Coming Back to Life
"Coming Back to Life" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell, and is the only track from the album to be credited solely to David Gilmour.
Composition
Gilmour has said that the song was written about his wife, Polly Samson.Personnel
- David Gilmour – vocals, guitars
- Richard Wright – Kurzweil synthesisers, Hammond organ
- Nick Mason – drums
- Guy Pratt – bass guitar
- Gary Wallis – percussion
Live performances
The song has been a staple in Gilmour's performances from 1994 to 2016. It was one of the songs performed on rotation during the 1994 Division Bell Tour, at every one of Gilmour's semi-acoustic shows in 2001 and 2002, at Gilmour's performance at the Fender Stratocaster 50th anniversary concert in London in 2004, and was played at most shows during his solo 2006 On an Island Tour. It became a staple of shows during the 2015-16 Rattle That Lock Tour and the 2024 Luck and Strange tour.Live personnel
Pink Floyd, 1994 tourDavid Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright – organ
Nick Mason – drums
with:
Guy Pratt – bass
Tim Renwick – acoustic guitar
Jon Carin – synthesiser
Gary Wallis – percussion
Sam Brown – backing vocals
Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
Durga McBroom – backing vocals
David Gilmour, 2006 and 2015–16 tours
David Gilmour – electric guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright – organ
Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
Guy Pratt – bass
Jon Carin – synthesiser
Steve DiStanislao – drums
Kevin McAlea – organ
Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
Lucita Jules – backing vocals
Louise Clare Marshall – backing vocals
Chester Kamen – electric guitar
Chuck Leavell – organ
Greg Phillinganes – synthesiser