Das Album wurde zusammen mit Andrew Jackson in Frankreich aufgenommen. Die Aufnahmen entstanden in einer Zeit, als die weitere Zukunft der Band Pink Floyd unklar war. Das Album wurde von James Guthrie in den Mayfair Studios in London abgemischt.
Gastmusiker auf dem Album waren Jeff Porcaro, Pino Palladino, Deep Purples Keyboarder Jon Lord und Steve Winwood. Auch Michael Kamen war an den Orchesterarrangements des Albums beteiligt, welche er im selben Jahr auch für Gilmours Ex-Pink-Floyd-Kollegen Roger Waters auf dessen Album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking ausführte.

About Face ist das zweite Soloalbum des britischen Musikers David Gilmour, des Gitarristen und Sängers der Rockband Pink Floyd. Es wurde im März 1984 veröffentlicht. Die Titel wurden von Gilmour komponiert, die Texte der Titel Love on the Air und All Lovers Are Deranged schrieb The-Who-Musiker Pete Townshend.

Альбом был записан в звукозаписывающих студиях Гилмора. Фил Манзанера, со-продюсером альбома, подчитал, что Гилмор писал материал для Rattle That Lock на протяжении последних пяти лет, хотя отметил, что одна фортепианная пьеса была записана 18 лет назад в гостиной Гилмора. Большинство из альбома был записан в Medina Studio в Хоуве, а дополнительные записи была на на боте Астория. Финальный альбом Pink Floyd, The Endless River, был также записан и спродюсирован с использованием комбинации из двух студий.

David Gilmour is the debut solo studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour, released on 26 May 1978. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Gilmour, and consists mostly of blues and guitar-oriented rock songs, except for the piano-dominated ballad "So Far Away".

The album received positive reviews and peaked at number 21 on UK Albums Chart and number 32 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Two singles were released: "Blue Light" peaked at number 62 in the United States, while "Love on the Air" failed to chart. Like Gilmour's eponymous debut solo studio album, About Face was certified gold by the RIAA. A remastered reissued CD was released in 2006 on EMI in Europe and Columbia for the rest of the world.

Первый сольный альбом Дэвида Гилмора - одного из лидеров легендарных Pink Floyd.

In July 2016 David Gilmour performed two shows in the amphitheatre in Pompeii making him the only performer to play to an audience in the arena since the time of the gladiators, almost 2,000 years ago. In July 2016 David Gilmour performed two shows in the amphitheatre in Pompeii making him the only performer to play to an audience in the arena since the time of the gladiators, almost 2,000 years ago.

On an Island is the third solo album by Pink Floyd member David Gilmour. It was released in the UK on 6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the US the following day. It was his first solo album in twenty two years since 1984's About Face and twelve years since 1994's Pink Floyd album The Division Bell.

David Gilmour is the first solo album by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. The album was released in May and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. The album was produced by Gilmour, and consists mostly of blues, guitar oriented rock songs except for the piano-dominated ballad "So Far Away".

About Face is the second studio solo album by Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist David Gilmour. Released in March 1984, it was co-produced by himself and Bob Ezrin. Two tracks, "All Lovers Are Deranged" and the more radio-friendly "Love on the Air", were co-written by Gilmour and his long-time friend Pete Townshend, the main songwriter for legendary rock band The Who (Gilmour composed the music and Townshend wrote the lyrics).