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Wish You Were Here

by Pink Floyd

Wish You Were Here is a 1975 progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. It runs 7 tracks across 70 minutes on Pink Floyd Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 39 ratings.

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70 min
Runtime
133 bpm
Tempo
F minor
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  • 5.0
    @evanss

    You can't really do much better than this

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  • 5.0
    Riffiter

    An album about absence that fills every second: Wish You Were Here mourns Syd Barrett through "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"'s twin suites and indicts the industry that broke him on "Welcome to the Machine." The title track may be rock's most universally felt song about losing someone still alive. Floyd's warmest record, and their most complete.

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Wish You Were Here album cover

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Wish You Were Here album cover

The Wish You Were Here cover was designed by George Hardie, Hipgnosis, Howard Bartrop, Jeff Smith, Peter Christopherson and Richard Manning and photographed by Hipgnosis. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings.

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George Hardie, Hipgnosis, Howard Bartrop, Jeff Smith, Peter Christopherson, Richard Manning
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7 tracks · 70 min

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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Wish You Were Here is Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V — rated 4.9/5 by 6 listeners.

  1. 1Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V4.96 ratings
  2. 2Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX5.01 rating
  3. 3Welcome to the Machine4.115 ratings
  4. 4Wish You Were Here4.123 ratings
  5. 5Have a Cigar3.918 ratings

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Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released in September 1975. It explores themes of absence, the music business and former band-mate Syd Barrett's mental decline. Inspired by material the band composed while performing across Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded in numerous sessions at London's Abbey Road Studios. Although some of these sessions were problematic, it was lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split the centrepiece track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in two and join each half with three new compositions. "Shine On" was a tribute to Barrett, who, coincidentally, made an impromptu visit to the studio while it was being recorded.

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As with their previous album, The Dark Side of the Moon, the band made use of studio effects and synthesisers. Roy Harper provided the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar". The album's packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve which hid the album artwork. Wish You Were Here was an instant success and record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy demand. Although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since been acclaimed by critics and appears on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have each declared Wish You Were Here their favourite Pink Floyd album.

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Is Wish You Were Here good?
Riffiter listeners rate Wish You Were Here 4.4/5 from 39 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Wish You Were Here?
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V, rated 4.9/5 by 6 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Wish You Were Here released?
Wish You Were Here was released in 1975 on Pink Floyd Records.
How many tracks are on Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here has 7 tracks, with a runtime of 70 minutes.
What genre is Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here is catalogued under Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock.
What BPM is Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here runs at a median tempo of 133 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Wish You Were Here?
Listeners of Wish You Were Here also rate Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin, Red by King Crimson, The Doors by The Doors.
Who produced Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here was produced by Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Pink Floyd produced 5 of them.
Who wrote the songs on Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here was written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Roger Waters wrote 3 of them.

Wish You Were Here at a glance

Label
Harvest
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios

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Credits

Produced by
Pink FloydDavid GilmourRoger Waters
Written by
Roger WatersDavid Gilmour
Engineered by
Brian HumphriesPeter James
Played by
David GilmourRoger WatersNick MasonRichard WrightDick Parry
Vocals by
David GilmourRoger WatersCarlena WilliamsVenetta FieldsRichard Wright
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