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These Foolish Things

Studio Album - September 1973

Bryan Ferry's first solo album was released in 1973 and reached number 5 in the UK album charts. The album was a departure from the Roxy Music albums in that he didn't write the songs. This collection of 13 songs were personal favourites of his which spanned several decades from 30's standards such as the Title track through '50 Elvis Presley to Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. A Hard Rain's-A-Gonna Fall was released as a single and reached number number 10 in the UK singles chart. I Love How You Love Me was released as a single in France.

What Bryan Says...

"It's a very catholic selection", I've given up trying to please all of the people all of the time. Some will like it for one reason, some for another. And some will presumably dislike it for the wrong reasons though I hope the general point of it will be understood. Its amusement value. I think,"

Week by Week Chart Positions

03/11/1973  5
10/11/1973  6
17/11/1973  7
24/11/1973  7
01/12/1973 14
08/12/1973 19
15/12/1973 34
22/12/1973 34
29/12/1973 34
05/01/1974 37
12/01/1974 43
19/01/1974 31
02/02/1974 37
09/02/1974 35
16/02/1974 43
16/03/1974 17
30/03/1974 31
06/04/1974 49
13/04/1974 38
20/04/1974 24
27/04/1974 25
04/05/1974 29
11/05/1974 28
18/05/1974 33
25/05/1974 36
01/06/1974 31
08/06/1974 30
15/06/1974 45
22/06/1974 44
06/07/1974 31
20/07/1974 46
03/08/1974 44
31/08/1974 47
07/09/1974 34
14/09/1974 29
21/09/1974 35
28/09/1974 24
05/10/1974 17
12/10/1974 38
26/10/1974 46
02/11/1974 50

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