BRYAN FERRY
''AVONMORE''
NOVEMBER 17 2014
43:04
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1 Loop De Li 04:16
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
John Moody: oboe
Richard White: saxophone
Fonzi Thornton, Laura Mann, Emily Panic, Hannah Khemoh, Jodie Scantlebury, Bobbie Gordon: backing vocals
2 Midnight Train 03:48
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Chris Spedding, Steve Jones, Jacob Quistgaard: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry, Andy Newmark: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
3 Soldier of Fortune 04:23 (Bryan Ferry, Johnny Marr)
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Paul Beard: keyboards
Iain Dixon, Robert Fowler, Richard White: saxophone
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
4 Driving Me Wild 03:35
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Richard White: saxophone
Cherisse Osei: percussion
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
5 A Special Kind of Guy 03:11
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
6 Avonmore 05:13 (Bryan Fery, Oliver Thompson)
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, Steve Jones: guitar
Flea, Guy Pratt, Paul Turner: bass
Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
Richard White: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: percussions
7 Lost 02:46
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Mark Knopfler, Neil Hubbard: guitar
Neil Jason: bass
Andy Newmark, Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
8 One Night Stand 05:05
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Chris Spedding, Steve Jones, Jacob Quistgaard: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Paul Beard: keyboards
Maceo Parker: alto saxophone
Ronnie Spector, Hannah Khemoh, Sewuse Abwa, Shar White, Michelle John: backing vocals
9 Send in the Clowns 04:00 (Stephen Sondheim)
Bryan Ferry: vocals
Johnny Marr: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Chris Laurence, Tom Wheatley: double bass
Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
Colin Good: piano
Richard White: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: percussions
Enrico Tomasso: trumpet
String arrangement by Colin Good & Bryan Ferry
10 Johnny & Mary (With Todd Terje) 06:43 (Roger Palmer)
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
Todd Terje: production, programming, synth
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Tracks By Bryan Ferry Except 03, 06, 09, 10
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Bryan Ferry's 14th solo album, 'Avonmore', features eight new Ferry compositions plus Ferry's cinematic interpretation of Sondheim's 'Send In The Clowns'. Produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies in Ferry's London studio, the album was mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire/Paolo Nutini) and features performances throughout the album by many of Ferry's long-term musical partners including Nile Rodgers, Johnny Marr and Marcus Miller. Highlights include the forthcoming single 'Loop De Li', 'Soldier of Fortune' (co-written by Johnny Marr) plus closing track 'Johnny & Mary', Ferry's recent collaboration with Norwegian producer and DJ Todd Terje.
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
On the album art of Avonmore, the record he released when he was a year shy of 70, Bryan Ferry showcases himself as a dashing young man -- a portrait of an artist not as a glam trailblazer or distinguished elder statesman, but rather caught in an indeterminate time between the gorgeous heartbreak of Roxy Music's Avalon and the meticulous solo work that came immediately in its wake. This is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber. Avonmore consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favoring the fine tailoring of Boys & Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse. Ferry isn't so much racing to revive a younger edition of himself as much as laying claim to this particular strand of sophisticated pop, one that happens to feel a shade richer now when it's delivered by an artist whose world-weariness has settled into his marrow but is yet to sadden him. This much is apparent on Avonmore's closing covers, an oddly appropriate pairing of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and Robert Palmer's "Johnny & Mary" that are both given gently meditative electronic makeovers, but much of the record explores the other end of the Ferry spectrum, where he's making music to dance away the heartache. He's no longer on the floor himself, preferring to watch with a bit of a bemusement, but this reserved romanticism suits him perfectly, particularly because Ferry and his co-producer Rhett Davies -- a steady collaborator since 1999's standards record As Time Goes By - place an emphasis on mood but not at the expense of the songs. Naturally, what is first alluring about Avonmore is its feel -- it's meant to be seductive - but the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
While his tenure as the frontman for the legendary Roxy Music remained his towering achievement, singer Bryan Ferry also carved out a successful solo career that continued 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 that all of Ferry's solo work -- as well as the final Roxy Music records -- would take, focusing on elegant synth pop interpretations of '60s 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. Released in 1977, 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 breakup. For 1987's Bete 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. After a brief tour in support of As Time Goes By, there were rumors of a Roxy Music reunion. The next summer, the practically unimaginable came true when Ferry joined Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera for a tour of Europe and the U.S. It was a celebration of hits, and the band's first jaunt out in more than a decade.
In summer 2002, Ferry returned to his solo career for the electrifying Frantic. Dylanesque, a set of Bob Dylan covers, followed in 2007, featuring assistance from several longtime associates (including Brian Eno, Chris Spedding, Paul Carrack, and Robin Trower). Ferry signed with the Astralwerks imprint for the release of 2010's Olympia. In 2012, he assembled the Bryan Ferry Orchestra and recorded The Jazz Age. This completely instrumental album features his band re-recording some of his biggest hits in a 1920s jazz style.
