Greatest Hits

by Roxy Music

Greatest Hits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:35
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Peter Sinfield, Chris Thomas, John Punter, John Anthony

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released during a temporary hiatus for the British art-rock pioneers, this retrospective spans their initial era of avant-garde glam and avant-pop experimentation. The sequencing highlights Bryan Ferry's stylized vocal croon and the band's ability to inject sophisticated, futuristic pop art into mainstream chart successes.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, sophisticated, stylish, theatrical, retro

Tracklist

  1. Virginia Plain (2:56)
  2. Do The Strand (4:00)
  3. All I Want Is You (2:51)
  4. Out Of The Blue (4:48)
  5. Pyjamarama (2:52)
  6. Editions Of You (3:47)
  7. Love Is The Drug (4:07)
  8. Mother Of Pearl (6:45)
  9. A Song For Europe (5:45)
  10. The Thrill Of It All (4:20)
  11. Street Life (3:24)

Credits

  • Bryan Ferry - cover, instruments, written-by
  • Deirdre Morrow - cover
  • Fred Valentine - cover
  • Mick Haggerty - cover
  • Andy Mackay - instruments, written-by
  • Brian Eno - instruments
  • Eddie Jobson - instruments
  • John Gustafson - instruments

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