The Narrow Way
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| Song by Pink Floyd | |||||
| Album | Ummagumma | ||||
| Released | October 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock Folk-rock Proto-metal |
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| Length | 12:17 | ||||
| Label | Harvest Records | ||||
| Writer | David Gilmour | ||||
| Producer | Norman Smith | ||||
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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 Blue Shuffle in D major" when played by the band on a BBC broadcast on December 2nd, 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. Part 3 of the song was incorporated into The Man and the Journey on their 1969 tour.
The song is divided into three sections on the album, with each part having a different sound and tempo.
Part One (3:27) is an acoustic instrumental piece by David Gilmour. It features some sounds over the acoustic guitar.
Part Two (2:53) is an eerie electric guitar piece. Like Part One, it has sounds over the guitar in some parts. Around 2:35, a sound is used which was also used in the bridge on Echoes, another Pink Floyd song.
Part Three (5:57) features David Gilmour on vocals.
Personnel
- David Gilmour - Guitars, Vocals, Synthesizer, Tape effects, Drums, Percussion and Bass.
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