Flesh and Blood (Roxy Music album)
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| Studio album by Roxy Music | ||||
| Released | June 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | New Wave New Romantic |
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| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | EG Atco/Reprise (USA) |
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| Producer | Rhett Davies & Roxy Music | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[3] |
Flesh + Blood is the seventh studio album by Roxy Music and was released in June 1980. The album reached #1 in the UK for one week in June and then returned to the summit in August for another three weeks; in total spending 60 weeks on the UK album chart. The album reached #35 in the US and #10 in Australia.
The album was preceded by the single "Over You", a #5 UK hit that also provided the band with a rare US chart entry at #80. Two more hit singles followed: "Oh Yeah" (UK #5) and "Same Old Scene" (UK #12, AUS #35). Flesh + Blood also included two cover versions: The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" and Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour". The latter was released as a single in some territories. In addition, the album's title track along with the aforementioned, "Over You" and "Eight Miles High" peaked at number forty-six on the Billboard dance charts.[4]
The album was made after drummer Paul Thompson had left the band, essentially making Roxy Music a three-piece consisting of Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.
- "In the Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper) – 3:09
- "Oh Yeah" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:51
- "Same Old Scene" – 3:57
- "Flesh and Blood" – 3:08
- "My Only Love" – 5:16
- "Over You" – 3:27
- "Eight Miles High" (Gene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 4:55
- "Rain, Rain, Rain" – 3:20
- "No Strange Delight" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:44
- "Running Wild" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 5:03
[edit] Personnel
- Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesiser on 4, guitar on 4 and strings on 5
- Phil Manzanera – guitar, bass on 6
- Andy Mackay – saxophones and oboe
[edit] Additional personnel
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums on 1, 2, 6–10, percussion on 4, 5
- Andy Newmark – drums on 4, 5
- Simon Phillips – percussion on 5
- Alan Spenner – bass on 3–5, 8, 10
- Neil Jason – bass on 2, 7, 9
- Gary Tibbs – bass on 1
- Neil Hubbard – guitar on 1, 2, 5, 7–10
- Paul Carrack – strings on 2, organ, piano on 10
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | UK | 1[5] |
| US Billboard Pop Albums | 35 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Over You" | UK | 5 |
| Billboard Pop Singles | 80 | ||
| "Oh Yeah" | UK | 5 | |
| "The Same Old Scene" | UK | 12 | |
| Australia | 35 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Gold | 19 June 1980 |
| Platinum | 30 October 1980 |
| Preceded by Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel Back in Black by AC/DC |
UK Albums Chart number one album 28 June 1980 – 4 July 1980 23 August 1980 – 12 September 1980 |
Succeeded by Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones Telekon by Gary Numan |
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Flesh + Blood > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r48355. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited 17 March 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Roxy Music". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on 17 March 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 223.
- ^ "Number 1 Albums – 1980s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080209095724/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=4. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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