Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album) explained

Bitter-Sweet
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra
Cover:	Bryan Ferry – Bitter-Sweet.png
Released:	30 November 2018
Studio:	Studio One (London)
Length:	42:48
Label:	BMG Rights Management
Producer:	Bryan Ferry Rhett Davies
Chronology:	Bryan Ferry
Prev Title:	Avonmore
Prev Year:	2014

Bitter-Sweet is the sixteenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, officially under the name of Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra.^[1] It was released on 30 November 2018 by BMG Rights Management.

Background

The album, containing remakes of older songs by Ferry and Roxy Music in the same style as his 2012 album The Jazz Age, came up after Ferry's participation on the German TV series Babylon Berlin.^{[2] [3]}

As shown in the album credits, Ferry dedicated Bitter-Sweet to his friend Jeremy Catto, who had died that year.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.

1. "Alphaville" (Ferry, David A. Stewart)
2. "Reason or Rhyme"
3. "Sign of the Times"
4. "New Town"
5. "Limbo" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
6. "Bitter-Sweet" (Ferry, Andy Mackay)
7. "Dance Away"
8. "Zamba" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
9. "Sea Breezes"
10. "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry, Andy Mackay)
11. "Bitters End"
12. "Chance Meeting"
13. "Boys and Girls"

Charts

Chart (2018)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry announces new solo album, Bitter-Sweet. 23 October 2018. Consequence of Sound.
2. Web site: Album Review: Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra's 'Bitter-Sweet'. A.D.. Amorosi. 29 November 2018. Variety.
3. Web site: Bryan Ferry: Bitter-Sweet review. Will. Hodgkinson. 30 November 2018. The Times.
4. Web site: Bryan Ferry Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums). Billboard. 26 February 2022.