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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 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.
Manifesto is the sixth studio album by English rock band Roxy Music. It was released in March 1979 by E.G. in the United Kingdom, Polydor in Europe and Atco in the United States. Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Manifesto was Roxy Music's first studio album since 1975's Siren.
Street Life: 20 Great Hits (Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music) Released: 14 April 1986; UK label: E.G. ... "Dance Away" 2 92 12 75 30 1 8 10 20 44 UK: Gold [12] "Angel Eyes ...
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.
The art-rock pioneers play the Kia Forum on Wednesday, part of their first U.S. tour in two decades. 'Time flies when you're having fun,' says Bryan Ferry.
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".
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.