Limbo (Bryan Ferry song)

"Limbo"
Single by Bryan Ferry
from the album Bête Noire
Released 1988
Format 7", 12", CD single
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop rock, avant-garde, Synthpop, Dance-pop
Writer(s) Bryan Ferry, Patrick Leonard
Producer(s) Bryan Ferry, Patrick Leonard

"Limbo" is a song by Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released as the third and final single from his seventh album Bête Noire in 1988, being Ferry's twenty-seventh single. The song failed to enjoy as much success as the two previous singles from the album. The song peaked at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart. It also appears in the ill-fated film Big Time, starring Paul Guilfoyle.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The song, alike all the other single's released from the album ("The Right Stuff", and "Kiss and Tell"), it features The Smiths' lead guitarist, Johnny Marr.

The promotional video for the song was directed by style and fashion guru Michael Roberts, a longtime friend of Ferry's.[7]

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's album and single releases, it has been featured on various compilation albums released by Ferry. Including "The Platinum Collection", "Collection", and "The Best Of Bryan Ferry".

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096927/?ref_=_91
  2. Bryan Ferry, retrieved 12 July 2014
  3. STUART LENIG -The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock - Page 88 2010 "The music was very programmatic, with images of southern sambas in "Limbo," seaside tales in "Windswept," and hidden ..."
  4. The Trouser Press record guide -Ira A. Robbins - 1991 Page 244 "All things considered, "Limbo," "Kiss and Tell" and "Day for Night" are coolly inviting and likable enough, given the diminished expectations one now brings to Bryan Ferry albums. With no new music forthcoming. Ferry's British label began ..."
  5. Digital Audio and Compact disc Review - Volume 4, Issues 7-12 - Page 87 1988 "Bryan Ferry: Bete Noire ... "Limbo" kicks off this danceable recording in a Caribbean groove, "
  6. Keyboard - Volume 14 -1988 Page 106 "In Bryan Ferry's "Limbo," from Bete Noire, there are saxophone section parts that sound like they're from a 78 record, and in the beginning there are weird sounds like bird calls and swamp animals ..."
  7. http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/songs_284.php

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