''Remember That Night'' is a live concert recording of
Pink Floyd
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guitarist
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David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...
's solo concerts at the
Royal Albert Hall
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Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres ...
on 29, 30 & 31 May 2006 as part of his
On an Island Tour. The title is taken from a line in the song "
On an Island
''On an Island'' is the third solo studio album by Pink Floyd member David Gilmour. It was released in the UK on 6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the United States the following day. It was his first solo album in 22 years s ...
". It has been released on both
DVD
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and
Blu-ray
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formats. The
DVD
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version came out 17 September 2007 in the UK, Europe and Australia, and on 18 September 2007 in the US and Canada.
The
Blu-ray
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version was released on 20 November 2007.
The DVD has subtitles for spoken portions of the DVD in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.
Track listing
Disc 1
The main concert at the Royal Albert Hall. These are the songs:
#"
Speak to Me
"Speak to Me" is the first track on English rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, ''The Dark Side of the Moon'', on which it forms an overture. Nick Mason receives a rare solo writing credit for the track, though recollections differ as to the reas ...
"
#"
Breathe"
#"
Time
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"
#"
Breathe (Reprise)"
#"
Castellorizon"
#"
On an Island
''On an Island'' is the third solo studio album by Pink Floyd member David Gilmour. It was released in the UK on 6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the United States the following day. It was his first solo album in 22 years s ...
" (with
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...
and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills ...
)
#"The Blue" (with
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...
and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills ...
)
#"Red Sky at Night"
#"
This Heaven"
#"Then I Close My Eyes" (with
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is an English retired musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming para ...
)
#"
Smile
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Among humans, a smile expresses d ...
"
#"
Take a Breath"
#"A Pocketful of Stones"
#"Where We Start"
#"
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-2, 4-5)" (with
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...
and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills ...
)
#"
Fat Old Sun"
#"
Coming Back to Life"
#"
High Hopes"
#"
Echoes"
#"
Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to:
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* ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland
* ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 film), an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith ...
"
#"
Find the Cost of Freedom" (with
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...
and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills ...
)
#"
Arnold Layne
"Arnold Layne" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd. Released on 10 March 1967, it was the band's first single and was written by Syd Barrett.
Lyrics
The song is about a man whose strange hobby is stealing women's lingerie from washing l ...
" (with
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
)
#"
Comfortably Numb
"Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh studio album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a Single (music), single in 1980, with "Hey You (Pink Floyd song), Hey You" as the A-side and B- ...
" (with
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
)
The footage is from his concerts at
the Royal Albert Hall on 29, 30 & 31 May 2006.
Disc 2
This disc contains the following bonus features:
*Bonus tracks from the Albert Hall concerts:
**"
Wot's... Uh the Deal?"
**"
Dominoes
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"
**"
Wearing the Inside Out"
**"
Arnold Layne
"Arnold Layne" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd. Released on 10 March 1967, it was the band's first single and was written by Syd Barrett.
Lyrics
The song is about a man whose strange hobby is stealing women's lingerie from washing l ...
" (with
Richard Wright)
**"
Comfortably Numb
"Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh studio album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a Single (music), single in 1980, with "Hey You (Pink Floyd song), Hey You" as the A-side and B- ...
" (with
Richard Wright)
* Other bonus tracks:
**"
Dark Globe" (video)
***"
Echoes" (
Live from Abbey Road. Hidden track after "Dark Globe")
**"
Astronomy Domine" (
Live from Abbey Road)
**"On an Island" promo video
**"Smile" promo video
**"This Heaven" (AOL Sessions performance)
**"Island Jam" (January 2007 version, recorded at 'The Barn')
*Footage from the Mermaid Theatre concert (March 2006):
**"Castellorizon"
**"On an Island"
**"The Blue"
**"Take a Breath"
**"High Hopes"
*Documentaries:
**''West Coast Documentary'', filmed between shows in
Los Angeles
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with some shots by Richard Wright.
**''Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine'', a tour documentary by Gavin Elder.
**The making of ''On an Island''.
*Photo Gallery
*Credits
Easter Eggs
There are at least three hidden videos (or "Easter Eggs") on Disc 2 of the DVD, they are as follows:
*An acoustic version of "Echoes" which plays after the "
Dark Globe" track (it will show if you fast forward past Dark Globe). This only plays if "Dark Globe" is selected from the menu and will not play while using the "Play All" function.
*A short video of
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...
playing the
cümbüş
The ''cümbüş'' (; ) is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble.
The cümbüş is shaped like ...
. To view this, watch the Main Menu of the DVD and wait about 25 seconds for a firework to appear; then use your DVD remote to quickly select the firework (using the enter button) and this will play the video.
*"
On an Island
''On an Island'' is the third solo studio album by Pink Floyd member David Gilmour. It was released in the UK on 6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, and in the United States the following day. It was his first solo album in 22 years s ...
" dance remix video is available on the "Royal Albert Hall" sub-menu of the DVD, which includes bonus tracks from the Albert Hall; again wait about 20 seconds for a firework to play, then select it with your DVD remote.
In addition to these, there are several small videos with further information and interviews in the documentaries which will play if you press the enter button while the "Wireman" is shown in the window.
Publicity
Cinema broadcasts
The UK/Europe premiere took place at the Leicester Square Odeon on 6 September 2007. It was transmitted live by satellite to various European cinemas. The North American premiere took place on 15 September 2007.
Television broadcasts
BBC One
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aired an hour of footage from the main concert on 8 September 2007, repeated on 25 May 2008 on
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002 . This included the tracks:
#"Speak to Me"
#"On an Island"
#"This Heaven"
#"Smile"
#"The Blue"
#"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
#"Fat Old Sun"
#"Coming Back to Life"
#"Arnold Layne"
#"Find the Cost of Freedom"
#"Wish You Were Here"
Live single
As part of the build-up to the release of the DVD, a two-track single was released as a download via the
iTunes Store with the tracks "Wish You Were Here" and "The Blue" taken from the DVD.
Personnel
*
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...
–
lead
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and
backing vocals
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,
guitar
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s,
console steel guitar,
acoustic lap steel guitar,
cümbüs,
alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...
on "Red Sky at Night"
*
Richard Wright – lead and backing vocals,
Hammond organ
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,
Farfisa organ,
piano
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*
Dick Parry –
baritone
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& alto
saxophone
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s,
electronic organ
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*
Phil Manzanera
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– guitars, backing vocals
*
Guy Pratt
Guy Adam Pratt (born 3 January 1962) is a British bassist. He has worked with artists including Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Gary Moore, Madonna, Peter Cetera, Michael Jackson, the Smiths, Robert Palmer (singer), Robert Palmer, Echo & the Bunnymen, T ...
–
bass guitar
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,
double bass
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, backing vocals, guitar on "Then I Close My Eyes"
*
Jon Carin –
synthesiser
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, piano, keyboards, programming, lap steel guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Breathe", "The Blue", "Take A Breath" and "Echoes"
*
Steve DiStanislao –
drums
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,
percussion
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, backing vocals
Guests
*
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
– lead vocals on "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb"
*
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...
and
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills ...
– backing vocals on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "On An Island" and "The Blue"; harmonised lead vocals on "Find the Cost of Freedom"
*
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is an English retired musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming para ...
–
cornet
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on "Then I Close My Eyes"
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
External links
David Gilmour's official websiteDavid Gilmour's official blogRemember That Night DVD Premiere Photos*
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David Gilmour video albums
Live albums recorded at the Royal Albert Hall
2007 video albums
2000s live video albums
2007 live albums