In Your Mind (album)
In Your Mind is the fourth solo studio album by Bryan Ferry, the lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was his first solo album of all original songs.
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| Released | 1 February 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
| Studio | AIR Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 36:05 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Bryan Ferry, Steve Nye | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[1] |
As Ferry's first solo all-original LP effort, released after Roxy Music went on a four-year hiatus, it was supported by an extensive tour.
Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett wrote of the album "On balance, though, In Your Mind remains the secret highlight of Ferry's musical career, an energetic album that would have received far more attention as a full Roxy release."[2] And the critic Robert Christgau wrote of the album "Ferry has custom-designed a new line of songs for his solo concept, rather than borrowing from early Roxy or his humble forebears, and especially on side one the stuff is appealingly down-to-earth."[3] The album was given a three and half star review in the Rolling Stone Album Guide with the following comments "In Your Mind strives for the windswept, bracing impact of Roxy Music's classic Siren. The surfeit of Ferry's compostions is gratifying, though even the hookiest ("Tokyo Joe," "Party Doll") merely restate Roxy's familiar romantic and musical themes."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is Tomorrow" | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "All Night Operator" | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "One Kiss" | 3:35 | |
| 4. | "Love Me Madly Again" | 7:26 | |
| 5. | "Tokyo Joe" | 3:55 | |
| 6. | "Party Doll" | 4:32 | |
| 7. | "Rock of Ages" | Bryan Ferry, Chris Thomas | 4:31 |
| 8. | "In Your Mind" | 5:18 |
Personnel
Note: The LP's sleeve notes includes "thanks" to a list of musicians. Only their names are mentioned, whilst their instruments and the exact songs on which they play are not. The following list merely tentatively mentions the instruments the same musicians have played on other Ferry records
- Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
- Chris Spedding – guitar
- Phil Manzanera – guitar
- Neil Hubbard – guitar
- John Wetton – bass guitar
- John Porter – bass guitar
- David Skinner – piano
- Ann O'Dell – string arrangements
- Chris Mercer – saxophone, horn arrangements
- Mel Collins – saxophone, horn arrangements
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Morris Pert – percussion
- Paul Thompson – drums
- Frankie Collins, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Helen Chappelle, Dyan Birch, Paddie McHugh, Doreen Chanter, Preston Hayward - background vocals
Technical
- Steve Nye – recording engineer
- Ross Cullum – assistant engineer
- Nigel Walker – assistant engineer
- Nick de Ville – design
- Bob Bowkett (C.C.S.) – artwork
- Monty Coles – photography
Cover versions
U.K. girl group Bananarama have covered "Tokyo Joe" as b-side on 1 of 2 seven inch singles of Love Comes in 2009.
References
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-your-mind-mw0000193791
- http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=191&name=Bryan+Ferry
- DeCurtis, Anthony (Ed.). "Bryan Ferry". Rolling Stone Album Guide. 1992. pg. 243
- David Buckley (2004). The Thrill of It All: The Story of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music