Stranded (album)
| Stranded | ||||
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| Studio album by Roxy Music | ||||
| Released | 1 November 1973 | |||
| Recorded | September 1973 at AIR Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Art rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label |
Island, Polydor (UK) Atco, Reprise (US) [1] | |||
| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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| Singles from Stranded | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| Piero Scaruffi | (7/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.2/10[6] |
Stranded is the third album by the art rock band Roxy Music, released in late 1973. It reached number one on the UK album charts. The cover shows Bryan Ferry's then girlfriend and 1973 Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole. It was the first Roxy Music album on which Ferry was not the sole songwriter as multi-instrumentalist Andy Mackay and guitarist Phil Manzanera also contributed to the album. Though it was also the first without Brian Eno, who had left the group after For Your Pleasure, he nonetheless later rated it as Roxy Music's finest record. Paul Gambacinni in a Rolling Stone review wrote, "Roxy Music can no longer be ignored by Americans. They may not achieve the commercial success they have in Britain, where Stranded reached Number One, but their artistic performance must be recognized. Stranded is an eloquent statement that there are still frontiers which American pop has not explored."[7]
The track "Street Life" was released as a single and reached number 9 on the UK charts.
Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Street Life" | 3:29 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Just Like You" | 3:36 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Amazona" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) | 4:16 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Psalm" | 8:04 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Serenade" | 2:59 | ||||||||
| 2. | "A Song for Europe" (Ferry, Andy Mackay) | 5:46 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Mother of Pearl" | 6:52 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Sunset" | 6:04 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Bryan Ferry – vocals, piano, electric piano, harmonica
- John Gustafson – bass guitar
- Eddie Jobson – synthesizers, keyboards, electric violin
- Andy Mackay (as Andrew Mackay) – oboe, saxophone, treatments
- Phil Manzanera – guitar, treatments
- Paul Thompson – drums, timpani
- Chris Laurence – string bass on "Sunset"
- The London Welsh Male Choir – chorus on "Psalm"
- Nicolas de Ville – cover design
- Karl Stoecker – photography
Recorded at AIR Studios, London and produced for E.G.Records
Covers
The bass guitarist John Taylor, during his solo period after leaving Duran Duran in 1997, organized a Roxy Music tribute album called Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music (released 1999). On it, Mackay's "A Song for Europe" was covered by Dave Gahan and "Street Life" was performed by Phantom 5 (aka Gerry Laffy and Simon Laffy).[8]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 930. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Stranded > Review )))". Allmusic. 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.
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "Roxy Music". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on 17 March 2010.
- ↑ "Roxy Music: Roxy Music: The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982". Pitchfork Media. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/stranded-19740523
- ↑ John Taylor's Trust The Process website
External links
| Preceded by Pin Ups by David Bowie |
UK number-one album 8 December 1973 |
Succeeded by Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes by David Cassidy |
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