BRIAN FERRY
''OLYMPIA''
OCTOBER 26 2010
56:44
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1 /You Can Dance/4:28 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
2 /Alphaville/4:25 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
3 /Heartache By Numbers/4:55 (Bryan Ferry, Scissor Sisters)
4 /Me Oh My/4:40 (Bryan Ferry)
5 /Shameless/4:35 (Bryan Ferry, Andy Cato, Tom Findlay)
6 /Song to the Siren/5:56 (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett)
7 /No Face, No Name, No Number/4:39 (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood)
8 /BF Bass (Ode to Olympia)/4:09 (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera)
9 /Reason or Rhyme/6:51 (Bryan Ferry)
10 /Tender Is The Night/4:34 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
11 /Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Bonus)/3:17 (John Lennon)
12 /One Night (Bonus)/3:57 (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman)
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Seweuse Abwa /Choir/Chorus
Babydaddy /Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Andy Cato /Bass, Guest Artist
Chris Mullings /Electronics, Guest Artist
Emilyn Dolan Davies /Drums, Guest Artist
Brian Eno /Guest Artist, Synthesizer
Bryan Ferry /Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Merlin Ferry /Guest Artist, Guitar
Tara Ferry /Drums
Thomas Fetherstonhaugh /Guest Artist, Treble
Flea /Bass, Guest Artist
David Gilmour /Guest Artist, Guitar
Colin Good /Guest Artist, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Aleysha Gordon /Choir/Chorus
Jonny Greenwood /Guest Artist, Guitar
Tallulah Harlech /Guest Artist, Vocals
Neil Hubbard /Guest Artist, Guitar
Hannah Khemoh /Choir/Chorus
Andy Mackay /Guest Artist, Oboe
Phil Manzanera /Guest Artist, Guitar
Me'sha Bryan /Choir/Chorus
Marcus Miller /Bass
Perry Montague-Mason /Guest Artist, Violin
Gary Mounfield /Bass, Guest Artist
Andy Newmark /Drums
Steve Nieve /Guest Artist, Piano
Anthony Pleeth /Cello, Guest Artist
Alice Retif /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
Frank Ricotti /Percussion
Nile Rodgers /Guitar
Emlyn Singleton /Guest Artist, Violin
Chris Spedding /Guest Artist, Guitar
Dave Stewart /Guest Artist, Guitar
Oliver Thompson /Guitar
Katie Turner /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
Ruby Turner /Choir/Chorus
Vicci Wardman /Guest Artist, Viola
Shar White /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
David Williams /Guitar
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
There are two headlines for Olympia, Bryan Ferry’s 13th solo album. The first is that it’s Ferry’s first collection of primarily original material since 1994’s Mamouna -- of the ten songs only Tim Buckley's “Song to the Siren” and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number" are from another author -- the second is that among the many collaborators here are Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, and Andy MacKay, all original members of Roxy Music, their presence suggesting a return to the chilly art of Roxy’s earliest records. Neither headline tells the real story: Olympia is Ferry’s most seductive album since Avalon, a luxurious collection of softly stylized sophistication. Instead of pushing into new territory, Ferry focuses on refinement, polishing his signatures -- primarily songs so slow they seem to float, and also the occasional high-end piece of pristine pop-funk -- until they’re seamless, the textures shifting so subtly that when the chorus of “Heartache by Numbers” turns eerie, the change in atmosphere is almost subliminal. Such command of mood is a tell-tale sign of a quiet perfectionist, but Olympia doesn’t feel fussy; it’s unruffled and casually elegant, its pleasing familiarity reflecting the persistence of an old master honing his craft.
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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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WEBSITE
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''OLYMPIA''
OCTOBER 26 2010
56:44
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1 /You Can Dance/4:28 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
2 /Alphaville/4:25 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
3 /Heartache By Numbers/4:55 (Bryan Ferry, Scissor Sisters)
4 /Me Oh My/4:40 (Bryan Ferry)
5 /Shameless/4:35 (Bryan Ferry, Andy Cato, Tom Findlay)
6 /Song to the Siren/5:56 (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett)
7 /No Face, No Name, No Number/4:39 (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood)
8 /BF Bass (Ode to Olympia)/4:09 (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera)
9 /Reason or Rhyme/6:51 (Bryan Ferry)
10 /Tender Is The Night/4:34 (Bryan Ferry, David A. Stewart)
11 /Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Bonus)/3:17 (John Lennon)
12 /One Night (Bonus)/3:57 (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman)
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Seweuse Abwa /Choir/Chorus
Babydaddy /Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Andy Cato /Bass, Guest Artist
Chris Mullings /Electronics, Guest Artist
Emilyn Dolan Davies /Drums, Guest Artist
Brian Eno /Guest Artist, Synthesizer
Bryan Ferry /Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Merlin Ferry /Guest Artist, Guitar
Tara Ferry /Drums
Thomas Fetherstonhaugh /Guest Artist, Treble
Flea /Bass, Guest Artist
David Gilmour /Guest Artist, Guitar
Colin Good /Guest Artist, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Aleysha Gordon /Choir/Chorus
Jonny Greenwood /Guest Artist, Guitar
Tallulah Harlech /Guest Artist, Vocals
Neil Hubbard /Guest Artist, Guitar
Hannah Khemoh /Choir/Chorus
Andy Mackay /Guest Artist, Oboe
Phil Manzanera /Guest Artist, Guitar
Me'sha Bryan /Choir/Chorus
Marcus Miller /Bass
Perry Montague-Mason /Guest Artist, Violin
Gary Mounfield /Bass, Guest Artist
Andy Newmark /Drums
Steve Nieve /Guest Artist, Piano
Anthony Pleeth /Cello, Guest Artist
Alice Retif /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
Frank Ricotti /Percussion
Nile Rodgers /Guitar
Emlyn Singleton /Guest Artist, Violin
Chris Spedding /Guest Artist, Guitar
Dave Stewart /Guest Artist, Guitar
Oliver Thompson /Guitar
Katie Turner /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
Ruby Turner /Choir/Chorus
Vicci Wardman /Guest Artist, Viola
Shar White /Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist
David Williams /Guitar
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
There are two headlines for Olympia, Bryan Ferry’s 13th solo album. The first is that it’s Ferry’s first collection of primarily original material since 1994’s Mamouna -- of the ten songs only Tim Buckley's “Song to the Siren” and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number" are from another author -- the second is that among the many collaborators here are Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, and Andy MacKay, all original members of Roxy Music, their presence suggesting a return to the chilly art of Roxy’s earliest records. Neither headline tells the real story: Olympia is Ferry’s most seductive album since Avalon, a luxurious collection of softly stylized sophistication. Instead of pushing into new territory, Ferry focuses on refinement, polishing his signatures -- primarily songs so slow they seem to float, and also the occasional high-end piece of pristine pop-funk -- until they’re seamless, the textures shifting so subtly that when the chorus of “Heartache by Numbers” turns eerie, the change in atmosphere is almost subliminal. Such command of mood is a tell-tale sign of a quiet perfectionist, but Olympia doesn’t feel fussy; it’s unruffled and casually elegant, its pleasing familiarity reflecting the persistence of an old master honing his craft.
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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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WEBSITE
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