Bête Noire (album)

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Bête Noire
Studio album by Bryan Ferry
Released 2 November 1987
Recorded 1987 Compass Point Studios, Nassau; Marcadet, Paris; Mireval, Var; Guillaume Tell, Paris.
Genre Pop rock, sophisti-pop
Length 43:18
Label Virgin Records
Producer Bryan Ferry, Chester Kamen and Patrick Leonard
Bryan Ferry chronology

Boys and Girls
(1985)		 Bête Noire
(1987)		 Taxi
(1993)
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Robert Christgau (C+) Jan. 26, 1988
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Bête Noire (Literally 'Black Beast' in French but meaning pet peeve) 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.[1][2][3][4]

Track listing

  1. "Limbo" (5:00) (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
  2. "Kiss and Tell" (4:57) (Ferry)
  3. "New Town" (4:50) (Ferry)
  4. "Day For Night" (5:35) (Ferry, Leonard)
  5. "Zamba" (3:00) (Ferry, Leonard)
  6. "The Right Stuff" (4:25) (Ferry, Johnny Marr)
  7. "Seven Deadly Sins" (5:10) (Ferry, Chester Kamen, Guy Pratt)
  8. "The Name of the Game" (5:28) (Ferry, Leonard)
  9. "Bête Noire" (4:53) (Ferry, Leonard)

Charts

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

Personnel

Production

  • All songs produced by Bryan Ferry and Patrick Leonard, except "Kiss and Tell", "New Town", "The Right Stuff" and "Seven Deadly Sins" (produced by Bryan Ferry, Patrick Leonard and Chester Kamen).
  • Recording Engineers: Steve Jackson, Kevin Killen and Ian Eales
  • Mixed by Alan Meyerson and Bruce Lampcov
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig
  • Tracks 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Johnny Yuma Music.
  • Tracks 2 and 3 published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Track 6 published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Brothers Music Ltd.
  • Track 7 published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. and Copyright Control.


References

  1. ↑ STUART LENIG -The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock - Page 88 2010 "The music was very programmatic, with images of southern sambas in “Limbo,” seaside tales in “Windswept,” and hidden ..."
  2. ↑ The Trouser Press record guide -Ira A. Robbins - 1991 Page 244 "All things considered, "Limbo," "Kiss and Tell" and "Day for Night" are coolly inviting and likable enough, given the diminished expectations one now brings to Bryan Ferry albums. With no new music forthcoming. Ferry's British label began ..."
  3. ↑ Digital Audio and Compact Disc Review - Volume 4, Issues 7-12 - Page 87 1988 "Bryan Ferry: Bete Noire ... "Limbo" kicks off this danceable recording in a Caribbean groove, "
  4. ↑ Keyboard - Volume 14 -1988 Page 106 "In Bryan Ferry's "Limbo," from Bete Noire, there are saxophone section parts that sound like they're from a 78 record, and in the beginning there are weird sounds like bird calls and swamp animals ..."
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