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Boys and Girls |  | Artist: Bryan Ferry
Label: Virgin Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 9172
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47722
UPC: 724384772222
EAN: 0724384772222
ASIN: B00002DEBA
Release Date: November 1, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Sensation | | • | Slave To Love | | • | Don't Stop The Dance | | • | Wasteland | | • | Windswept | | • | Chosen One | | • | Valentine | | • | Stone Woman | | • | Boys And Girls |
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Sixth solo release. (corrected version) January 24, 2005
Milt Ingarfield (Arbroath, Scotland)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
When Bryan Ferry's sixth studio album was released in the June of 1985 as a long-standing fan of "Bryan's" music and that of "Roxy Music", I bought it with out hearing a single track apart from the single "Slave to Love" (which was featured extensively on the soundtrack to the movie "9 ½ weeks" and reached number 10 in the U.K. charts, the album itself gave Bryan his first solo number 1 album.br What we the listening public where treated to was basically the continuation of the ideas and themes on the last "Roxy Music" album "Avalon" which is full of soundscapes and sonic textures.pBut for this version of Bryan's vision it looks like he created a wish list of musicians for the project and everyone he asked came to the party, the list reads like a who's who of the music world at that time, David Gilmour (from "Pink Floyd"), Nile Rodgers (from "Chic"), Tony Levin (from Peter Gabriel's recording sessions), Mark Knopler of "Dire Straits" fame and David Sanborn from the jazz world, to name but a few of the 30 musicians that Mr Ferry used in recording "Boys and Girls" various recording studios round the world from "Air studios" in London to "Power Station" in New York, in total there was 7 studios used. pThe album as before opens with what sounds like an orchestra tuning up and then the sound of a kick drum can be heard being the track "Sensation" to life, this track has many layers of textures that can be best described as a soundscape, with David Gilmour's guitar at the forefront of the track, his distinctive playing bringing real sense of drama to the song. brThe following song "Slave to Love" with the sounds of rolling thunder and hooting of an owl in the background, now have these effects panning from left to right as they did before, but now even more so, a real audio treat.pThe second single from the album "Don't stop the Dance" has David Sanborn as the featured solo artist and with the higher resolution of this version you the listener are treated to clearer sounding saxaphone playing from Mr Sanborn you can now really feel what he playing now as well as hearing it. The next track "A Wasteland" is very short and feels like an introduction to the next song "Windswept".pNow with this version of the album the listener can hear the stellar cast of players and musicians that Mr Bryan Ferry has assembled with greater clarity across all 9 tracks that this album contains.pThis version was re-mastered to HDCD standard in September 1999 by one of the masters of the process one Bob Ludwig of "Gateway studios", a couple of weeks earlier to this release the mini-LP version came out, which is the same sonically the only difference is the packaging re-creates the vinyl sleeve in miniature.
Still The Coolest, Still The Best. February 2, 2004
The Autarch of Altansar (Altansar)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
After the hight note of Avalon in 1982, and the end of Roxy after Heart Still Beating, Bryan's temporary break has paid due with an album that demands respect. Not only from incredibly deep and painstakingly worked songs, not to mention Bryan's unique voice, but not only Mark Knofler but Dave Gilmore himself adding his soul envoking guitar sounds. Dedicated to his late father, Boys and Girls is a great way to kick start your Ferry collection, Sensation, featuring the same vocal talents that made Avalon such a success is brought back to one of the best tracks MrFerry has done, Slave to Love established yet again his coolness and style, and Dont Stop The Dance is fantastic to dance to, Valentine and Stone Woman make use of legendary guitarists, anm infectious beat and such a bombardment of sound it should have made his greatest hits. I cannot recommend this album enough but take my advice as a devoted fan. This is Ferry fresh from Roxy and with that same sorrowful grace and power it becomes addictive.
