Take It Back

"Take It Back" is a song by the progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released as the seventh track on their 1994 album, The Division Bell.^[1]^[2] It was also released as a single on 16 May 1994, the first from the album, and Pink Floyd's first for seven years. The music for the song was written by guitarist David Gilmour and album co-producer Bob Ezrin, with lyrics by Gilmour, his wife Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes.

Equipment

Guitarist David Gilmour used an E-bow on a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar that is processed through a Zoom effects box, then directly injected into the board.^[3]

The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme, Ring a Ring o' Roses, during its instrumental section.

Personnel

Additional musicians:

Tim Renwick - additional guitar
Jon Carin - programming
Guy Pratt - bass guitar
Sam Brown, Durga McBroom, Carol Kenyon, Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals (on P•U•L•S•E)

References

↑ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pink Floyd". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1175–1178. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
↑ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
↑ "Sounds of Silence" interview, Guitar World, September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

External links

Wikiquote has quotations related to: The Division Bell

The Division Bell

Songs

Side one	"Cluster One" "What Do You Want from Me" "Poles Apart" "Marooned" "A Great Day for Freedom" "Wearing the Inside Out"

Side two	"Take It Back" "Coming Back to Life" "Keep Talking" "Lost for Words" "High Hopes"

Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright

Studio albums	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets More Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Meddle Obscured by Clouds The Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals The Wall The Final Cut A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell The Endless River

Live albums	Ummagumma Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81

Singles	"Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun" "See Emily Play" / "Scarecrow" "Flaming" / "The Gnome" (US) "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box" (UK) "It Would Be So Nice" / "Julia Dream" "Let There Be More Light" / "Remember a Day" (US) "Point Me at the Sky" / "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (UK) "The Nile Song" / "Ibiza Bar" (France/New Zealand) or "Main Theme" (Japan) "One of These Days" / "Fearless" (US) or "Seamus" (Japan) "Free Four" / "Stay" (US) or "The Gold It's in the..." (Europe) "Julia Dream" / "Summer '68" (Japan) "Money" / "Any Colour You Like" (US) "Time" / "Us and Them" (US) "Have a Cigar" / "Welcome to the Machine" (US) or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part I" (Europe) "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" / "One of My Turns" (most countries) or "Young Lust" (South Africa) "Run Like Hell" / "Don't Leave Me Now" (Europe/some US) or "Comfortably Numb" (later US) "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You" (US) "Pink Floyd the Wall – Music from the Film" ("When the Tigers Broke Free" / "Bring the Boys Back Home") "Not Now John" / "The Hero's Return (Parts 1 and 2)" "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost" and/or "One Slip" "On the Turning Away" / "Run Like Hell (live)" (UK) "One Slip" / "Terminal Frost" / "The Dogs of War" (UK) "Take It Back" / "Astronomy Domine (live)" (US) "High Hopes" / "Keep Talking" / "Marooned" "Wish You Were Here (Live)" / "Coming Back to Life (live) / "Keep Talking (live)" (UK) "Louder than Words"

Compilations	The Best of the Pink Floyd / Masters of Rock Relics A Nice Pair A Collection of Great Dance Songs Works 1967: The First Three Singles Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door 1965: Their First Recordings Cre/ation: The Early Years 1967–1972

Box sets	Shine On Oh, by the Way Discovery The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion set Wish You Were Here Immersion set The Wall Immersion set The Division Bell 20^th Anniversary set The Early Years 1965–1972

Concert films	London '66–'67 Live at Pompeii Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse

Narrative films	The Wall The Final Cut

Documentaries	The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon London '66–'67 The Story of Wish You Were Here

Soundtracks	San Francisco The Committee Tonite Lets All Make Love in London Zabriskie Point More Obscured by Clouds Pink Floyd – The Wall La Carrera Panamericana

Tours	World Tour 1968 The Man and The Journey Tour Atom Heart Mother World Tour Meddle Tour Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1974 Wish You Were Here Tour In the Flesh The Wall Tour A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour The Division Bell Tour

Touring musicians	John Alldis & choir Andy Bown Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Jon Carin Geoffrey Mitchell & choir Scott Page Dick Parry Guy Pratt Tim Renwick Andy Roberts Gary Wallis Snowy White Willie Wilson Peter Wood

Additional vocalists	Sam Brown Lesley Duncan Venetta Fields Claudia Fontaine Rachel Fury Jim Haas Roy Harper Carol Kenyon Durga McBroom Clare Torry Doris Troy

Associated people	Pink Anderson & Floyd Council Ian Emes Ron Geesin James Guthrie Andy Jackson Bob Klose Steve O'Rourke Gerald Scarfe Peter Watts Blackhill Enterprises Peter Jenner Andrew King Hipgnosis Peter Christopherson George Hardie Aubrey Powell Storm Thorgerson

Related articles	Discography Videography Song list Unreleased material Bootleg recordings The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 19367 Pink Floyd The Amazing Pudding The Australian Pink Floyd Show Azimuth Co-ordinator Britannia Row Studios Barn Jams Dark Side of the Rainbow EMS Synthi A Games for May The Man and The Journey Midsummer High Weekend Music from The Body Picnic – A Breath of Fresh Air Inflatable Pigs Pinkfloydia Proper Education Publius Enigma Why Pink Floyd...? Umma gumma

Book Category Portal

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.