Limbo (Bryan Ferry song) explained

Limbo
Cover:Bryan Ferry Limbo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bryan Ferry
Album:BĂȘte Noire
Released:13 June 1988[1]
Recorded:1987
Length:5:00
Label:Virgin
Producer:
  • Bryan Ferry
  • Patrick Leonard
Prev Title:Kiss and Tell
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Let's Stick Together '88
Next Year:1988

"Limbo" is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released as the third and final single from his seventh album BĂȘte Noire in 1988, and was his twenty-seventh single. The song failed to enjoy as much success as the two previous singles from the album; it peaked at No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart. It also appears in the ill-fated film Big Time, starring Paul Guilfoyle.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The song, like the other singles released from the album ("The Right Stuff" and "Kiss and Tell"), 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. The models are Nathaly Coualy and Regina Monte.[7] [8]

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's album and single releases, it has been featured on various Ferry compilation albums, including The Platinum Collection, Collection and The Best of Bryan Ferry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music Week. 39.
  2. Web site: Big Time. 17 May 1989. 24 May 2023. IMDb,com.
  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 ..."
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  6. [Keyboard (magazine)|Keyboard]
  7. Web site: Roxy Music - Songs. Vivaroxymusic.com. 24 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Fashion Designer Manolo Blahnik to be Profiled in Documentary. The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2016.