Sixth solo release. December 29, 2004
Milt Ingarfield (Arbroath, Scotland)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When Bryan Ferry's sixth studio album was released in the June of 1985 as a long-standing fan of "Bryan's" music and that of "Roxy Music", I bought it with out hearing a single track apart from the single "Slave to Love" (which was featured extensively on the soundtrack to the movie "9 ½ weeks" and reached number 10 in the U.K. charts, the album itself gave Bryan his first solo number 1 album.br What we the listening public where treated to was basically the continuation of the ideas and themes on the last "Roxy Music" album "Avalon" which is full of soundscapes and sonic textures.pBut for this version of Bryan's vision it looks like he created a wish list of musicians for the project and everyone he asked came to the party, the list reads like a who's who of the music world at that time, David Gilmour (from "Pink Floyd"), Nile Rodgers (from "Chic"), Tony Levin (from Peter Gabriel's recording sessions), Mark Knopler of "Dire Straits" fame and David Sanborn from the jazz world, to name but a few of the 30 musicians that Mr Ferry used in recording "Boys and Girls" various recording studios round the world from "Air studios" in London to "Power Station" in New York, in total there was 7 studios used. pThe album as before opens with what sounds like an orchestra tuning up and then the sound of a kick drum can be heard being the track "Sensation" to life, this track has many layers of textures that can be best described as a soundscape, with David Gilmour's guitar at the forefront of the track, his distinctive playing bringing real sense of drama to the song. brThe following song "Slave to Love" with the sounds of rolling thunder and hooting of an owl in the background, now have these effects panning from left to right as they did before, but now even more so, a real audio treat.pThe second single from the album "Don't stop the Dance" has David Sanborn as the featured solo artist and with the higher resolution of this version you the listener are treated to clearer sounding saxaphone playing from Mr Sanborn you can now really feel what he playing now as well as hearing it. The next track "A Wasteland" is very short and feels like an introduction to the next song "Windswept".pNow with this version of the album the listener can hear the stellar cast of players and musicians that Mr Bryan Ferry has assembled with greater clarity across all 9 tracks that this album contains.pThis version was re-mastered to HDCD standard in September 1999 by one of the masters of the process one Bob Ludwig of "Gateway studios", a couple of weeks earlier to this release the mini-LP version came out, which is the same sonically the only difference is the packaging re-creates the vinyl sleeve in miniature.pWhen Bryan Ferry's sixth studio album was released in the June of 1985 as a long-standing fan of "Bryan's" music and that of "Roxy Music", I bought it with out hearing a single track apart from the single "Slave to Love" (which was featured extensively on the soundtrack to the movie "9 ½ weeks" and reached number 10 in the U.K. charts, the album itself gave Bryan his first solo number 1 album.br What we the listening public where treated to was basically the continuation of the ideas and themes on the last "Roxy Music" album "Avalon" which is full of soundscapes and sonic textures.pBut for this version of Bryan's vision it looks like he created a wish list of musicians for the project and everyone he asked came to the party, the list reads like a who's who of the music world at that time, David Gilmour (from "Pink Floyd"), Nile Rodgers (from "Chic"), Tony Levin (from Peter Gabriel's recording sessions), Mark Knopler of "Dire Straits" fame and David Sanborn from the jazz world, to name but a few of the 30 musicians that Mr Ferry used in recording "Boys and Girls" various recording studios round the world from "Air studios" in London to "Power Station" in New York, in total there was 7 studios used. pThe album as before opens with what sounds like an orchestra tuning up and then the sound of a kick drum can be heard being the track "Sensation" to life, this track has many layers of textures that can be best described as a soundscape, with David Gilmour's guitar at the forefront of the track, his distinctive playing bringing real sense of drama to the song. brThe following song "Slave to Love" with the sounds of rolling thunder and hooting of an owl in the background, now have these effects panning from left to right as they did before, but now even more so, a real audio treat.pThe second single from the album "Don't stop the Dance" has David Sanborn as the featured solo artist and with the higher resolution of this version you the listener are treated to clearer sounding saxaphone playing from Mr Sanborn you can now really feel what he playing now as well as hearing it. The next track "A Wasteland" is very short and feels like an introduction to the next song "Windswept".pNow with this version of the album the listener can hear the stellar cast of players and musicians that Mr Bryan Ferry has assembled with greater clarity across all 9 tracks that this album contains.pThis version was re-mastered to HDCD standard in September 1999 by one of the masters of the process one Bob Ludwig of "Gateway studios", a couple of weeks earlier to this release the mini-LP version came out, which is the same sonically the only difference is the packaging re-creates the vinyl sleeve in miniature.
The Ultimate Ferry Album September 2, 2009
G. G. Stafford (Chesterfield, Derbyshire UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a Ferry fan of some 30 years standing, it has to be said that this is, and looks like always will, be Bryan's ultimate album. The lush orchestrations with top musicians have never been bettered, and neither has Bryan's songwriting, from the epic (Slave to Love), to the thought provoking (Boys and Girls).
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br /This album would be recommended unreservedly in any of it's incarnations, but for us mere mortals with only access to standard CD players, this is the one to go for. For 45 mins of pure listening pleasure it cannot be beaten.
Beautiful, outstanding, timeless... October 17, 2009
Alexander G. Marshall
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding album from a decade that was generally not kind to popular music. 'Stone Woman' is the only really dated track here, a bit of a stinker lyrically and more obviously dated, production wise-every other track is pure killer, with fantastic understated guitars, beautiful, liquid vocals, great Marcus Miller bass on 'Chosen One' (whatever happened to having really great, virtuoso bass playing?), pulsing percussion, and delicate, sweet saxophone. It has probably my three favourite tracks on any one album-'Slave to Love' (unforgettable video to that one), 'Don't Stop the Dance' (a great video was brought out for that one as well, and it still sounds incredibly melodic) and 'Boys and Girls' (which still sounds incredibly advanced and art-gallery cool, a million miles more sophisticated than stuff coming out either then or now, in the same way as 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache' was).
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