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In Your Mind
Released 1st February 1977
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In Your Mind
Musicians
Bryan Ferry
Vocals, Keyboards
Neil Hubbard
Guitar
David Skinner
Piano
Mel Collins
Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
Ray Cooper
Percussion
Jacqui Sullivan
Background Vocals
Paddie Mchugh
Background Vocals
Chris Spedding
Guitar
John Wetton
Bass
Ann O’dell
String Arrangements
Martin Drover
Trumpet
Morris Pert
Percussion
Helen Chappelle
Background Vocals
Doreen Chanter
Background Vocals
Phil Manzanera
Guitar
John Porter
Bass Guitar
Chris Mercer
Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
Paul Thompson
Drums
Frankie Collins
Background Vocals
Dyan Birch
Background Vocals
Preston Hayward
Background Vocals
Musicians
Bryan Ferry
Producer
Rick Marotta
Producer
Steve Nye
Producer / Engineer
Simon Puxley
Producer
Waddy Wachtel
Producer
Jimmy Douglas
Engineer
Lew Hahn
Engineer
Dave Richards
Assistant Engineer
Randy Mason
Assistant Engineer
Martin Pearson
Assistant Engineer
Cream
Artwork
Antony Price
Design
John Swannell
Photography
Brian Harris
Typography
Ahmet Ertegun
‘Counsel’
Barbara Allen
Cover Star
Anthony Clavet
Make-up
Yvonne Gold
Make-up
In Your Mind
There’s no winning over some people. Criticised in many quarters of the rock press during the reign of sincere Californian troubadours for the aloof, detached persona he had cultivated with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry delivered his most emotionally unfettered album only to find himself derided by the same faces, now in thrall to safety pins and brash attitudes.
Mature, urbane, intellectual and vulnerable, this iteration of the Ferry persona was simply not compliant with the mainstream narrative of the time: young, loud and snotty. As a result, The Bride Stripped Bare easily qualifies as the most underrated LP in the Ferry canon, and is certainly ripe for a fresh appraisal by modern ears.
The album itself was the product of a difficult personal period for the singer. After his high-profile relationship with Jerry Hall came to an end at the end of 1977, Ferry decamped to Montreux, Switzerland to begin work on his fifth solo album. Ferry eschewed most of his regular session associates, instead using a fixed core consisting of new faces (Waddy Wachtel, Alan Spenner and Rick Marotta) with a few of his In Your Mind touring group (Ann Odell, Nei Hubbard); Bass legend Herbie Flowers even drops by to add a sumptuous heft to the magnificently morose ‘When She Walks In The Room’.
The result is a dark, wonderful album that departs from the warm productions of previous releases to create a stark and lovelorn suite of songs in which Bryan Ferry lets the mask of languor slip to reveal his unfettered emotional truth. In this environment, even the refrain in the Sam & Dave barnstormer ‘Hold On (I’m Coming)’ is twisted into a sombre paean filled with pathos.
A late night classic, The Bride Stripped Bare is a crepuscular treat for the ears and is an absolute must for Bryan Ferry fans old and new.
Hal Norman – 2010
'One of Ferry's most revealing albums to date' - NME 78
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