The Thrill of It All (box set)
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The Thrill of It All is a 4-CD
compilation box set by art rock
band Roxy Music
, released by Virgin
in 1995 (see 1995 in music
).
All tracks written by Bryan Ferry
except as noted.
Compact Disc
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compilation box set by art rock
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
band Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
, released by Virgin
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in 1995 (see 1995 in music
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
).
All tracks written by Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
except as noted.
Disc 1
- "Re-Make/Re-ModelRe-Make/Re-Model"Re-Make/Re-Model" is a song written by Bryan Ferry that appears as the opening track on Roxy Music's eponymous debut album.The recording starts with a musique concrète introduction, a short collage of cocktail party noise, before launching into a stereotypical 1950s song structure...
" – 5:14 (from Roxy MusicRoxy Music (album)Roxy Music is the debut album by art rock band Roxy Music, released in June 1972. It was generally well-received by contemporary critics and made #10 in the UK charts.-Style and themes:...
, 1972) - "LadytronLadytron (song)"Ladytron" is a song by Bryan Ferry, recorded by his band Roxy Music and appearing on their eponymous debut album. The British band Ladytron took their name from this song....
" – 4:26 (from Roxy Music, 1972) - "If There Is SomethingIf There Is Something"If There Is Something" is a song by Bryan Ferry, recorded by his band Roxy Music for their eponymous debut album. A live version can be found on their Viva! live-album....
" – 6:34 (from Roxy Music, 1972) - "2HB2HB"2HB" is a song written by Bryan Ferry and included on Roxy Music's eponymous debut album. He also recorded a version for his 1976 solo album Let's Stick Together....
" – 4:30 (from Roxy Music, 1972) - "Chance MeetingChance MeetingChance Meeting is an album by jazz guitarists Tal Farlow and Lenny Breau, released in 1997.-History:While being profiled in a PBS documentary, it was suggested to Farlow that he be paired with a younger jazz guitarist. He suggested Breau and the two guitarists performed this set at a small...
" – 3:08 (from Roxy Music, 1972) - "Sea Breezes" – 7:03 (from Roxy Music, 1972)
- "Do the StrandDo The Strand"Do the Strand" is the first song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. In contrast to the songs from Roxy Music's eponymous debut album, this song starts suddenly without any instrumental fanfare.-Lyrics:...
" – 4:04 (from For Your PleasureFor Your PleasureFor Your Pleasure is a 1973 album by the British glam and art rock group Roxy Music, released by Island Records . The band's second album, it was also their last to feature synthesiser and sound specialist Brian Eno, who would later gain acclaim as a solo artist and producer.-Production:The group...
, 1973) - "Beauty QueenBeauty Queen"Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
" – 4:41 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973) - "Strictly Confidential" – 3:48 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973)
- "Editions of You" – 3:51 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973)
- "In Every Dream Home a HeartacheIn Every Dream Home A Heartache"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" is a song written by Bryan Ferry, originally appearing on his band Roxy Music's second album.Lyrically, the song is a sinister monologue, part critique of the emptiness of opulence, partly a love song to an inflatable doll. Musically this is complemented by a...
" – 5:29 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973) - "The Bogus Man" – 9:20 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973)
- "For Your Pleasure" – 6:51 (from For Your Pleasure, 1973)
- "Street Life" – 3:29 (from StrandedStranded (album)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 then girlfriend and 1973 Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole...
, 1973) - "Just like You" – 3:36 (from Stranded, 1973)
- "AmazonaAmazona (song)Amazona is the third track from Roxy Music's November 1973 album Stranded. It features a very high pitched guitar solo from Phil Manzanera...
" (Ferry, Phil ManzaneraPhil ManzaneraPhil Manzanera is a musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On An Island and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America...
) – 4:16 (from Stranded, 1973)
Disc 2
- "A Song for Europe" (Ferry, Andy MackayAndy MackayAndrew "Andy" Mackay is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founder member of the art-rock group Roxy Music....
) – 5:46 (from Stranded, 1973) - "Mother of Pearl" – 6:52 (from Stranded, 1973)
- "Sunset" – 6:04 (from Stranded, 1973)
- "The Thrill of It AllThe Thrill of It All (song)The Thrill of It All is a single by British band Roxy Music taken from their 1974 album Country Life . The single was backed by the "All I Want Is You" B-side, an instrumental track called "Your Application's Failed", which is the only track to date written by drummer Paul Thompson...
" – 6:24 (from Country Life, 1974) - "Three and Nine" (Ferry, Mackay) – 4:04 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "All I Want Is YouAll I Want Is You (Roxy Music song)All I Want is You is a single by British band Roxy Music taken from their 1974 album Country Life. The single is also notable for its B-side, an instrumental track called "Your Application's Failed", which is the only track to date written by drummer Paul Thompson...
" – 2:53 (from Country Life, 1974) - "Out of the Blue" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:46 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "Bitter-Sweet" (Ferry, Mackay) – 4:50 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "Casanova" – 3:27 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "A Really Good Time" – 3:45 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "Prairie Rose" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 5:12 (from Country Life, 1974)
- "Love Is the DrugLove Is the Drug"Love Is the Drug" is a 1975 single from Roxy Music . Taken from the album Siren it omits the gravel footstep sound effects at the start...
