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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Avonmore
| name = Avonmore
| type = Studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Bryan Ferry]]
| artist = [[Bryan Ferry]]
| cover = Avonmore.jpg
| cover = Avonmore.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 17 November 2014
| released = {{Start date|2014|11|17|df=y}}
| recorded =
| recorded =
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| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
* Studio One (Olympia, London)
| genre = [[Art pop]], [[sophisti-pop]]
* 4th Street Recording ([[Santa Monica, California]])
* Saltlands (Brooklyn, New York)
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| genre =
* [[Art pop]]
* [[sophisti-pop]]
| length = {{duration|m=43|s=21}}
| length = {{duration|m=43|s=21}}
| label = [[BMG Rights Management]]
| label = [[BMG Rights Management]]
| producer = Bryan Ferry, [[Rhett Davies]], [[Johnson Somerset]], [[Todd Terje]]
| producer =
* Bryan Ferry
* [[Rhett Davies]]
* Johnson Somerset
* [[Todd Terje]]
| prev_title = [[The Jazz Age (The Bryan Ferry Orchestra album)|The Jazz Age]]
| prev_title = [[The Jazz Age (The Bryan Ferry Orchestra album)|The Jazz Age]]
| prev_year = 2012
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album)|Bitter-Sweet]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2018
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/avonmore-mw0002757654 AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/avonmore-mw0002757654 AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/13/bryan-ferry-avonmore-review The Guardian (review)]</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/13/bryan-ferry-avonmore-review The Guardian (review)]</ref>
|rev3 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork Media]]
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev3score = (6.7/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19981-bryan-ferry-avonmore/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
| rev3score = 6.7/10<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19981-bryan-ferry-avonmore/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
|rev4 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev4score = (8/10)<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/review/188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore/]</ref>
| rev4score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore/|title=188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore, PopMatters|date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bryan-ferry-avonmore-20141119 Rolling Stone review]</ref>
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bryan-ferry-avonmore-20141119 Rolling Stone review]</ref>
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'''''Avonmore''''' is the fifteenth studio album by the British singer [[Bryan Ferry]], released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014.<ref>[http://www.bryanferry.com/avonmore/ Bryan Ferry Official Site (''Avonmore'')]</ref>
'''''Avonmore''''' is the fifteenth studio album by the English singer [[Bryan Ferry]], released on 17 November 2014 by [[BMG Rights Management]].<ref>[http://www.bryanferry.com/avonmore/ Bryan Ferry Official Site (''Avonmore'')]</ref>


==Background==
The title of the album was named after the location of Ferry's studio in London where it was recorded.<ref>Bryan Ferry on ''Later... with Jools Holland''. BBC Television. (7 November 2014)</ref>
The album was named after the location of Ferry's studio in London where it was recorded.<ref>Bryan Ferry on ''Later... with Jools Holland''. BBC Television. (7 November 2014)</ref>
The album was announced on 23 September 2014 with a preview of the song "Loop De Li".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiicVWYh_v4&feature=youtu.be YouTube (Bryan Ferry - "Loop De Li")]</ref> The album was produced by Ferry with long-term collaborator Rhett Davies, who has produced several albums for Ferry and [[Roxy Music]]. The album also features Ferry regulars such as [[Fonzi Thornton]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Marcus Miller]], and [[Johnny Marr]] (who co-wrote the track "Soldier of Fortune"). The album includes two cover versions, a rendition of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s "[[Send in the Clowns]]" and a version of "[[Johnny and Mary]]", originally by [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]]. The latter track was a collaboration with the Norwegian DJ/producer [[Todd Terje]] and first appeared on Terje's album ''[[It's Album Time]]'' which was released earlier in 2014.
The album was announced on 23 September 2014 with a preview of the song "Loop De Li".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiicVWYh_v4 YouTube (Bryan Ferry - "Loop De Li")]</ref> The album was produced by Ferry with long-term collaborator Rhett Davies, who has produced several albums for Ferry and [[Roxy Music]]. The album also features Ferry regulars such as [[Fonzi Thornton]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Marcus Miller]], and [[Johnny Marr]] (who co-wrote the track "Soldier of Fortune"). The album includes two cover versions, a rendition of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s "[[Send in the Clowns]]" and a version of "[[Johnny and Mary]]", originally by [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]]. The latter track was a collaboration with the Norwegian DJ/producer [[Todd Terje]] and first appeared on Terje's album ''[[It's Album Time]]'' which was released earlier in 2014.


