''Moroccan Roll'' (1977) is the second studio album by British

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group

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. The title is a

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referring to this being their second album: "more

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", however, ''Moroccan Roll'' is not a step toward the rock & roll side of the fusion equation, but rather an experiment with Eastern sounds and softer textures. The album is mostly instrumental. "Sun in the Night" contains vocals sung by Brand X drummer

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. "Disco Suicide" and "Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All" also contain vocals, although they are wordless.

Track listing

Side one

#"Sun in the Night" (

John Goodsall John Goodsall (15 February 1953 – 10 November 2021) was a British-American progressive rock and jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with Brand X, Atomic Rooster, and The Fire Merchants. Life and career Goodsall was born in Middlese ...

) – 4:25 #"Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already)..." (

) – 11:16 #"...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine after All" (Collins) – 2:10 #"Hate Zone" (Goodsall) – 4:41 #"Collapsar" (

Robin Lumley Robin Lumley is a British jazz fusion musician, keyboardist, record producer, and author who was a member of the band Brand X with drummer Phil Collins, guitarist John Goodsall, and bassist Percy Jones. He is a second cousin of the actress Joann ...

) – 1:33

Side two

"Disco Suicide" (Lumley) – 7:55 #"Orbits" ( Percy Jones) – 1:38 #"Malaga Virgen" (Jones) – 8:28 #"Macrocosm" (Goodsall) – 7:24

Personnel

Based on the album credits of original vinyl release. *

– guitars, sitar (1), echo, backing vocals *

– Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano,

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, echo, backing vocals, autoharp (5) * Percy Jones – Fender bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8) *

– drums, lead vocals, acoustic piano (3) *

Morris Pert Morris David Brough Pert (8 September 1947 – 27 April 2010) was a Scottish composer, drummer/percussionist, and pianist who composed in the fields of both contemporary classical and jazz-rock music. His compositions include three symphonies, p ...

– percussion

Production

* Produced by Dennis MacKay * Engineered and mixed by 'Perdurabo' Stephen W. Tayler * Tape op:

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* Mastered by

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* Album artwork by

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Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1977 albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Brand X albums Charisma Records albums Passport Records albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios