On November 2, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Bête Noire”, the seventh Bryan Ferry studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas; “Marcadet”, “Mireval”, “Var”, “Guillaume Tell” in Paris, and was produced by Bryan Ferry, Chester Kamen and Patrick Leonard.
Personnel:
- Bryan Ferry– lead vocals
- Neil Hubbard, Jeff Thall – guitar
- Clifford Carter– keyboards
- Lucio Hopper – bass guitar
- Andy Newmark– drums
- Steve Scales – percussion
- Michelle Cobbs, Ednah Holt, Yanick Etienne– backing vocals
- Alan Meyerson – recording
- Bruce Lampcov – recording
- Ian Eales – engineer
- Steve Jackson – engineer
- Kevin Killen – engineer
- Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
- Simon Puxley – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryan Ferry and Patrick Leonard, except where noted.
- Limbo
- Kiss and Tell
- New Town
- Day for Night
- Zamba
- The Right Stuff
- Seven Deadly Sins
- The Name of the Game
- Bête Noire