Legend Alert: David Gilmour To Release New Album In March 2006

Sydney, AU (Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, will be releasing his third album 'On An Island' on March 11. It's David's first studio recording since Pink Floyd's 1994 multi-platinum 'The Division Bell', and features a host of special guests including David Crosby and Graham Nash, as well as Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright.

From the first moments of the sound collage that begins 'On An Island', you know it's a special experience that not only bears comparison with the best of Pink Floyd, but also confirms their lead guitarist and singer as an outstanding solo artist.

Here he reveals a personal vision and a breadth of styles - folk, jazz, orchestral and rock - brought together as a unified piece by his lyrical guitar playing and instantly recognisable voice.

Although David takes some writing credits, most go to writer Polly Samson, continuing a collaborative partnership that began with 'The Division Bell'.
With 'On An Island', David has stepped out of his super-group to discover he's still at his peak - and he's rightly pleased. "It's my best and most personal work," he says.

The 10 tracks on the album, which has been produced by David, Phil Manzanera and Chris Thomas, are:
Castellorizon
On An Island
The Blue
Take a Breath
Red Sky at Night
This Heaven
Then I Close My Eyes
Smile
A Pocketful of Stones
Where We Start

Additional performers on the album include David Crosby, Graham Nash, Richard Wright, Robert Wyatt, Phil Manzanera, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, Caroline Dale, Guy Pratt, Willie Wilson, and, from Pink Floyd's earliest incarnation, Rado 'Bob' Klose.
'On An Island' is in stores March 11