Castellorizon

"Castellorizon"

Song by David Gilmour from the album On an Island

Released

6 March 2006

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

3:54

Label

EMI (UK)
Columbia Records (U.S.)

Writer(s)

David Gilmour

Producer(s)

On an Island track listing

10 tracks
"Castellorizon" "On an Island" "The Blue" "Take a Breath" "Red Sky at Night" "This Heaven" "Then I Close My Eyes" "Smile" "A Pocketful of Stones" "Where We Start"

"Castellorizon" is the opening song on David Gilmour's third solo album, On an Island.^[1] It is an instrumental guitar solo, which starts off with an overture of various sounds from other tracks of the album before the guitar is introduced. The song is based on a night Gilmour spent on the Greek island of Kastellorizo. It segues into "On an Island", the title track. The song received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. The song was nominated for the same Grammy Award again at the 51st Grammy Awards for a performance from Gilmour's Live in Gdańsk album.

References

↑ Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus. ISBN 9781849383707.

David Gilmour

Studio albums	David Gilmour (1978) About Face (1984) On an Island (2006) Metallic Spheres (2010, with The Orb) Rattle That Lock (2015)

Live albums	Live in Gdańsk (2008)

Singles	"There's No Way Out of Here" "Blue Light" "Love on the Air" "On an Island" "Smile" "Arnold Layne" (live) "Chicago – Change the World" "Rattle That Lock"

Videos and DVDs	David Gilmour Live 1984 David Gilmour in Concert Remember That Night Live in Gdańsk

Concert tours	About Face Tour On an Island Tour Rattle That Lock Tour

Guest appearances	Back to the Egg Boys and Girls Brother Where You Bound Count Three & Pray The Dreaming Flowers in the Dirt Headline News HQ No More Lonely Nights Once Run Devil Run The Sensual World So Red the Rose The Unknown Soldier White City: A Novel

Related articles	Discography Pink Floyd Barn Jams Roger Waters Deep End Jokers Wild The Law Ginger Gilmour Polly Samson Astoria Hookend Recording Studios Roy Harper The Black Strat The Madcap Laughs Barrett Two Weeks in September

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