''Bitter-Sweet'' is the sixteenth studio album by English singer
Bryan Ferry, officially under the name of
Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra. It was released on 30 November 2018 by
BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a music publisher and a record label.
BMG was founded in October 2008 after Bertelsmann sold its ...
.
Background
The album, containing remakes of older songs by Ferry and
Roxy Music
Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera ...
in the same style as his 2012 album ''
The Jazz Age'', came up after Ferry's participation on the German TV series ''
Babylon Berlin''.
As shown in the album credits, Ferry dedicated ''Bitter-Sweet'' to his friend
Jeremy Catto
Robert Jeremy Adam Inch Catto (27 July 1939 – 17 August 2018) was a British historian who was a Rhodes fellow and tutor in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford, where he was also senior dean. Catto was a Brackenbury Scholar in History at Bal ...
, who had died that year.
Track listing
All tracks composed by
Bryan Ferry, except where noted.
# "Alphaville" (Ferry,
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart, he won Best British ...
)
# "Reason or Rhyme"
# "
Sign of the Times"
# "New Town"
# "
Limbo" (Ferry,
Patrick Leonard)
# "Bitter-Sweet" (Ferry,
Andy Mackay
Andrew Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music.
In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his ...
)
# "Dance Away"
# "Zamba" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
# "Sea Breezes"
# "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry, Andy Mackay)
# "Bitters End"
# "Chance Meeting"
# "Boys and Girls"
Charts
References
2018 albums
Albums produced by Rhett Davies
BMG Rights Management albums
Bryan Ferry albums
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