Olympia (Bryan Ferry album)

Olympia
Studio album by Bryan Ferry
Released	25 October 2010
Genre	Pop rock, sophisti-pop
Label	Virgin, Astralwerks (US)[1]
Producer	Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Dylanesque (2007) Olympia (2010) The Jazz Age (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B)[3]
Clash	(7/10)[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[6]
Popmatters	(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	[10]

Olympia is an album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released by Virgin Records on 25 October 2010. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, Olympia is Ferry's first album of largely original material since 2002's Frantic.

The album features a wide range of contributors, including co-songwriter David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, the electronic group Groove Armada, David Gilmour, Marcus Miller, Scissor Sisters, Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Steve Nieve, and Flea.

The album features some songs previously recorded by Ferry in collaborations with other artists. "You Can Dance", a version of which appeared as "U Can Dance" on DJ Hell's 2009 album Teufelswerk, is the record's first single. A version of "Shameless" previously appeared as a collaboration with Groove Armada on their album Black Light earlier in 2010. The album also features covers of Tim Buckley's "Song To The Siren" and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number."

In 2011 the single Alphaville was sent to a number of radio stations and appeared on BBC Radio 2's playlist and 106.9FM WHCR's

The album art features the fashion model Kate Moss and refers to the Édouard Manet 1863 painting of the same name.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks by Bryan Ferry and David A. Stewart unless otherwise noted.

1. "You Can Dance" – 4:29
2. "Alphaville" – 4:25
3. "Heartache By Numbers" – 4:56 (Ferry, Scissor Sisters)
4. "Me Oh My" – 4:40 (Ferry)
5. "Shameless" – 4:36 (Ferry, Andy Cato, Tom Findlay)
6. "Song to the Siren" – 5:56 (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett)
7. "No Face, No Name, No Number" – 4:40 (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood)
8. "BF Bass (Ode to Olympia)" – 4:09 (Ferry, Phil Manzanera)
9. "Reason or Rhyme" – 6:52 (Ferry)
10. "Tender Is the Night" – 4:35

    Extended Edition extra tracks:

11. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" – 3:19 (John Lennon)
12. "One Night" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman) – 4:00

Collector's Edition includes a 40-page booklet and second CD:

1. "You Can Dance" (Fred Falke Mix) – 7:08
2. "Alphaville" (Time and Space Machine Mix) – 7:06
3. "Heartache By Numbers" (Circus Parade Mix) – 7:27
4. "Me Oh My" (DJ Cleaver Mix) – 6:42
5. "Shameless" (Still Going Mix) – 8:12
6. "BF Bass (Ode To Olympia)" (West End Wolf Mix) – 9:21
7. "Reason Or Rhyme" (Instrumental) – 6:54

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