Editing David Gilmour (section)

=== First solo works ===
By the late 1970s, Gilmour had begun to think that his musical talents were being underused by Pink Floyd. In 1978, he released his first solo album, ''[[David Gilmour (album)|David Gilmour]]'', which showcased his guitar playing and songwriting. Music written during the finishing stages of the album, but too late to be used, became "[[Comfortably Numb]]" on the Pink Floyd album ''[[The Wall]]'' (1979).{{sfn|Schaffner|1991|pp=221–222}}

The relationship between Gilmour and Waters deteriorated during the making of the [[Pink Floyd – The Wall|''Wall'' film]] and the album ''[[The Final Cut (album)|The Final Cut]]'' (1983).{{sfn|Povey|Russell|1997|p=185}} This negative atmosphere led Gilmour to produce his second solo studio album, ''[[About Face (album)|About Face]]'', in 1984.,<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> which he used to express his feelings about a range of topics, from his relationship with Waters to the [[murder of John Lennon]].<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> Gilmour toured Europe and the US, supported by the [[Television Personalities]], who were dropped after the singer, Dan Treacy, revealed Barrett's address on stage.{{sfn|Schaffner|1991|p=123}} Mason also made a guest appearance on the UK leg of the tour, which despite some cancellations eventually turned a profit.{{sfn|Blake|2008|p=304}} When he returned from touring, Gilmour played guitar with a range of artists and produced [[the Dream Academy]], including their US top-ten hit "[[Life in a Northern Town]]" (1986).{{sfn|Blake|2008|p=312}}

[[File:David Gilmour - 1984, Abou Face tour.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Gilmour in 1984]]
Gilmour co-wrote five songs on Roy Harper's album ''[[The Unknown Soldier (album)|The Unknown Soldier]]'' (1980), including "Short and Sweet", which was first recorded for Gilmour's first solo album.<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> In April 1984, Harper made a surprise guest appearance at Gilmour's [[Hammersmith Odeon]] gig to sing "Short and Sweet".<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> This was included in Gilmour's ''Live 1984'' concert film. Harper also provided backing vocals on Gilmour's second solo studio album ''About Face'' (1984).<ref name="Mabbett-12"/>

In 1985, Gilmour played on [[Bryan Ferry]]'s sixth solo album, ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'', and on the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough" for the US release of the [[Ridley Scott]] film ''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]'' (1985). The music video for "Is Your Love Strong Enough" incorporated Ferry and Gilmour into footage from the film.<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> In July that year, Gilmour played with Ferry at the [[Live Aid#London, Wembley Stadium|Live Aid]] concert at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in London.<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> He contributed to Pete Townshend's 1985 album ''[[White City: A Novel]]'', including the single "[[Give Blood (song)|Give Blood]]",<ref>{{cite web |last=Pidgeon |first=John |url=http://www.thewho.net/petetownshend/bestofln.htm |work=The Hypertext Who |title=Pete Townshend in conversation with John Pidgeon |date=January 1996 |access-date=6 June 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214013633/http://www.thewho.net/petetownshend/bestofln.htm |archive-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> and the 1985 [[Grace Jones]] album ''[[Slave to the Rhythm (album)|Slave to the Rhythm]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1990 |title=The Rightful Heir? |url=http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1475-david-gilmour-rightful-heir-q.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927221338/http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1475-david-gilmour-rightful-heir-q.html |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=23 July 2011 |website=Q Magazine No. 48 }}</ref>  Gilmour also played guitar on [[Paul McCartney]]'s 1984 hit single ''[[No More Lonely Nights]]'', on the title track of [[Freddie Mercury]]'s 1985 album [[Mr. Bad Guy]], on the title track of [[Supertramp]]'s 1985 album ''[[Brother Where You Bound]]'' and on three tracks of the 1986 album ''Persona'' by the classical guitarist [[Liona Boyd]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}