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Bryan Ferry: The Bride Stripped Bare

On September 1, 1978, “EG” label released “The Bride Stripped Bare”, the fifth Bryan Ferry solo album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Waddy Watchel, Rick Marotta, Simon Puxley, Steve Nye and Bryan Ferry.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry- lead vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Waddy Wachtel- lead guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Hubbard- Guitar
  • Preston Heyman, Rick Marotta- drums
  • John Wetton- bass guitar
  • Herbie Flowers- string bass
  • Alan Spenner- Bass guitar
  • Ann Odell – organ, electric piano, string arrangements
  • Suzanne Ciani- synthesizers
  • Steve Nye- electric piano
  • Mel Collins- saxophone
  • Martin Drover – trumpet
  • Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn, Steve Nye – engineer
  • Dave Richards, Martin Pearson, Randy Mason – engineers assistant
  • Antony Price – design
  • John Swannell– photography
  • Ahmet Ertegün- counsel

Track listing:

  1. Sign of Times – Bryan Ferry
  2. Can’t Let Go – Bryan Ferry
  3. Hold On (I’m Coming) – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  4. The Same Old Blues – J. Cale
  5. When She Walks in the Room – Bryan Ferry
  6. Take Me to the River – Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
  7. What Goes On – Lou Reed
  8. Carrickfergus – traditional, arranged by Bryan Ferry
  9. That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
  10. This Island Earth – Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry: Another Time, Another Place

On July 5, 1974, “island” label released “Another Time, Another Place”, the second Bryan Ferry studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Island Studios”, “Ramport Studios” and “AIR studios” in London, and was produced by  Bryan Ferry and John Punter.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry – lead vocal, harmonica, organ, cover concept
  • David O’List– guitar
  • John Porter– guitar
  • Mark Warner – guitar
  • Peter Robinson – keyboards
  • John Wetton– bass guitar, fiddle
  • John Punter– bass guitar
  • Tony Carr, Tony Charles, Bruce Rowland– drums
  • Bruce Rowland– drums
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Ruan O’Lochlainn – alto saxophone
  • Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Daly, Bob Efford, Ronnie Ross– saxophone
  • Henry Lowther– trumpet
  • Paul Cosh, Martin Drover– trumpet
  • Chris Pyne– trombone
  • Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
  • Jimmy Hastings– flute
  • Vicki Brown, Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – choir
  • Martyn Ford – brass arrangements
  • Ann Odell – string arrangements
  • John Punter – engineer
  • Rhett Davies, Mark Dodson, Gary Edwards, Sean Milligan – engineer assistant
  • Bob Bowkett – artwork
  • Nicholas de Ville – design
  • Eric Boman – photography
  • Antony Price – fashion

Track listing:

  1. The ‘In’ Crowd – Billy Page
  2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  3. Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Joe South
  4. Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
  5. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  6. (What a) Wonderful World – Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler
  7. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  8. Fingerpoppin’ – Ike Turner
  9. Help Me Make It Through the Nigh – Ike Turner
  10. Another Time, Another Place – Brian Ferry

Roxy Music: Stranded

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On November 1, 1973,”Island” label released “Stranded”, the third Roxy Music” album. It was recorded September 1973, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. The gatefold cover photograph was taken by Karl Stoecker and styled by Antony Price, and shows Bryan Ferry’s then girlfriend and 1973 “Playmate of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– vocals, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar, treatments
  • Eddie Jobson– synthesizers, keyboards, electric violin
  • Andy Mackay (Andrew Mackay) – oboe, saxophone, treatments
  • John Gustafson– bass guitar
  • Paul Thompson– drums, timpani
  • Chris Laurence– string bass
  • Chris Thomas- bass
  • The London Welsh Male Choir – chorus
  • Nicolas de Ville – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Ferry, except where noted.

  1. Street Life
  2. Just Like You
  3. Amazona – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  4. Psalm
  5. Serenade
  6. A Song for Europe – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  7. Mother of Pearl
  8. Sunset