| “The Narrow Way” | |||||
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| Song by Pink Floyd | |||||
| Album | Ummagumma | ||||
| Released | October 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | June 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 12:17 | ||||
| Label | Harvest Records | ||||
| Writer | David Gilmour | ||||
| Producer | Norman Smith | ||||
| Ummagumma track listing | |||||
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"The Narrow Way" is a section on the studio half of Pink Floyd's fourth album Ummagumma. It was written by David Gilmour and is divided into three parts.
Part 1 of the song was called "Baby Blues Shuffle in D minor" when played by the band on a BBC broadcast on December 2, 1968; it also strongly resembles the tracks "Rain in the Country (take 1)" and "Unknown Song" recorded (but eventually not used) for the soundtrack of Michelangelo Antonioni's film Zabriskie Point in November/December 1969. This portion features layered acoustic guitar with some spacey effects overtop.
Part 2 features an electric guitar and percussion which modulate heavily at the end, forming a drone that leads into Part 3.
Part 3 of the song features Gilmour on vocals backed by a soft electric guitar piece. This final part was incorporated into "The Man and the Journey" on their 1969 tour.
At one point, Gilmour had the whole song written down, except for the lyrics. He then went to see Roger Waters and asked him to write lyrics for his song. Waters simply replied: "No."[citation needed]
[edit] Personnel
- David Gilmour - Guitars, Vocals, Bass
- Richard Wright - Organ, Piano
- Nick Mason - Drums
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