Broken China is the second and final solo album by Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright.[3]
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Released | 7 October 1996 (UK) 25 March 1997 (US) | |||
Recorded | Studio Harmonie, France; Whitfield Street Studios, London; RAK Studios and The Astoria[1] | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, ambient | |||
Length | 59:34 | |||
Label | EMI (UK) Guardian Records (US) | |||
Producer | Richard Wright Anthony Moore Laurie Latham (co-producer) | |||
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The album is a four-part concept album based on Wright's then-wife Mildred's battle with depression,[4] and is very much like a classic Pink Floyd concept album in its structure and overall feel.[citation needed] Two songs, "Reaching for the Rail" and "Breakthrough" feature Sinéad O'Connor on lead vocals, with Wright singing elsewhere. The album was recorded in Wright's personal studio in France. Broken China was only Wright's second solo record after 1978's Wet Dream and the last to be released before his death in September 2008.
Wright's Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour agreed to play on "Breakthrough." However, the approach for the song was changed later on, and Gilmour's performance was not used on the finished release.
On the DVD David Gilmour in Concert, a guest appearance is made by Wright, who sings "Breakthrough" accompanied by David Gilmour and his band.
The packaging has artwork by Pink Floyd's regular designer, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Curzon.[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breaking Water" | Richard Wright, Anthony Moore | 2:28 |
2. | "Night of a Thousand Furry Toys" | Wright, Moore | 4:22 |
3. | "Hidden Fear" | Wright, Gerry Gordon | 3:28 |
4. | "Runaway" | Moore | 4:00 |
5. | "Unfair Ground" | Wright | 2:21 |
6. | "Satellite" | Wright | 4:06 |
7. | "Woman of Custom" | Moore | 3:44 |
8. | "Interlude" | Wright | 1:16 |
9. | "Black Cloud" | Wright | 3:19 |
10. | "Far from the Harbour Wall" | Wright, Moore | 6:19 |
11. | "Drowning" | Wright | 1:38 |
12. | "Reaching for the Rail" | Wright, Moore | 6:30 |
13. | "Blue Room in Venice" | Wright, Gordon | 2:47 |
14. | "Sweet July" | Wright | 4:13 |
15. | "Along the Shoreline" | Wright, Moore | 4:36 |
16. | "Breakthrough" | Wright, Moore | 4:19 |
Extended "Runaway" remixes, almost the double in length, exist and can be found on two "The Orb Remix Project" compilations:[citation needed]
Both remixes are the same, due to copyrights reasons these compilations have different tracks on the UK and USA versions.[citation needed] "Runaway" appears on both.
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