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"Dance Away" is a song by the English 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 two in the UK and spending a total of 14 weeks on the charts, the longest chart residency of a Roxy Music single.
Roxy Music, particularly the album's LP incarnation, has been released in different packages over the years. The album's original cover, as issued in 1972 by Island Records, featured a gatefold sleeve picturing the band (including original bass guitarist Graham Simpson) in stage attire designed by Antony Price, [5] and did not include the track "Virginia Plain".
The Ultimate Collection (Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music) Released: 7 November 1988; Label: E.G. Formats: CD, LP, MC; 6 11 — — 43 31 — 15 23 — UK: 3× Platinum [12] AUS: 2× Platinum [25] More Than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music) Released: 30 October 1995; Label: Virgin; Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC; 15 9 ...
Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by lead vocalist and principal songwriter Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson.By the time the band recorded their first album in 1972, Ferry and Simpson were joined by saxophonist and oboist Andy Mackay, guitarist Phil Manzanera, drummer Paul Thompson and synthesizer player Brian Eno.
Roxy Music: "Avalon" – 4:14 (from Avalon, 1982) Roxy Music: "More than This" – 4:30 (Bonus track on the M6 interaction 1994 re-release, from Avalon, 1982) Note: Some versions of the CD contain alternate ordering of the tracks, with "Dance Away" appearing as track 15 instead of track 3.
The single was a disco re-recorded version of the album track, [2] which was more in a rock vein, and (just like the previous single "Dance Away") was also released as an extended 12" dance mix (still a relatively new format at that time). The single version of "Angel Eyes" later replaced the album version for subsequent releases.
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In the United States, the album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200, making it Roxy Music's highest-charting album in the US. The cover design which featured a variety of mannequins (a concept also used for the covers of the singles from the album), was created by Bryan Ferry with fashion designer Antony Price and American TV actress ...