The Atlantic Years
Compilation Album - November 1983
This compilation was released in 1983 at the end of Roxy Music'c USA contract with Atlantic (ATCO)The album peaked at number 23 in the UK album charts and its CD issue is one of the most sought after items by Roxy collectors as it was deleted after 2 years. The album peaked at number 183 in the USA album charts.
The original USA CD pressing did not include Do The Strand. (Atco 7 901222 USA CD)The German rear sleeve had a band biography.
Roxy Music's first American label was Warner Brothers. They signed to Atlantic in 1973, in time to distribute Bryan Ferry's first solo album, but that was after Do The Strand had been released so strictly speaking this track is not from the Atlantic era of the band's career. Atlantic did acquire the rights to Do The Strand with the first two Roxy Music albums when they signed them in 1973. They returned to Warner for the release of Avalon and this album would have been released by Atlantic to cash in on Roxy's raised profile in USA due to the success of the Avalon album in America
Week by week album chart position:
12/11/1983 23
19/11/1983 23
26/11/1983 40
03/12/1983 41
10/12/1983 42
17/12/1983 45
24/12/1983 44
31/12/1983 44
07/01/1984 52
14/01/1984 49
21/01/1984 55
28/01/1984 51
04/02/1984 37
11/02/1984 64
18/02/1984 63
25/02/1984 99
17/03/1984 88
24/03/1984 80
07/04/1984 99
14/04/1984 100
28/04/1984 95
12/05/1984 97
07/07/1984 91
14/07/1984 79
11/08/1984 97
(25 weeks total)
Album Track Listing
- Dance Away
- Angel Eyes
- Over You
- Love Is The Drug
- Oh Yeah
- Ain't That So
- My Only Love
- In The Midnight Hour
- Still Falls The Rain
- Do The Strand
Album Musicians & Credits
- Bryan Ferry Voice & Piano.
- Phil Manzanera Guitar.
- Andy Mackay Oboe & Saxaphone.
- Eno Synthesiser & Tapes.
- Paul Thompson Drums.
- Eddie Jobson Violin & Keyboards
- Eric Boman Cover
- Peter Saville Cover
- Renee Simonsen Cover Girl
- Sam McNight Cover
- Linda Cantello Cover (Make up)
- Tina Bossidy Cover