''Avonmore'' peaked at number 19 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and number 72 on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]].
''Avonmore'' peaked at number 19 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], and number 72 on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Reception of the album was generally positive. In a four-out-of-five-stars review, [[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that "this is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber" and that the album "consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of [[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]] but usually favoring the fine tailoring of [[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]], a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse" and that "the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling".<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/avonmore-mw0002757654 Allmusic review]</ref> [[PopMatters]] critic John Paul wrote that the album "functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he’s assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he’s been doing this since the '70s. It's just taken this long for the mainstream to catch up with where he’s been all along".<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/review/188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore/]</ref> Writer T. Cole Rachel from [[Pitchfork Media]] was less positive, giving the album 6.7 out of 10, writing that the album, in places, "flounders when the music, which routinely flirts with a kind of adult contemporary smoothness, leans over into blandness" and stating that "Ferry's well-documented good taste is both an asset and possibly a curse" and concluding that the record is "a fine addition to Bryan Ferry’s oeuvre, if not necessarily a terribly challenging one".<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19981-bryan-ferry-avonmore/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
Reception of the album was generally positive. In a four-out-of-five-stars review, [[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that "this is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber" and that the album "consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of ''[[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]]'' but usually favouring the fine tailoring of ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'', a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse" and that "the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling".<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/avonmore-mw0002757654 Allmusic review]</ref> ''[[PopMatters]]'' critic John Paul wrote that the album "functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he’s assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he’s been doing this since the '70s. It's just taken this long for the mainstream to catch up with where he's been all along".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore/|title=188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore, PopMatters|date=26 January 2021}}</ref> Writer T. Cole Rachel from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' was less positive, giving the album 6.7 out of 10, writing that the album, in places, "flounders when the music, which routinely flirts with a kind of adult contemporary smoothness, leans over into blandness" and stating that "Ferry's well-documented good taste is both an asset and possibly a curse" and concluding that the record is "a fine addition to Bryan Ferry's oeuvre, if not necessarily a terribly challenging one".<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19981-bryan-ferry-avonmore/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>


==Special edition==
==Special edition==
On October 29, 2015, Bryan Ferry announced the release of the a special edition package of ''Avonmore'', containing the album on vinyl and CD, along with a 48-page book of photos by photographer Matthew Becker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vivaroxymusic.com/albums_116.php|title=Avonmore Deluxe Edition|publisher=Roxy Music|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>
On 29 October 2015, Ferry announced the release of the a special edition package of ''Avonmore'', containing the album on vinyl and CD, along with a 48-page book of photos by photographer Matthew Becker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vivaroxymusic.com/albums_116.php|title=Avonmore Deluxe Edition|publisher=Roxy Music|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Loop De Li
| title1 = Loop De Li
| writer1 = Ferry
| writer1 = [[Bryan Ferry]]
| extra1= Ferry, Davies, Somerset
| extra1= Ferry, [[Rhett Davies]], Johnson Somerset
| length1 = 4:18
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Midnight Train
| title2 = Midnight Train
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| extra8= Ferry, Davies, Somerset
| extra8= Ferry, Davies, Somerset
| length8 = 5:05
| length8 = 5:05
| title9 = Send in the Clowns
| title9 = [[Send in the Clowns]]
| writer9 = [[Stephen Sondheim]]
| writer9 = [[Stephen Sondheim]]
| extra9= Ferry, Davies
| extra9= Ferry, Davies
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{{col-2}}
"'''Loop De Li'''"
"'''Loop De Li'''"
*Bryan Ferry: [[Singing|vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*[[Johnny Marr]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Neil Hubbard]], [[Oliver Thompson]], [[David Williams (guitarist)|David Williams]], Steve Jones: [[guitar]]
* [[Neil Hubbard]], Steve Jones, [[Johnny Marr]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Oliver Thompson]] and [[David Williams (guitarist)|David Williams]] – guitars
*[[Marcus Miller]]: [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Marcus Miller]] – bass
*Tara Ferry: [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Tara Ferry – drums
*John Moody: [[oboe]]
* John Moody – [[oboe]]
*Richard White: [[saxophone]]
* Richard White – [[saxophone]]
*[[Fonzi Thornton]], Laura Mann, Emily Panic, Hannah Khemoh, Jodie Scantlebury, Bobbie Gordon: [[Backing vocalist|backing&nbsp;vocals]]
* Bobbie Gordon, Hannah Khemoh, Laura Mann, Emily Panic, Jodie Scantlebury and [[Fonzi Thornton]] – backing vocals