" (Ferry, Mackay) – 4:11 (from SirenSiren (Roxy Music album)Siren is the fifth album by British rock band Roxy Music, released in 1975 .In 2003, the album was ranked number 371 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time...
, 1975) - "Sentimental Fool" (Ferry, Mackay) – 6:14 (from Siren, 1975)
- "Could It Happen to Me?" – 3:36 (from Siren, 1975)
- "Both Ends BurningBoth Ends BurningBoth Ends Burning is a single by British band Roxy Music taken from their 1975 album Siren. The version released on single is edits the intro and the ending compared to the album version...
" – 5:16 (from Siren, 1975) - "Just Another High" – 6:31 (from Siren, 1975)
Disc 3
- "Manifesto" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 5:29 (from Manifesto, 1979)
- "TrashTrash (Roxy Music song)Trash is a single by British band Roxy Music taken from their 1979 album Manifesto, their first after the comeback that followed the three years hiatus...
" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 2:14 (from Manifesto, 1979) - "Angel EyesAngel Eyes (Roxy Music song)Angel Eyes is a song by the British rock band Roxy Music. Released in August 1979, it was the third single to be taken from their album Manifesto and peaked at no.4 in the UK....
" (Ferry, Mackay) – 3:32 (from Manifesto, 1979) - "Stronger Through the Years" – 6:16 (from Manifesto, 1979)
- "Ain't That So" – 5:39 (from Manifesto, 1979)
- "Dance AwayDance Away (song)"Dance Away" is a song by the British rock band Roxy Music. Released in April 1979, it was the second single to be taken from their album Manifesto, and became one of the band's most famous songs, reaching Number 2 in the UK and spending a total of 14 weeks on the charts, the longest chart...
" – 4:21 (from Manifesto, 1979) - "Oh Yeah" – 4:51 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "Same Old Scene" – 3:57 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "Flesh + Blood" – 3:08 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "My Only Love" – 5:16 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "Over You" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 3:27 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "No Strange Delight" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:44 (from Flesh + Blood, 1980)
- "More Than ThisMore Than This (song)-Track listing:CD single#"More Than This " – 3:17#"Clear" - 3:59#"More Than This " - 7:18-Charts:...
" – 4:30 (from Avalon, 1982) - "AvalonAvalon (Roxy Music song)"Avalon" is a 1982 single by British art rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the second single from their album Avalon.The single, with its B-side, "Always Unknowing", charted at No. 13 in the UK....
" – 4:16 (from Avalon, 1982) - "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry, Mackay) – 3:26 (from Avalon, 1982)
- "Take a Chance with Me" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:42 (from Avalon, 1982)
- "To Turn You On" – 4:16 (from Avalon, 1982)
- "Tara" (Ferry, Mackay) – 1:43 (from Avalon, 1982)
Disc 4 (rarities on B-sides)
- "Virginia PlainVirginia Plain"Virginia Plain" is a song by British glam rock group Roxy Music, released as their debut single in August 1972. Written by Roxy frontman Bryan Ferry, "Virginia Plain" was recorded by his band in July 1972 at London's Command Studios...
" – 2:56 (A-SideA-side and B-sideA-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
non-LP singleSingle (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, 1972) - "The Numberer" (Mackay) – 3:40 ("Virginia Plain" single B-side, 1972)
- "PyjamaramaPyjamarama (song)"Pyjamarama" is a song by British glam rock group Roxy Music, released as a single in March 1973, to promote their For Your Pleasure album, though it was excluded from the album itself...
" – 3:00 (A-Side non-LP single, 1973) - "The Pride and the Pain" (Mackay) (single version) – 4:14 ("Pyjamarama" single B-side, 1973)
- "Manifesto" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:00 (re-recorded in 1980; "Over You" single B-side, 1980)
- "Hula Kula" (Manzanera) – 2:37 ("Street Life" single B-side, 1973)
- "Trash 2" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 3:09 ("Trash" single B-side, 1979)
- "Your Applications Failed" (Thompson) – 4:45 ("All I Want is You" single B-side, 1974)
- "Lover" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 4:26 ("Same Old Scene" single B-side, 1980)
- "Sultanesque" – 5:21 ("Love Is the Drug" single B-side, 1975)
- "Dance Away" – 6:29 (12-inch single extended remixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
, 1979) - "South Downs" – 5:10 ("Oh Yeah" single B-side, 1980)
- "Angel Eyes" (Ferry, Mackay) – 6:37 (12-inch single extended remix, 1979)
- "Always Unknowing" – 5:21 ("Avalon" single B-side, 1982)
- "The Main Thing" – 7:41 (12-inch single extended remix, 1982)
- "India" – 1:46 ("More Than This" single B-side, 1982)
- "Jealous GuyJealous Guy"Jealous Guy" is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album Imagine. It is one of the most commonly covered Lennon songs, with at least ninety-two recorded cover versions, the most notable being Roxy Music's version, which reached number one in several...
" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) (Extended Version) – 6:11 (A-Side non-LP single, 1980)