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''AVONMORE''
NOVEMBER 17 2014
43:04
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1 Loop De Li 04:16
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
John Moody: oboe
Richard White: saxophone
Fonzi Thornton, Laura Mann, Emily Panic, Hannah Khemoh, Jodie Scantlebury, Bobbie Gordon: backing vocals
2 Midnight Train 03:48
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Chris Spedding, Steve Jones, Jacob Quistgaard: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry, Andy Newmark: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
3 Soldier of Fortune 04:23 (Bryan Ferry, Johnny Marr)
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Paul Beard: keyboards
Iain Dixon, Robert Fowler, Richard White: saxophone
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
4 Driving Me Wild 03:35
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Richard White: saxophone
Cherisse Osei: percussion
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
5 A Special Kind of Guy 03:11
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
6 Avonmore 05:13 (Bryan Fery, Oliver Thompson)
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, Steve Jones: guitar
Flea, Guy Pratt, Paul Turner: bass
Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
Richard White: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: percussions
7 Lost 02:46
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Mark Knopfler, Neil Hubbard: guitar
Neil Jason: bass
Andy Newmark, Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
8 One Night Stand 05:05
Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Chris Spedding, Steve Jones, Jacob Quistgaard: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Paul Beard: keyboards
Maceo Parker: alto saxophone
Ronnie Spector, Hannah Khemoh, Sewuse Abwa, Shar White, Michelle John: backing vocals
9 Send in the Clowns 04:00 (Stephen Sondheim)
Bryan Ferry: vocals
Johnny Marr: guitar
Marcus Miller: bass
Chris Laurence, Tom Wheatley: double bass
Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
Colin Good: piano
Richard White: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: percussions
Enrico Tomasso: trumpet
String arrangement by Colin Good & Bryan Ferry
10 Johnny & Mary (With Todd Terje) 06:43 (Roger Palmer)
Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
Tara Ferry: drums
Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
Todd Terje: production, programming, synth
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Tracks By Bryan Ferry Except 03, 06, 09, 10
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Bryan Ferry's 14th solo album, 'Avonmore', features eight new Ferry compositions plus Ferry's cinematic interpretation of Sondheim's 'Send In The Clowns'. Produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies in Ferry's London studio, the album was mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire/Paolo Nutini) and features performances throughout the album by many of Ferry's long-term musical partners including Nile Rodgers, Johnny Marr and Marcus Miller. Highlights include the forthcoming single 'Loop De Li', 'Soldier of Fortune' (co-written by Johnny Marr) plus closing track 'Johnny & Mary', Ferry's recent collaboration with Norwegian producer and DJ Todd Terje.
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
On the album art of Avonmore, the record he released when he was a year shy of 70, Bryan Ferry showcases himself as a dashing young man -- a portrait of an artist not as a glam trailblazer or distinguished elder statesman, but rather caught in an indeterminate time between the gorgeous heartbreak of Roxy Music's Avalon and the meticulous solo work that came immediately in its wake. This is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber. Avonmore consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favoring the fine tailoring of Boys & Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse. Ferry isn't so much racing to revive a younger edition of himself as much as laying claim to this particular strand of sophisticated pop, one that happens to feel a shade richer now when it's delivered by an artist whose world-weariness has settled into his marrow but is yet to sadden him. This much is apparent on Avonmore's closing covers, an oddly appropriate pairing of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and Robert Palmer's "Johnny & Mary" that are both given gently meditative electronic makeovers, but much of the record explores the other end of the Ferry spectrum, where he's making music to dance away the heartache. He's no longer on the floor himself, preferring to watch with a bit of a bemusement, but this reserved romanticism suits him perfectly, particularly because Ferry and his co-producer Rhett Davies -- a steady collaborator since 1999's standards record As Time Goes By - place an emphasis on mood but not at the expense of the songs. Naturally, what is first alluring about Avonmore is its feel -- it's meant to be seductive - but the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling.
**********
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
While his tenure as the frontman for the legendary Roxy Music remained his towering achievement, singer Bryan Ferry also carved out a successful solo career that continued 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 that all of Ferry's solo work -- as well as the final Roxy Music records -- would take, focusing on elegant synth pop interpretations of '60s 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. Released in 1977, 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 breakup. For 1987's Bete 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. After a brief tour in support of As Time Goes By, there were rumors of a Roxy Music reunion. The next summer, the practically unimaginable came true when Ferry joined Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera for a tour of Europe and the U.S. It was a celebration of hits, and the band's first jaunt out in more than a decade.
In summer 2002, Ferry returned to his solo career for the electrifying Frantic. Dylanesque, a set of Bob Dylan covers, followed in 2007, featuring assistance from several longtime associates (including Brian Eno, Chris Spedding, Paul Carrack, and Robin Trower). Ferry signed with the Astralwerks imprint for the release of 2010's Olympia. In 2012, he assembled the Bryan Ferry Orchestra and recorded The Jazz Age. This completely instrumental album features his band re-recording some of his biggest hits in a 1920s jazz style.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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