As part of one of the golden era’s essential bands of the past, Bryan Ferry gave Roxy Music a sound that set it apart from everyone, With a seductive blend of unique vibrato, Ferry has charmed audiences and fans in both Roxy Music and on his solo outings, a venture as just as qualitative as his time with Roxy Music. His history is remarkable as deserving of a retrospective.
On November 8, BMG will release a newly assembled 5CD Box that will span his illustrious and long career with well-collected parts that describe his musical career well. The five CDs will bring together a ‘best of’ set, a package of rarities, a set of covers, a practice is is fond of, a CD with a deeper look into his music, and a set that brings an overview of the Bryan Ferry Orchestra.
The box will pack in a lavish 100-page book that will be hardbound filled with photos, words, and more. The set is being titled Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023. The 5 CDs will house 81 recordings. there will also be a 2LP Clear Vinyl package as well that will offer 20 selected tracks. Also in DD for digital and streaming.
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 – Bryan Ferry
CD1 (The Best of Bryan Ferry)
01 A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall
02 These Foolish Things
03 The “in” Crowd
04 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
05 Casanova
06 Let’s Stick Together
07 Sign of the Times
08 Slave to Love
09 Don’t Stop the Dance
10 Windswept
11 Kiss and Tell
12 As Time Goes By
13 Your Painted Smile
14 I Put a Spell On You
15 Which Way to Turn
16 Knockin’ On Heavens Door
17 Make You Feel My Love
18 You Can Dance
19 Love Letters
20 Johnny and Mary
CD2 (Compositions)
01 Can’t Let Go
02 Tokyo Joe
03 This Island Earth
04 Love Me Madly Again
05 Limbo
06 When She Walks in the Room
07 Boys and Girls
08 Zamba
09 Chain Reaction
10 Bete Noire
11 I Thought
12 The Only Face
13 Valentine
14 Loop De Li
15 Reason Or Rhyme
CD3 (Interpretations)
01 The Price of Love
02 Shame Shame Shame
03 Hold On (I’m Coming)
04 Just One Look
05 The Girl of My Best Friend
06 What Goes On
07 That’s How Strong My Love Is
08 You Go to My Head
09 Where Or When
10 The Way You Look Tonight
11 One Night
12 Simple Twist of Fate
13 Positively 4th Street
14 Song to the Siren
15 Fooled Around and Fell in Love
CD4 (The Bryan Ferry Orchestra)
01 Virginia Plain
02 Do the Strand
03 While My Heart Is Still Beating
04 This Island Earth
05 Bitter-sweet
06 Dance Away
07 Zamba
08 Reason Or Rhyme
09 Avalon
10 Back to Black
11 Limbo
12 Young & Beautiful
13 Love Is the Drug
14 Sign of the Times
15 Chance Meeting
CD5 (Rare and Unreleased)
01 Feel the Need
02 Mother of Pearl
03 Don’t Be Cruel
04 I Don’t Want to Go On Without You
05 I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
06 Crazy Love
07 Whatever Gets You Through the Night
08 Bob Dylan’s Dream
09 He’ll Have to Go
10 A Fool for Love
11 Lowlands Low
12 Is Your Love Strong Enough
13 Sonnet 18
14 She Belongs to Me
15 Oh Lonesome Me
16 Star
Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 (2LP Clear Vinyl) – Bryan Ferry
LP1
Side A
01 A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall
02 These Foolish Things
03 The “in” Crowd
04 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
05 Casanova
Side B
06 Let’s Stick Together
07 Sign of the Times
08 Slave to Love
09 Don’t Stop the Dance
10 Windswept
LP2
Side A
01 Kiss and Tell
02 As Time Goes By
03 Your Painted Smile
04 I Put a Spell On You
05 Which Way to Turn
Side B
06 Knockin’ On Heavens Door
07 Make You Feel My Love
08 You Can Dance
09 Love Letters
10 Johnny and Mary