Greatest Hits (Roxy Music album)

Greatest Hits is Roxy Music's first standard "greatest hits" compilation album, issued after Roxy Music went on hiatus. The edited version of "The Thrill of It All" is unique to this release, while the single version (3:20) is available on 7" 45 RPM single and the 2012 box set The Complete Studio Recordings. "Mother of Pearl" is an edit in that it does not crossfade into the next song, as it does on Stranded, the album on which it originally appeared. The version of "Pyjamarama" on this collection is a remix of the original 1973 single which is also available on The Complete Studio Recordings, as well as the 1977 Polydor reissue of the Virginia Plain single.

Roxy Music Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Roxy Music
Released	November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01)[1]
Recorded	1972-1975
Genre	Art rock glam rock
Length	45:18
Label	Atco
Producer	Roxy Music, Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, John Anthony
Roxy Music chronology
Viva! (1976) Roxy Music Greatest Hits (1977) Manifesto (1979)
Singles from Roxy Music Greatest Hits
"Virginia Plain (reissue)" Released: October 22, 1977[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Notes	Length
1.	"Virginia Plain"	from "Virginia Plain" A-side single, 1972	2:55
2.	"Do the Strand"	from For Your Pleasure, 1973	4:00
3.	"All I Want Is You"	from Country Life, 1974	2:53
4.	"Out of the Blue" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera)	from Country Life, 1974	4:42
5.	"Pyjamarama"	Remix of "Pyjamarama" A-side single, 1973	2:50
6.	"Editions of You"	from For Your Pleasure, 1973	3:45

Side two

No.	Title	Notes	Length
1.	"Love Is the Drug"	from Siren, 1975	4:05
2.	"Mother of Pearl" (edit)	from Stranded, 1973	6:45
3.	"A Song for Europe" (Ferry, Mackay)	from Stranded, 1973	5:45
4.	"The Thrill of It All" (edit)	from Country Life, 1974	4:20
5.	"Street Life"	from Stranded, 1973	3:21

Personnel

Roxy Music

• Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, guitar on "Pyjamarama"
• Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
• Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
• Paul Thompson – drums, percussion
• Brian Eno – keyboards, backing vocals (tracks 1-2 and 5-6 on side one)
• John Gustafson – bass (tracks 3-4 on side one, all tracks on side two)
• Eddie Jobson – keyboards, violin (tracks 3-4 on side one, all tracks on side two)
• Rik Kenton – bass (track 1 on side one)

Additional personnel

• John Porter - bass (tracks 2 and 5-6 on side one)

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1977	UK Albums Chart	20[1] (11 weeks)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1977	"Virginia Plain"	UK Singles Chart	11[1]

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Gold	13 January 1978 (1978-01-13)[5]

References

1. "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 22 June 2014.
2. Thompson, Dave. "allmusic Greatest Hits – Roxy Music". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited March 17, 2010
5. "BPI Certified Awards". Retrieved 22 June 2014.