It Would Be So Nice

"It Would Be So Nice"
Single by Pink Floyd
B-side"Julia Dream"
Released19 April 1968[1]
RecordedFebruary 1968
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London, UK
Genre
Length3:47
LabelColumbia (EMI) (UK)
Songwriter(s)Richard Wright
Producer(s)Norman Smith
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Apples and Oranges"
(1967)
"It Would Be So Nice"
(1968)
"Let There Be More Light"
(1968)

"It Would Be So Nice" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by the keyboard player/singer Richard Wright.[4][5] It was the fourth single released by the group and the first to feature new guitarist David Gilmour, following the departure of founding member Syd Barrett.

The song was left out of the 1971 collection Relics which collected other rare tracks from Pink Floyd singles. Its B-side, "Julia Dream", was written by the bass guitarist Roger Waters (who was gradually transitioning into his eventual role as the predominant songwriter and vocalist)[6] and was also re-released on The Early Singles.

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  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  5. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  6. ^ Schaffner, Nicholas. Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, chapter 11 ("burning bridges"), p.129