Back Against the Wall
Studio album (tribute album) by Billy Sherwood
Released	2005
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Purple Pyramid ( Cleopatra Records)
Producer	Billy Sherwood, Bob Kulick (4 tracks)

Back Against the Wall is an album released in 2005 by Billy Sherwood in collaboration with a number of (mostly) progressive rock artists as a tribute to Pink Floyd's album The Wall. A year later, Sherwood followed it with the release of Return to the Dark Side of the Moon, a tribute to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.

Re-released in 2007 with additional bonus tracks as A Tribute To Pink Floyd: Re-Building The Wall.

Track listing

All tracks by Roger Waters except noted. All credits adapted from Discogs. ^[1]

Disc one

1. " In the Flesh?" (3:19)
   • Adrian Belew ( Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Talking Heads) - Lead Vocal
   • Alan White ( Yes) - Drums
   • Keith Emerson ( The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer) - Organ
   • Gary Green ( Gentle Giant) - Guitars
   • John Giblin ( Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, David Sylvian, Kate Bush) - Bass
   • Billy Sherwood ( Yes) - Keyboards, Vocals
   • Michael Sherwood - Vocals
2. " The Thin Ice" (2:29)
   • Ian Anderson ( Jethro Tull) - Vocals, Flute
   • Tony Levin ( King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment) - Bass
   • Gary Green - Guitars
   • Jay Schellen ( Asia, Yes) - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
3. " Another Brick in the Wall Part I" (3:14)
   • Steve Morse ( Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs) - Lead Guitar
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Guitars, Bass
4. " The Happiest Days of Our Lives" (1:43)
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass
   • Vinnie Colaiuta ( Frank Zappa, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck) - Drums
5. " Another Brick in the Wall Part II" (4:02)
   • Fee Waybill ( The Tubes) - Lead Vocals
   • Ronnie Montrose - Lead Guitar
   • Mike Porcaro ( Toto) - Bass
   • Alex Ligertwood ( Average White Band, Santana) and David Glen Eisley (misspelled as "Glenn") ( Giuffria) - Backing Vocals
   • Greg Bissonette ( Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani) - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards
   • The Milikan Musical Theatre Children's Choir conducted by Leo Krubsack
6. " Mother" (5:58)
   • John Wetton ( Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K., Wishbone Ash, Asia) - Vocals, Bass
   • Adrian Belew - Lead Guitar
   • Alan White - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
7. " Goodbye Blue Sky" (2:44)
   • Steve Howe ( Yes, Asia) - Acoustic Guitars
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
   • Del Palmer ( Kate Bush) - Bass
8. "Empty Spaces" (2:08)
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
   • Robby Krieger ( The Doors) - Guitars
9. " Young Lust" (4:18) (written by Waters and David Gilmour)
   • Glenn Hughes ( Deep Purple, Trapeze, Hughes/Thrall, Black Sabbath) - Vocals
   • Elliot Easton ( The Cars) - Lead Guitar
   • Tony Franklin ( The Firm, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Roy Harper) - Bass
   • Aynsley Dunbar ( Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, Journey) - Drums
   • Bob Kulick ( Lou Reed) - Electric Guitar
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards
10. " One of My Turns" (3:35)
    • Tommy Shaw ( Styx) - Lead Vocal, Guitars
    • Larry Fast ( Peter Gabriel) - Keyboards
    • Jay Schellen - Drums
    • John Giblin - Bass
11. " Don't Leave Me Now" (4:08)
    • Tommy Shaw - Lead Vocal
    • Robby Krieger - Guitars
    • Jay Schellen - Drums
    • Billy Sherwood - Bass
    • Geoff Downes ( Yes, Asia) - Keyboards
12. " Another Brick in the Wall Part III" (1:39)
    • Steve Lukather ( Toto) - Lead Vocal, Guitars
    • Tony Levin - Bass
    • Jay Schellen - Drums
    • Steve Porcaro ( Toto) - Keyboards
13. " Goodbye Cruel World" (1:00)
    • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
    • Tony Levin - Bass

Disc two

1. " Hey You" (4:43)
   • John Wetton - Lead Vocal, Bass
   • Steve Lukather - Lead Guitar
   • Tommy Shaw - Acoustic Guitar
   • Alan White - Drums
   • Gary Green - Electric Guitars
   • Geoff Downes - Keyboards
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals
2. " Is There Anybody Out There?" (2:39)
   • Adrian Belew - Acoustic Guitars
   • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal, Keyboards, Bass
   • Ian Anderson - Flute
   • Michael Sherwood - Backing Vocals
3. " Nobody Home" (3:11)
   • Rick Wakeman ( The Strawbs, Yes) - Piano
   • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal, Orchestral Keyboards
4. " Vera" (1:22)
   • Tommy Shaw - Lead Vocal
   • Steve Howe - Acoustic Guitars
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards, Bass
5. " Bring the Boys Back Home" (1:04)
   • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal, Orchestral Keyboards
   • Jay Schellen - Snare Drum, Percussion, Backing Vocals
   • Michael Sherwood - Backing Vocals
6. " Comfortably Numb" (6:51) (written by Waters, Gilmour)
   • Chris Squire ( Yes) - Lead Vocal, Bass
   • Alan White - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal, Guitars, Keyboards
   • Jordan Berliant - Additional Acoustic Guitars
7. " The Show Must Go On" (1:39)
   • Adrian Belew - Lead Vocal
   • Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass
   • Michael Sherwood - Backing Vocals
8. " In the Flesh" (4:19)
   • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal
   • Keith Emerson - Keyboards
   • Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
   • Gary Green - Guitars
   • John Giblin - Bass
   • Michael Sherwood - Backing Vocals
9. " Run Like Hell (5:09)" (written by Waters, Gilmour)
   • Jason Scheff (misspelled on some pressings as "Chefe") ( Chicago) - Vocals, Bass
   • Dweezil Zappa ( Zappa Plays Zappa) - Lead Guitar
   • Tony Kaye ( Yes) - Keyboard Solo
   • Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
   • Bob Kulick - Electric Guitars
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards
10. " Waiting for the Worms" (3:59)
    • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocal, Guitars, Keyboards
    • Tony Levin - Bass, Stick
    • Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
    • Keith Emerson - Organ Solo
    • Jim Ladd - Ranting and Raving
    • Michael Sherwood - Backing Vocals
11. " Stop" (0:33)
    • Billy Sherwood - Lead Vocals, Piano
12. " The Trial" (5:19) (written by Waters and Bob Ezrin)
    • Malcolm McDowell - Lead Vocal
    • Billy Sherwood - Orchestral Keyboards, Vocals
13. " Outside the Wall" (1:46) (featuring spoken interlude of Isn't This Where We Came In? by Billy Sherwood)
    • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
    • Jim Ladd - Narration
    • Michael Sherwood and Jay Schellen - Vocals

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