The Lockdown Sessions (Roger Waters album)
2022 studio album by Roger Waters
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The Lockdown Sessions is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Roger Waters, released on 9 December 2022 by Legacy Recordings. It compiles home recordings he made during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later remastered for this release.
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| Released | 9 December 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2022 | |||
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| Length | 39:31 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
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Overview
All of the songs are re-recordings of tracks from Waters' previous work with Pink Floyd (The Wall and The Final Cut) and solo (Amused to Death). Most of the songs were previously performed in these versions during the encore of his Us + Them Tour.
The reimagined "Comfortably Numb 2022" was introduced as the show opener for his This Is Not a Drill concerts;[1][2][3][4] this rendition differs from the original version in its absence of guitar solos and being performed in a slower tempo, like a dirge.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roger Waters, except "Comfortably Numb 2022" written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mother" | 7:20 |
| 2. | "Two Suns in the Sunset" | 6:01 |
| 3. | "Vera" (contains "Bring the Boys Back Home") | 5:14 |
| 4. | "The Gunner's Dream" | 5:32 |
| 5. | "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" | 6:51 |
| 6. | "Comfortably Numb 2022" | 8:30 |
| Total length: | 39:31 | |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from The Lockdown Sessions press release.[1]
- Roger Waters – vocals, guitar, piano (all tracks)
- Dave Kilminster – guitar, rhythm guitar (all tracks)
- Jonathan Wilson – guitar, harmonium, synthesizer, backing vocals (all tracks)
- Gus Seyffert – bass, synthesizer, cello, backing vocals (all tracks)
- Bo Koster – Hammond organ (tracks 2–5)
- Robert Walter – organ, piano (track 6)
- Jon Carin – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (all tracks)
- Joey Waronker – drums, percussion (all tracks)
- Lucius – backing vocals (all tracks)
- Amanda Belair – backing vocals (track 6)
- Shanay Johnson – vocals (track 6)
- Ian Ritchie – saxophone (track 2)
- Nigel Godrich – strings, backing vocals (track 6)
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 36 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 27 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 26 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 100 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 14 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] | 21 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 24 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 33 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] | 29 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] | 4 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 9 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[17] | 54 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 13 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 56 |