"'''Midnight Train'''"
"'''Midnight Train'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, [[Chris Spedding]], Steve Jones, [[Jacob Quistgaard]]: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones, Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, [[Jacob Quistgaard]], [[Chris Spedding]], Jeff Thall, Oliver Thompson and David Williams – guitars
*Marcus Miller, [[Guy Pratt]]: bass
* Marcus Miller and [[Guy Pratt]] – bass
*Tara Ferry, [[Andy Newmark]]: drums
* Tara Ferry and [[Andy Newmark]] – drums
*Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals


"'''Soldier of Fortune'''"
"'''Soldier of Fortune'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
⚫
* Paul Beard – keyboards
*Johnny Marr, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones and Johnny Marr – guitars
*Marcus Miller: bass
* Marcus Miller – bass
*Tara Ferry: drums
* Tara Ferry – drums
⚫
*Paul Beard: keyboards
*Iain Dixon, Robert Fowler, Richard White: saxophone
* Iain Dixon, Robert Fowler and Richard White – saxophones
*Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals


"'''Driving Me Wild'''"
"'''Driving Me Wild'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers and Oliver Thompson – guitars
*Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
* Marcus Miller and Guy Pratt – bass
*Tara Ferry: drums
* Tara Ferry – drums
⚫
* [[Cherisse Osei]] – percussion
*Richard White: saxophone
* Richard White – saxophone
⚫
*[[Cherisse Osei]]: [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
*Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals


"'''A Special Kind of Guy'''"
"'''A Special Kind of Guy'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones and Nile Rodgers – guitars
*Marcus Miller, Guy Pratt: bass
* Marcus Miller and Guy Pratt – bass
*Tara Ferry: drums
* Tara Ferry – drums
*Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
⚫
{{col-2}}


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{{Col-2}}
"'''Avonmore'''"
"'''Avonmore'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, Steve Jones: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones, Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers and Oliver Thompson – guitars
*[[Flea (musician)|Flea]], Guy Pratt, [[Paul Turner (bassist)|Paul Turner]]: bass
* [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], Guy Pratt and [[Paul Turner (bassist)|Paul Turner]] – bass
*Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
* Tara Ferry and Cherisse Osei – drums
⚫
* [[Frank Ricotti]] – percussions
*Richard White: alto saxophone
* Richard White – alto saxophone
⚫
*[[Frank Ricotti]]: percussions


"'''Lost'''"
"'''Lost'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
*[[Mark Knopfler]], Neil Hubbard: guitar
* Neil Hubbard and [[Mark Knopfler]] – guitars
*[[Neil Jason]]: bass
* [[Neil Jason]] – bass
*Andy Newmark, Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
* Tara Ferry, Andy Newmark and Cherisse Osei – drums


