The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

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The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
a nude back-view image of a blonde woman wearing a red backpack and red stilettos sticking her thumb out, her buttocks clearly visible
Studio album by
Roger Waters
Released30 April 1984 (1984-04-30)
RecordedFebruary–December 1983
Studio
Genre
Length42:14
Label
Producer
Roger Waters chronology
Music from The Body
(1970) 		The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
(1984) 		When the Wind Blows
(1986)
Roger Waters studio chronology
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
(1984) 		Radio K.A.O.S.
(1987)
Singles from The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
  1. "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
    Released: 9 April 1984
  2. "Every Stranger's Eyes"
    Released: 11 June 1984[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is the debut solo studio album by Roger Waters, bassist/songwriter and co-founder of English rock band Pink Floyd; it was released in 1984. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 12.
  2. ^ "AllMusic review".
  3. ^ "Roger Waters : The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking". Rolling Stone. 7 June 1984. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  4. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Roger Waters". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 864. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Sputnikmusic review