Back Against the Wall

This article is about the album by Billy Sherwood. For the song by Cage the Elephant, see Back Against the Wall (song).

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

Back Against the Wall is a tribute album released in 2005 by Billy Sherwood in collaboration with other musicians to honour 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.

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

Track listing

All tracks by Roger Waters except noted. All credits adapted from liner notes.

Disc one

1. "In the Flesh?" (3:19)
   • Adrian Belew - Lead Vocal
   • Alan White - Drums
   • Keith Emerson - Organ
   • Gary Green - Guitars
   • John Giblin - Bass
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards, Vocals
   • Michael Sherwood - Vocals
2. "The Thin Ice" (2:29)
   • Ian Anderson - Vocals, Flute
   • Tony Levin - Bass
   • Gary Green - Guitars
   • Jay Schellen - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
3. "Another Brick in the Wall Part I" (3:14)
   • Steve Morse - 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 - Drums
5. "Another Brick in the Wall Part II" (4:02)
   • Fee Waybill - Lead Vocals
   • Ronnie Montrose - Lead Guitar
   • Mike Porcaro - Bass
   • Alex Ligertwood and David Glen Eisley - Backing Vocals
   • Gregg Bissonette - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards
   • The Milikan Musical Theatre Children's Choir conducted by Leo Krubsack
6. "Mother" (5:58)
   • John Wetton - Vocals, Bass
   • Adrian Belew - Lead Guitar
   • Alan White - Drums
   • Billy Sherwood - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
7. "Goodbye Blue Sky" (2:44)
   • Steve Howe - Acoustic Guitars
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
   • Del Palmer - Bass
8. "Empty Spaces" (2:08)
   • Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards
   • Robby Krieger - Guitars
9. "Young Lust" (4:18) (written by Waters and David Gilmour)
   • Glenn Hughes - Vocals
   • Elliot Easton - Lead Guitar
   • Tony Franklin - Bass
   • Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
   • Bob Kulick - Electric Guitar
   • Billy Sherwood - Keyboards
10. "One of My Turns" (3:35)
    • Tommy Shaw - Lead Vocal, Guitars
    • Larry Fast - 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 - Keyboards
12. "Another Brick in the Wall Part III" (1:39)
    • Steve Lukather - Lead Vocal, Guitars
    • Tony Levin - Bass
    • Jay Schellen - Drums
    • Steve Porcaro - 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 - 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 - 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") - Vocals, Bass
   • Dweezil Zappa - Lead Guitar
   • Tony Kaye - 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