Bryan Ferry – The Collection
While his tenure as the frontman for the legendary Roxy Music
remains his towering achievement, singer Bryan Ferry has also carved out
a successful solo career which continues in the lush, sophisticated
manner perfected on the group’s final records. Born September 26, 1945
in Washington, England, Ferry, the son of a coal miner, began his
musical career as a singer with the rock outfit the Banshees while
studying art at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne under
pop-conceptualist Richard Hamilton. He later joined the Gas Board, a
soul group featuring bassist Graham Simpson; in 1970, Ferry and Simpson
formed Roxy Music.
Within a few years, Roxy Music had become phenomenally successful, affording Ferry the opportunity to cut his first solo LP in 1973. Far removed from the group’s arty glam-rock, These Foolish Things established the path which all of Ferry’s solo work — as well as the final Roxy Music records — would take, focusing on elegant synth-pop interpretations of Sixties hits like Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and the Beatles’ “You Won’t See Me,” all rendered in the singer’s distinct, coolly dramatic manner.
Roxy Music remained Ferry’s primary focus, but in 1974 he returned with a second solo effort, Another Time, Another Place, another collection of covers ranging from “You Are My Sunshine” to “It Ain’t Me, Babe” to “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” His third venture, 1976’s Let’s Stick Together, featured remixed, remade and remodeled versions of Roxy Music hits as well as the usual assortment of covers. 1977’s In Your Mind was Ferry’s first collection of completely original material; the following year’s The Bride Stripped Bare, a work inspired by his broken romance with model Jerry Hall, split evenly between new songs and covers.
Ferry did not record another solo album until 1985’s Boys and Girls, a sleek, seamless effort that was his first “official” solo release following the Roxy break-up. For 1987’s Bête Noire, he was joined by former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on the shimmering “The Right Stuff,” and notched his only U.S. Top 40 hit with “Kiss and Tell.” Another covers collection, Taxi followed in 1993; Mamouna, an LP of originals, appeared a year later, and in 1999 Ferry returned with a collection of standards, As Time Goes By. Another best of compilation Slave to Love: Best of the Ballads followed in fall 2000.
After years of rumour and innuendo Ferry finally reformed Roxy Music for what appeared to be a last hurrah in 2001, circumnavigating the world in a 51 date tour in the company of original bandmates Phil Manzanera, Andy mackay and Paul Thompson. In 2003 the reformed line-up appeared again for a few US dates.
In 2002 Ferry produced a collection of up-tempo tracks called Frantic which was well-regarded by both critics and the record buying public. In addition, Ferry has recovered his often neglectful attitude to touring, embarking on long world-wide excursions every year since 1999.
============================================================================
Bryan Ferry – The Collection
============================================================================
01. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
02. The ‘In’ Crowd
03. Shame, Shame, Shame
04. Let’s Stick Together
05. Tokyo Joe
06. Can’t Let Go
07. Slave To Love
08. Don’t Stop The Dance
09. Limbo
10. Girl Of My Best Friend
11. Don’t Want To Know
12. The Way You Look Tonight
Total Time: 00:50:22
Within a few years, Roxy Music had become phenomenally successful, affording Ferry the opportunity to cut his first solo LP in 1973. Far removed from the group’s arty glam-rock, These Foolish Things established the path which all of Ferry’s solo work — as well as the final Roxy Music records — would take, focusing on elegant synth-pop interpretations of Sixties hits like Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and the Beatles’ “You Won’t See Me,” all rendered in the singer’s distinct, coolly dramatic manner.
Roxy Music remained Ferry’s primary focus, but in 1974 he returned with a second solo effort, Another Time, Another Place, another collection of covers ranging from “You Are My Sunshine” to “It Ain’t Me, Babe” to “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” His third venture, 1976’s Let’s Stick Together, featured remixed, remade and remodeled versions of Roxy Music hits as well as the usual assortment of covers. 1977’s In Your Mind was Ferry’s first collection of completely original material; the following year’s The Bride Stripped Bare, a work inspired by his broken romance with model Jerry Hall, split evenly between new songs and covers.
Ferry did not record another solo album until 1985’s Boys and Girls, a sleek, seamless effort that was his first “official” solo release following the Roxy break-up. For 1987’s Bête Noire, he was joined by former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on the shimmering “The Right Stuff,” and notched his only U.S. Top 40 hit with “Kiss and Tell.” Another covers collection, Taxi followed in 1993; Mamouna, an LP of originals, appeared a year later, and in 1999 Ferry returned with a collection of standards, As Time Goes By. Another best of compilation Slave to Love: Best of the Ballads followed in fall 2000.
After years of rumour and innuendo Ferry finally reformed Roxy Music for what appeared to be a last hurrah in 2001, circumnavigating the world in a 51 date tour in the company of original bandmates Phil Manzanera, Andy mackay and Paul Thompson. In 2003 the reformed line-up appeared again for a few US dates.
In 2002 Ferry produced a collection of up-tempo tracks called Frantic which was well-regarded by both critics and the record buying public. In addition, Ferry has recovered his often neglectful attitude to touring, embarking on long world-wide excursions every year since 1999.
| EC0938 | Bryan Ferry – The Collection |
| Label: | Disky |
| Catalog#: | VI 902523 |
| Format: | CD |
| Country: | Netherland |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Barcode: | 8 711539 025236 |
| Style: | Pop/Rock, Art Rock |
============================================================================
Bryan Ferry – The Collection
============================================================================
01. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
02. The ‘In’ Crowd
03. Shame, Shame, Shame
04. Let’s Stick Together
05. Tokyo Joe
06. Can’t Let Go
07. Slave To Love
08. Don’t Stop The Dance
09. Limbo
10. Girl Of My Best Friend
11. Don’t Want To Know
12. The Way You Look Tonight
Total Time: 00:50:22
Companies etc ▼
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI
Credits ▼
- Compiled By – Steve Woof
- Design – Drew Lorimer
- Photography By – Albert Sanchez, Andrew Catlin, Antony Price, Barry Wentzel, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Mick Rock, Neil Kirk, Terrance Donovan
- Written-By – Ferry* (tracks: 5 to 9, 11)
Notes▼
℗ & © 2005 Disky Communications Europe B.V.
Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼- Barcode: 8 711539 025236
- Label Code (printed on sleeve): LC 11955
- Matrix / Runout: DOCdata DISKY VI 902523
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LJ82
- Rights Society (printed on CD & sleeve): BIEM/STEMRA
============================================================================
Bryan Ferry – Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
No comments:
Post a Comment