Album:
Wish You Were Here entered the Australian albums chart* on 22 September 1975. It reached #1 on 13 October 1975 and remained there for 4 weeks.
Songwriter, Have a Cigar:
Roger Waters
Producer:
Pink Floyd
Record label of Australian release:
CBS
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia – Wish You Were Here album:
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1975.
Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The album’s themes include criticism of the music business, alienation, and a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier with deteriorating mental health.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album)
Wikipedia – Have a Cigar:
English folk singer Roy Harper provided lead vocals on Have a Cigar. It was one of only two Pink Floyd recordings with a guest singer on lead vocals, the other being The Great Gig in the Sky with Clare Torry.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Cigar
Lyrics:
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
You′re gonna go far, you’re gonna fly high
You′re never gonna die, you’re gonna make it if you try
They’re gonna love you
Well, I′ve always had a deep respect and I mean that most sincerely
The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one′s Pink?
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