The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest and Columbia Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society forms a figurative wall. The album was a commercial success, topping the US charts for 15 weeks and reaching number three in the UK. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later received accolades as one of the greatest albums of all time and one of the band's finest works.
Bassist Roger Waters conceived The Wall during Pink Floyd's 1977 In The Flesh tour, modelling the character of Pink after himself and former bandmate Syd Barrett. Recording spanned from December 1978 to November 1979. Producer Bob Ezrin helped to refine the concept and bridge tensions during recording, as the band were struggling with personal and financial issues at the time. The Wall was the last album to feature Pink Floyd as a quartet; keyboardist Richard Wright was fired by Waters during production but stayed on as a salaried musician.
Three singles were issued from the album: "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (Pink Floyd's only UK and US number-one single), "Run Like Hell", and "Comfortably Numb". From 1980 to 1981, Pink Floyd performed the full album on a tour that featured elaborate theatrical effects. In 1982, The Wall was adapted into a feature film for which Waters wrote the screenplay.
The Wall is one of the best-known concept albums. With over 30 million copies sold, it is the second best-selling album in the band's catalogue (behind The Dark Side of the Moon) and one of the best-selling albums of all time. Some of the outtakes from the recording sessions were used on the group's next album, The Final Cut (1983). From 2010 to 2013, Waters staged a new Wall live tour that became the highest-grossing tour by a solo musician.
1. In The Flesh
2. The Thin Ice
3. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1
4. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
5. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2
6. Mother
7. Goodby Blue Sky
8. Empty Spaces
9. Young Lust
10. One Of My Turns
11. Don't Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World
14. Roger Waters BBC Radio Interview 1979 (Bonus Track)
Disc 2 - Original Album remastered Part Two
1. Hey You
2. Is There Anybody Out There?
3. Nobody Home
4. Vera
5. Bring the Boys Back Home
6. Comfortably Numb
7. The Show Must Go On
8. In the Flesh
9. Run Like Hell
10. Waiting for the Worms
11. Stop
12. The Trial
13. Outside the Wall
14. Global Network Pink Floyd Story - The Wall (bonus track)
Disc 3 - The Wall Radio Show & Bonus Tracks
1. The Wall Pt. 1
2. The Wall Pt. 2
3. David Gilmour talks about The Wall
4. The Last Few Bricks (The Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California -February 7, 1980)
5. Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 1-3) (a reconstruction)
Disc 4
Rarities
1. Isn't This Where We Came In?
2. This Is Where The Wall Starts - Pigs on the Wing Pt. 1
3. Teacher, Teacher (Demo)
4. Sexual Revolution (Demo)
5. Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 (Single Edit)
6. One of My Turns (Single Version)
7. Run Like Hell (Promo Edit)
8. Comfortably Numb (Single Edit)
9. Run Like Hell (Single Edit)
10. Young Lust (Italian Promo Version)
11. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2 (1981 Single Version)
12. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2 (Isolated Film Mix)
13. Hey You (Isolated Film Mix)
from U.S. only radio construction album 'Off The Wall'
14. Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2
15. Goodbye Blue Sky
16. Young Lust
17. One of My Turns
18. Hey You
19. Nobody Home
20. Comfortably Numb
21. Run Like Hell
22. Secret Message
