Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Released Year 1987
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
1. "Signs of Life" (Instrumental, with spoken vocals by Nick Mason) 4:24
2. "Learning to Fly" 4:53
3. "The Dogs of War" 6:05
4. "One Slip" 5:10
5. "On the Turning Away" 5:42
Total length: 26:14
Side two
1. "Yet Another Movie" 6:28
2. "Round and Around" (instrumental) 1:02
3. "A New Machine (Part 1)" 1:46
4. "Terminal Frost" (instrumental) 6:17
5. "A New Machine (Part 2)" 0:38
6. "Sorrow" 8:46
Total length: 24:55
A Momentary Lapse of Reason was the first Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters, who departed in 1985. The production was marred by legal fights over the rights to the Pink Floyd name, which was not resolved until several months after release. It also saw the return of keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright, who had resigned from the band under pressure from Waters during the recording of The Wall (1979).
Unlike earlier Pink Floyd records, A Momentary Lapse of Reason is not a concept album. It includes writing contributions from outside songwriters, following Gilmour's decision to include material once intended for his third solo album. The album was promoted with a successful world tour and with three singles: the double A-side "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost", "On the Turning Away", and "One Slip".
A Momentary Lapse of Reason received mixed reviews; critics praised the production and instrumentation but criticised Gilmour's writing, and it was derided by Waters. It reached number three in the UK and US, and outsold Pink Floyd's previous album The Final Cut (1983).
