ltd.
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
17 1 1 4 2 9 46
Live in Gdańsk
  • Released: 22 September 2008
  • Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
  • Formats: DVD
— — — – – — —
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Collaborations and work for other artists

Year Artist Album / Work Ref
1970 Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs[31][32]
Syd BarrettBarrett[31][33]
Ron Geesin and Roger Waters "Give Birth to a Smile" on Music from the Body[31]
1974 Unicorn Blue Pine Trees (producer)[34][35][31]
1975 Roy Harper "The Game" from HQ[31]
1975 Sutherland and Quiver "Ain't Too Proud" from Reach for the Sky[31]
1976 Unicorn Too Many Crooks (US title Unicorn 2, features the song "There's No Way Out of Here") (producer)[34]
1978 Kate Bush Executive producer for two tracks on The Kick Inside[31]
Unicorn One More Tomorrow (Harvest Records) (producer, shared with Muff Winwood)[34]
1979 Wings Back to the Egg[31]
1980 Roy Harper "Playing Games", "You (The Game Part II)", "Old Faces", "Short and Sweet" and "True Story" on The Unknown Soldier, credited to Harper/Gilmour.[31]
1982 Kate Bush Vocals on "Pull Out The Pin" in The Dreaming[31]
1983 Atomic Rooster Headline News[31]
1984 Paul McCartney "No More Lonely Nights" in Give My Regards to Broad Street[31]
1985 Supertramp "Brother Where You Bound"[31]
Bryan Ferry "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" in Legend[31]
Bryan FerryBoys and Girls[31]
Bryan FerryLive Aid (played with Bryan Ferry's band)[31]
Nick Mason and Rick Fenn "Lie for a Lie" (vocals) in Profiles[31]
Pete Townshend "Give Blood" and "White City Fighting" in White City: A Novel – "White City Fighting" credited to Townshend/Gilmour. Also performed live as Deep End.[31]
ArcadiaSo Red the Rose[31]
The Dream Academy Co-produced The Dream Academy[31]
Roy Harper and Jimmy Page "Hope" on Whatever Happened to Jugula?, credited to Harper/Gilmour.[31]
1986 Berlin Count Three & Pray[31]
Liona Boyd Electric guitar on "L'Enfant", "Sorceress" and "Persona" from Persona
Pete Townshend lead guitar in Pete Townshend's Deep End Live![31]
1987 Dalbello "Immaculate Eyes" in she[31]
1988 Peter Cetera "You Never Listen To Me" in One More Story[31]
Sam Brown Guitar on "This Feeling" and "I'll Be in Love" in Stop![31]
1989 Kate Bush "Love and Anger" and "Rocket's Tail" in The Sensual World[31]
Paul McCartney "We Got Married" in Flowers in the Dirt[31]
Rock Aid Armenia "Smoke on the Water" in The Earthquake Album[31]
Warren Zevon Transverse City[31]
1990 Roy Harper "Once" in Once (w/ Kate Bush on backing vocals)[31]
Propaganda "Only One Word" in 1234[31]
Sam Brown April Moon, vocals on "Troubled Soul"[31]
Michael Kamen and David Sanborn Concerto for Saxophone, guitar on "Sasha"[31]
Blue Pearl Naked, guitar on Running Up That Hill and Alive (with Richard Wright on keyboards)[31]
1991 All About Eve "Are You Lonely" and "Wishing the Hours Away" in Touched by Jesus[31]
Hale and Pace Lead guitar on "The Stonk"[31]
1992 Elton John "Understanding Women", in The One[31]
Mica Paris "I Put a Spell on You" on Later With Jools Holland[31]
1993 Paul Rodgers "Standing Around Crying" in Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters[31]
1994 Snowy White "Love, Pain and Sorrow" in Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94
1995 Guy Pratt Soundtrack to Hackers; according to Pratt on Twitter, features uncredited guitar performance by Gilmour.[36]
1996 The Who Quadrophenia (1996 Hyde Park concert)
1997 B. B. King "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe" in Deuces Wild
1999 Paul McCartney Run Devil Run
2001 The Triumph of Love soundtrack Plays guitar over several chamber orchestra pieces
2003 Ringo Starr Ringo Rama
2004 Alan Parsons and Simon Posford "Return to Tunguska" in A Valid Path
Jeff "Tain" Watts "DeTAINed at the Blue Note"
2005 Various artists "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
2006 Chris Jagger "It's Amazing (What People Throw Away)" and "Junkman", in Act of Faith
2009 Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and David Gilmour vocals and guitar on Chicago for the 'Keep Gary Mckinnon Free' campaign
Nick Laird-Clowes "Mayday" documentary, 'A Time Comes' (Free download from nicklairdclowes.com )
2014 Ben Watt Hendra

Soundtracks

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "David Gilmour UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "David Gilmour Billboard Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
    "David Gilmour Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "David Gilmour New Zealand Albums Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "David Gilmour Australian Albums Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "David Gilmour Swedish Albums Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "David Gilmour Norwegian Albums Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "David Gilmour Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "David Gilmour German Albums Chart". musicline.de. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "David Gilmour Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "RIAA: David Gilmour". riaa.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Orlof, Brian. "Juvenile Takes the Top Spot". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "BPI: David Gilmour". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "ZPAV: Platinum albums". www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Music Canada: David Gilmour". musiccanada.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Musik Industrie: David Gilmour". musiccanada.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Harris, Chis. "Metallica Are No. 1 For Third Week in a Row, As Death Magnetic Nears Million-Sold Mark". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "David Gilmour Belgian Albums Chart". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Greek Albums Chart 45/2010". greekcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "David Gilmour Irish Albums Chart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "David Gilmour Spanish Singles Chart". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "David Gilmour Italian Singles Chart". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "David Gilmour Danish Singles Chart". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. 114, No. 48: 57. 30 November 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
    "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. 120, No. 10: 58. 8 March 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 44, 31 oktober 2002". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
    "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 39, 27 september 2007". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  25. ↑ "10 DVD MUSICAUX 29/09/2007". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  26. ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikki DVD:t 39/2007". www.ifpi.fi. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  27. ↑ "Dutch DVD Music Top 30 20/10/2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Official Media Control 28.09.2007". www.officialcharts.de. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  29. ↑ "Oricon: David Gilmour DVD". www.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  30. ↑ "ZPAV: Gold DVDs". www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 31.33 31.34 31.35 31.36 31.37 31.38 31.39 Miles, Barry; Andy Mabbett (1994). Pink Floyd the visual documentary (Updated ed.). London: Omnibus. ISBN 0-7119-4109-2.
  32. ↑ Parker, David (2001). Random Precision: Recording the Music of Syd Barrett, 1965–1974. Cherry Red Books. p. iv.
  33. ↑ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 72. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 "Unicorn official site". Unicornmusic.net. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  35. ↑ Unicorn discography at Discogs
  36. ↑ "believe it or not David!" in reply to "who did the David'esque guitars on't 'Hackers' OST?"
  37. ↑ "The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals". Powells.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  38. ↑ "David Gilmour - The Colours Of Infinity book and DVD". brain-damage.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2014.