Studio Album · No. 10
The Final Cut Songwriting Credits by Pink Floyd
Produced by Roger Waters, James Guthrie, Michael Kamen · Engineered by James Guthrie, Andy Jackson
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pink Floyd carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
The Final Cut is credited entirely to Roger Waters, who wrote every track and dominated the production, making it effectively a Waters solo work performed with the band. Richard Wright had already departed under pressure from Waters after The Wall sessions, so the album was made without a keyboardist as a band member, with Michael Kamen handling orchestration and piano. Subtitled a requiem for Waters's father, who died in the Second World War, it is his most personal and openly political statement, attacking the Falklands War and Margaret Thatcher. David Gilmour, given no writing credits and at odds with Waters over the material, would leave the partnership soon after, ending this phase of the band.
"The Final Cut" is the 1983 album by Pink Floyd, an art rock concept record that Roger Waters built as an anti-war statement responding to the Falklands War and reflecting on his father's death in the Second World War. Waters sang lead on nearly every track and played bass, acoustic guitar, and synthesizers, David Gilmour played lead and rhythm guitar, and Nick Mason contributed drums and sound effects, while founding keyboardist Richard Wright was absent entirely. Key tracks include "The Gunner's Dream," "Not Now John," "The Fletcher Memorial Home," and "Two Suns in the Sunset." The album reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 6 on the US Billboard 200, where it was certified double platinum. It was the last Pink Floyd album to feature Waters before his 1985 departure and remained the band's lowest-selling studio album since 1971's Meddle, leading some to view it as a de facto Waters solo record.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Post War Dream
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Your Possible Pasts
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
One of the Few
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
The Hero's Return
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
The Gunner's Dream
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
Paranoid Eyes
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
The Fletcher Memorial Home
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
Southampton Dock
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
The Final Cut
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 11 |
Not Now John
#30
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |
| 12 |
Two Suns in the Sunset
|
Roger Waters | Roger Waters | Roger WatersJames GuthrieMichael Kamen | Roger Waters (Lead Vocals) |