"'''One Night Stand'''"
"'''One Night Stand'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
⚫
* Paul Beard – keyboards
*Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Thall, Neil Hubbard, Oliver Thompson, David Williams, Chris Spedding, Steve Jones, Jacob Quistgaard: guitar
* Neil Hubbard, Steve Jones, Johnny Marr, Nile Rodgers, Jacob Quistgaard, Chris Spedding, Jeff Thall, Oliver Thompson and David Williams – guitars
*Marcus Miller: bass
* Marcus Miller – bass
*Tara Ferry: drums
* Tara Ferry – drums
⚫
*Paul Beard: keyboards
*[[Maceo Parker]]: alto saxophone
* [[Maceo Parker]] – alto saxophone
*[[Ronnie Spector]], Hannah Khemoh, Sewuse Abwa, Shar White, Michelle John: backing vocals
* Sewuse Abwa, Michelle John, Hannah Khemoh, [[Ronnie Spector]] and Shar White – backing vocals


"'''Send in the Clowns'''"
"'''Send in the Clowns'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, string arrangements
* Colin Good – acoustic piano, string arrangements
*Johnny Marr: guitar
* Johnny Marr – guitars
*Marcus Miller: bass
* Marcus Miller – bass
*Chris Laurence, Tom Wheatley: [[double bass]]
* Chris Laurence and Tom Wheatley – [[double bass]]
*Tara Ferry, Cherisse Osei: drums
* Tara Ferry and Cherisse Osei - drums
*Colin Good: piano
⚫
* [[Frank Ricotti]] – percussions
*Richard White: alto saxophone
* Richard White – alto saxophone
⚫
*[[Frank Ricotti]]: percussions
*Enrico Tomasso: [[trumpet]]
* Enrico Tomasso – [[trumpet]]
String arrangement by Colin Good & Bryan Ferry


"'''Johnny and Mary'''"
"'''Johnny and Mary'''"
*Bryan Ferry: vocals, piano
* Bryan Ferry – vocals, acoustic piano
*Todd Terje: [[Production music|production]], [[Programming (music)|programming]], [[synth]]
* Todd Terje – synthesizers, programming
*Oliver Thompson: guitar
* Oliver Thompson – guitars
*Cherisse Osei: drums
* Cherisse Osei – drums
*[[Hanne Hukkelberg]]: backing vocals
* [[Hanne Hukkelberg]] – backing vocals
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


'''Additional personnel'''
'''Technical'''
* Alistair Norbury – management
* Chris Mullings – engineer
* Pete Wells – engineer
* Simon Willey – engineer
* Tim Roe – additional engineer
* Mark Knight – assistant engineer
* Craig Silvey – mixing
* Eduardo Paz – mix assistant
* Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering ([[Portland, Maine]])
* Isaac Ferry – executive producer
* Tara Ferry – executive producer

'''Artwork'''
* Johnny Dewe Mathews – cover photography
* Johnny Dewe Mathews – cover photography
* Neil Kirk – inner sleeve photography
* Neil Kirk – inner sleeve photography
* Michael Knight – design
* Michael Knight – design
* Jono Patrick – digital artwork
* Jono Patrick – digital artwork
* Richard White – liner notes


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Chart performance for ''Avonmore''
!scope="col"|Chart (2014)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|France|63|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|accessdate=10 December 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Austria|34|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|23|id=257626|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 December 2014}}
{{album chart|Flanders|29|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|43|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1922|title=Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 17-11-2014 al 23-11-2014)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
|71
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|19|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|accessdate=27 November 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|47|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK|19|artist=Bryan Ferry|accessdate=30 November 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|France|63|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=10 December 2014}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|72|artist=Bryan Ferry|accessdate=30 November 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Germany4|23|id=257626|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2014}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|47|artist=Bryan Ferry|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|71|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/1106412/1/ |script-title=ja:アヴォンモア {{!}} ブライアン・フェリー |trans-title=Avonmore {{!}} Bryan Ferry |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225210401/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/1106412/1/ |archive-date=25 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 86
|-
{{album chart|Norway|16|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|19|date=20141123|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|19|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=27 November 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|37|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Avonmore|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|19|date=20141123|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|72|artist=Bryan Ferry|rowheader=true|access-date=30 November 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|18|artist=Bryan Ferry|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}}
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{Bryan Ferry}}
{{Bryan Ferry}}

