Bête Noire | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
Bryan Ferry chronology | ||||
|
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Review scores | |
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.
Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
---|---|---|
1987 | UK Album Charts | 9 |
1985 | Billboard 200 | 63 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.