ROGER WATERS   AMUSED TO DEATH
1992
01. The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard (4:19)
02. What God Wants, Part I (6:00)
03. Perfect Sense, Part I (4:16)
04. Perfect Sense, Part II (2:50)
05. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range (4:43)
06. Late Home Tonight, Part I (4:00)
07. Late Home Tonight, Part II (2:13)
08. Too Much Rope (5:47)
09. What God Wants, Part II (3:41)
10. What God Wants, Part III (4:08)
11. Watching TV (6:07)
12. Three Wishes (6:50)
13. It's A Miracle (8:30)
14. Amused To Death (9:06)

Total playing time: 72:30

1. The Ballad Of Bill Hubbard
    Alf Razzell of the Royal Fusiliers: Vocal
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards, Percussion Programming
    Jeff Beck: Guitar
    Luis Conte: Percussion
2. What God Wants, Part I
    Roger Waters: Vocal, EMU Synthesizer, Intro Bass
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards, Choir Arrangement
    Jeff Beck: Solo Guitar
    Geoff Whitehorn: Arpeggio Guitar
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Electric & Acoustic Rhythm Guitars
    Tim Pierce: Chorus Guitars
    Randy Jackson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter, N'Dea Davenport, Natalie Jackson: Background Vocals
    London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen
3, 4. Perfect Sense
    Roger Waters: Vocal, Synthesizers
    P.P. Arnold: Vocal
    Marv Albert (the voice of the NBA): Sportscaster
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards, 2nd Sportscaster
    B.J. Cole: Pedal Steel Guitar
    Steve Lukather: Intro Guitars
    Rick DiFonzo: Low Grunting Guitar
    Bruce Gaitsch: Acoustic Guitar
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Luis Conte: Percussion
    Brian Macleod: Snare, Hi-hat
    Strings arranged & conducted by John Dupree
5. The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
    Roger Waters: Vocal, 12-string Guitar
    Patrick Leonard: Hammond Organ, Synthesizer
    Tim Pierce: Guitar
    John Pierce: Bass
    Denny Fongheiser: Drums
    Natalie Jackson, Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey: Background Vocals
6-7. Late Home Tonight
    Roger Waters: Vocal
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Guitars, Background Vocals
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums, Percussion
    Luis Conte: Percussion
    Steve Sidwell: Cornet
    National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged & conducted by Michael Kamen
8. Too Much Rope
    Roger Waters: Vocal
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Rickenbacker 12-string played with a feather
    Geoff Whitehorn: Guitars
    Steve Lukather: Additional Guitar
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Luis Conte: Percussion
    Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: Background Vocals
    Jessica & Jordan Leonard: screaming kids at end
    National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged & conducted by Michael Kamen
9. What God Wants, Part 2
    Roger Waters: Vocal
    Charles Fleischer: TV Evangelist
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards, Choir Arrangement
    Tim Pierce: Lead Guitar
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Electric & Acoustic Rhythm Guitars
    Randy Jackson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: Background Vocals
10. What God Wants, Part 3
    Roger Waters: Vocal
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards, Choir Arrangement
    Jeff Beck: Solo Guitar
    Geoff Whitehorn: Guitars
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Luis Conte: Percussion
    London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen
    National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited arranged & conducted by Michael Kamen
11. Watching TV
    Roger Waters: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
    Don Henley: Vocal
    Patrick Leonard: Acoustic Piano
    Jeff Beck: Electric Guitar
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Acoustic Guitar
    John Patitucci: Upright & Electric Bass
    Guo Yi & The Peking Brothers: Dulcimer, Lute, Zhen, Oboe, Bass
12. Three Wishes
    Roger Waters: Vocal
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards
    John "Rabbit" Brundrick: Hammond Organ
    Jeff Beck: Solo Guitar
    Tim Pierce: Chorus Leslie Guitar
    Andy Fairweather-Low: Rhythm & Feathered 12-string Guitars
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Luis Conte: Percussion
    Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: Background Vocals
13. It's A Miracle
    Roger Waters: Vocal, Bass
    Patrick Leonard: Piano, Synthesizers, Choir Arrangement
    Jeff Beck: Guitar
    James Johnson: Bass
    Jeff Porcaro: Drums
    John Joyce, Stan Laurel, Jim Haas: Background Vocals
    London Welsh Chorale conducted by Kenneth Bowen
14. Amused To Death
    Roger Waters: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
    Rita Coolidge, Alf Razzell: Vocals
    Patrick Leonard: Keyboards
    Jeff Beck: Solo Guitar
    Geoff Whitehorn: Electric Guitar
    James Johnson: Bass
    Graham Broad: Drums
    Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter: Background Vocals
Written by Roger Waters

Produced by Patrick Leonard & Roger Waters

Co-produced & recorded by Nick Griffiths
Mixed by James Guthrie

Engineers: Hayden Bendall, Jerry Jordan, Stephen McLaughlin

Assistant engineers: Mike Bosley, Andy Bradfield, Chris Brown, Brian Burrows, Ross Donaldson, Steve Heinke, John Lowson, Marc Moreau, Dary Sulich, Roy Sweeting, Jeremy Wheatley

Assistant mix engineer: Sean O'Dwyer

Recording studios: The Billiard Room, Olympic Studios, CTS Studios, Angel Studios, Abbey Road Studios, London; Compass Point Studios, Nassau; Devonshire Studios, Ameraycan Studios, Evergreen Recording, Johnny Yuma Recording, L.A.

Mix Studio: Devonshire Audio & Visual Studios, Burbank

Mastered by Doug Sax & Ron Lewter at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Creative director: Christopher Austopchuk
Art direction: Mark Burdett
Art co-ordination: Paul M. Martin
Front cover photo: Tony Kaye
Additional photo: Richard Haughton

The gorillas appear courtesy of The Howletts & Port Lympne Foundation.

Management: Mark Fenwick

Special thanks: The late Tom Bromley, Rick Chertoff, Flea, Don Ienner, Tony Kaye, Andrew Locke, Andy & Lynn Quigley, Tony Russell, Suzanne Taylor, Michael & all the staff at the Sunset Marquis.

Dedicated to Private William Hubbard (1888-1917), 8th Batallion of the Royal Fusiliers, City of London regiment.

(P) © 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Columbia CBS
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