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Avonmore
Studio album by
Bryan Ferry
Released17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
Studio
Genre
Length43:21
LabelBMG Rights Management
Producer
Bryan Ferry chronology
The Jazz Age
(2012) 		Avonmore
(2014) 		Bitter-Sweet
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork6.7/10[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Avonmore is the fifteenth studio album by the English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 17 November 2014 by BMG Rights Management.[6]

Background

The album was named after the location of Ferry's studio in London where it was recorded.[7] The album was announced on 23 September 2014 with a preview of the song "Loop De Li".[8] The album was produced by Ferry with long-term collaborator Rhett Davies, who has produced several albums for Ferry and Roxy Music. The album also features Ferry regulars such as Fonzi Thornton, Nile Rodgers, Marcus Miller, and Johnny Marr (who co-wrote the track "Soldier of Fortune"). The album includes two cover versions, a rendition of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and a version of "Johnny and Mary", originally by Robert Palmer. The latter track was a collaboration with the Norwegian DJ/producer Todd Terje and first appeared on Terje's album It's Album Time which was released earlier in 2014.

Avonmore peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 72 on the US Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Reception of the album was generally positive. In a four-out-of-five-stars review, AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "this is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber" and that the album "consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favouring the fine tailoring of Boys and Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse" and that "the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling".[9] PopMatters critic John Paul wrote that the album "functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he’s assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he’s been doing this since the '70s. It's just taken this long for the mainstream to catch up with where he's been all along".[10] Writer T. Cole Rachel from Pitchfork was less positive, giving the album 6.7 out of 10, writing that the album, in places, "flounders when the music, which routinely flirts with a kind of adult contemporary smoothness, leans over into blandness" and stating that "Ferry's well-documented good taste is both an asset and possibly a curse" and concluding that the record is "a fine addition to Bryan Ferry's oeuvre, if not necessarily a terribly challenging one".[11]

Special edition

On 29 October 2015, Ferry announced the release of the a special edition package of Avonmore, containing the album on vinyl and CD, along with a 48-page book of photos by photographer Matthew Becker.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Loop De Li"Bryan FerryFerry, Rhett Davies, Johnson Somerset4:18
2."Midnight Train"FerryFerry, Davies, Somerset3:49
3."Soldier of Fortune"Ferry, Johnny MarrFerry, Davies4:25
4."Driving Me Wild"FerryFerry, Davies3:37
5."A Special Kind of Guy"FerryFerry, Davies3:14
6."Avonmore"Ferry, Oliver ThompsonFerry, Davies5:13
7."Lost"FerryFerry, Davies2:47
8."One Night Stand"FerryFerry, Davies, Somerset5:05
9."Send in the Clowns"Stephen SondheimFerry, Davies4:02
10."Johnny and Mary"Robert PalmerTodd Terje6:47
Total length:43:15

Personnel

Technical

  • Chris Mullings – engineer
  • Pete Wells – engineer
  • Simon Willey – engineer
  • Tim Roe – additional engineer
  • Mark Knight – assistant engineer
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Eduardo Paz – mix assistant
  • Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Isaac Ferry – executive producer
  • Tara Ferry – executive producer

Artwork

  • Johnny Dewe Mathews – cover photography
  • Neil Kirk – inner sleeve photography
  • Michael Knight – design
  • Jono Patrick – digital artwork
  • Richard White – liner notes

Charts

Chart performance for Avonmore
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 47
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 47
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 71
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 86
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 19
US Billboard 200[27] 72
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 18

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ The Guardian (review)
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ "188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore, PopMatters". 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ Bryan Ferry Official Site (Avonmore)
  7. ^ Bryan Ferry on Later... with Jools Holland. BBC Television. (7 November 2014)
  8. ^ YouTube (Bryan Ferry - "Loop De Li")
  9. ^ Allmusic review
  10. ^ "188229-bryan-ferry-avonmore, PopMatters". 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  12. ^ "Avonmore Deluxe Edition". Roxy Music. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bryan Ferry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  21. ^ アヴォンモア | ブライアン・フェリー [Avonmore | Bryan Ferry] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Avonmore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  28. ^ "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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