Stranded (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Stranded
Type = studio
Artist = Roxy Music


Released = start date|1973|11|1|df=yes
Recorded = start date|1973|9 at AIR Studios, London
Genre = Art rock
Length = 41:06
Label = Island, Polydor (UK)
Atco, Reprise (U.S.) cite book |title=The Essential Rock Discography |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |year=2006 |publisher=Canongate |location=Edinburgh |isbn=1841958603 |pages=p. 930 ]
Producer = Chris Thomas
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nefibkr96akq link]
* Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=roxy+music link]
*"Rolling Stone" [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxymusic/albums/album/229029/review/5941069/stranded link]
Last album = "For Your Pleasure"
(1973)
This album = "Stranded"
(1973)
Next album = "Country Life"
(1974)
Misc = Singles
Name = Stranded
Type = studio
Single 1 = Street Life
Single 1 date = start date|1973|11

"Stranded" is the third album by art rock band Roxy Music, and was released late 1973, reaching number one on the UK album charts. The cover features Ferry's girlfriend and 1973's Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole. It was the first Roxy Music album on which Bryan Ferry was not the sole songwriter, because Andy Mackay and guitarist Phil Manzanera also contributed to the album. It was also the first without Brian Eno, who had left the group.

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
# "Street Life" – 3:29
# "Just Like You" – 3:36
# "Amazona" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:16
# "Psalm" – 8:04
# "Serenade" – 2:59
# "A Song for Europe" (Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 5:46
# "Mother of Pearl" – 6:52
# "Sunset" – 6:04

Personnel

*Bryan Ferry - vocals, piano, electric piano
*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 Stoeker - Photography

Recorded at AIR Studios, London and produced for E.G.Records

Covers

Bassist 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). [ [http://www.trusttheprocess.com/TTPownit.music.html John Taylor's Trust The Process website] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.superseventies.com/sproxymusic.html Superseventies review on the album]