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Avalon is the eighth and final studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, released on 28 May 1982 by E.G. Records, and Polydor.It was recorded between 1981 and 1982 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and is regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work.
"Avalon" is a 1982 song by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the second single from their eighth and final studio album Avalon (1982). The single, with its B-side, "Always Unknowing", charted at No. 13 in the UK.
After the Avalon promotional tours, Ferry was reluctant to return to touring; [citation needed] a change of management persuaded him to resume touring in 1988 to promote the previous year's Bête Noire. [citation needed] Following the tour, Ferry teamed again with Brian Eno for Mamouna (collaborating with Robin Trower on guitar
Veteran singer and Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry has entered into a partnership with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group “to develop and expand the renowned artist’s musical legacy to new ...
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.
Étienne was born in Haiti and started her recording career in 1982, performing the backing vocals on the Roxy Music song, "Avalon". She later appeared on three Bryan Ferry solo studio albums, Boys and Girls (1985), Bête Noire (1987), and Mamouna (1994). [4] Étienne died from cancer on 30 March 2022, at the age of 64. [5]
Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson re-formed in 2001 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band and toured extensively. Other musicians for their 2001 tour included Colin Good (piano), Zev Katz (bass), Julia Thornton (percussion, keyboards), Lucy Wilkins (keyboards, violin), Sarah Brown (backing vocals) and Chris Spedding (guitar).
More than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music is a 1995 compilation album covering Roxy Music and the solo career of the group's lead singer, Bryan Ferry.The name of the album is taken from the song "More than This" from the 1982 Roxy Music album Avalon.