On an Island

On an Island
Studio album by
Released6 March 2006
Recorded2001–05
StudioAstoria
David Gilmour's farm (Sussex)
British Grove Studios (London)
Abbey Road Studios (London)
Genre
Length51:36
LabelEMI (UK)
Columbia Records (US)
Producer
David Gilmour chronology
About Face
(1984)
On an Island
(2006)
Live in Gdańsk
(2008)
Singles from On an Island
  1. "On an Island"
    Released: 15 February 2006
  2. "Smile"
    Released: 13 June 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
entertainment.ie[3]
The Guardian[4]
musicOMH[5]
Mojo[6]

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 since About Face in 1984 and nearly 12 years since Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell.

  1. ^ On an Island at Metacritic Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ On an Island at AllMusic
  3. ^ Reilly, Elaine (21 March 2006). "David Gilmour - On An Island". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ John L Walters (24 February 2006). "CD: David Gilmour, On an Island | Music". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Hubbard, Michael (6 March 2006). "David Gilmour – On An Island". musicomh.com/.
  6. ^ Blake, Mark (2008), "Raves from Dave", Mojo, p. 48