Bête Noire (album)
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| Bête Noire | ||||
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| Studio album by Bryan Ferry | ||||
| Released | 2 November 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Bryan Ferry, Chester Kamen and Patrick Leonard | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | (C+) Jan. 26, 1988 |
| Rolling Stone | link |
Bête Noire is an album by British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in November 1987. The album peaked at no.9 in the UK and was certified Gold by the BPI.
The track "The Right Stuff" (co-written by Johnny Marr and adapted from The Smiths' instrumental B-side "Money Changes Everything") was the album's only top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at no.37. A second single, "Kiss and Tell", narrowly missed the UK top 40, but made the US top 40 and also appears in the film Bright Lights, Big City. A third single, "Limbo", peaked at no.86 in the UK.
[edit] Track listing
- "Limbo" (5:00) (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
- "Kiss and Tell" (4:57) (Ferry)
- "New Town" (4:50) (Ferry)
- "Day For Night" (5:35) (Ferry, Leonard)
- "Zamba" (3:00) (Ferry, Leonard)
- "The Right Stuff" (4:25) (Ferry, Johnny Marr)
- "Seven Deadly Sins" (5:10) (Ferry, Chester Kamen, Guy Pratt)
- "The Name of the Game" (5:28) (Ferry, Leonard)
- "Bête Noire" (4:53) (Ferry, Leonard)
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1987 | UK Album Charts | 9 |
| 1985 | Billboard 200 | 63 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1987 | "The Right Stuff" | UK Singles Chart | 37 |
| 1988 | "Kiss and Tell" | UK Singles Chart | 41 |
| 1988 | "Kiss and Tell" | US Billboard 100 | 31 |
| 1988 | "Limbo" | UK Singles Chart | 86 |
[edit] Personnel
- Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
- Mario Abramovich: violin
- Tawatha Agee: backing vocals
- Michael Vail Blum: Engineer
- Stuart Breed
- Vinnie Colaiuta: drums
- Michelle Cobbs: backing vocals
- Paulinho da Costa: percussion
- Diamond Art
- Rhett Davies
- Simon Draper
- Yanick Etienne: backing vocals
- Siedah Garrett: backing vocals
- David Gilmour: guitar
- Neil Hubbard
- Dan Huff: guitar
- Paul Jarvis
- Paul Johnson: backing vocals
- Chester Kamen
- Abraham Laboriel: bass
- Patrick Leonard: keyboards
- José Libertella: bandoneon
- Julie Losch
- Brian Loucks
- Jimmy Maelen: percussion
- Johnny Marr: guitar
- Marcus Miller: bass
- Andy Newmark: drums
- Courtney Pine
- Guy Pratt: bass
- Andrew Reid
- John Robinson: drums
- Bill Ruppert
- Albert Sanchez: photographer
- Luis Stazo: bandoneon
- Alistair Thain: photographer
- Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
- Michael Verdick
- Lenny Waronker
- David Williams: guitar
Produced by Patrick Leonard and Bryan Ferry, except for "Kiss and Tell", "New Town", "The Right Stuff" and "Seven Deadly Sins", produced by Patrick Leonard, Chester Kamen and Bryan Ferry. Engineered by Steve Jackson, Kevin Killen and Ian Eales.
