The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

~ Release by Roger Waters (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.75	3:12
2	4:33 AM (Running Shoes) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:33 AM (Running Shoes) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	4	4:08
3	4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives and West German Skies) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives and West German Skies) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.65	2:17
4	4:39 AM (For the First Time Today, Part 2) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:39 AM (For the First Time Today, Part 2) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.65	2:03
5	4:41 AM (Sexual Revolution) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:41 AM (Sexual Revolution) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	4.35	4:49
6	4:47 AM (The Remains of Our Love) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:47 AM (The Remains of Our Love) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.65	3:09
7	4:50 AM (Go Fishing) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:50 AM (Go Fishing) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) additional lyricist: A.A. Milne lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.65	7:00
8	4:56 AM (For the First Time Today, Part 1) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:56 AM (For the First Time Today, Part 1) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.65	1:38
9	4:58 AM (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 4:58 AM (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	3.5	3:04
10	5:01 AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Part 10) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 5:01 AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Part 10) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	4.35	4:36
11	5:06 AM (Every Stranger’s Eyes) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters electric guitar: Eric Clapton (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) piano: Michael Kamen (American score composer) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) vocals: Roger Waters (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 5:06 AM (Every Stranger’s Eyes) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	4	4:49
12	5:11 AM (The Moment of Clarity) assistant engineer: Laura Boisan engineer: Andy Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician) producer: Michael Kamen (American score composer) and Roger Waters phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) recording of: 5:11 AM (The Moment of Clarity) (from 1983-02 until 1983-12) lyricist and composer: Roger Waters publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. (in 1984)	4	1:30

Credits

Release

guest electric guitar:	Eric Clapton
guest Hammond organ and guitar:	Andy Bown
guest membranophone:	Andy Newmark
guest percussion:	Ray Cooper (percussionist)
guest piano:	Michael Kamen (American score composer)
guest saxophone:	David Sanborn
guest background vocals:	Madeline Bell Doreen Chanter Katie Kissoon

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/6345153 [info]

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included in:	The Collection

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/50041 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Roger-waters/The-pros-and-cons-of-hitch-hiking [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/roger-waters/the-pros-and-cons-of-hitch-hiking/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/52682/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=5259 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitch_Hiking/4945 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196272 [info]
Wikidata:	Q653957 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: CD
Length:: 42:16

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

CBS/Sony
35DP 149

Release events

Japan
1984-07-21

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