The Best of Roxy Music explained

The Best of Roxy Music
Type:	greatest hits
Artist:	Roxy Music
Cover:	Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music.jpg
Released:	11 June 2001
Genre:	Art rock^[1] pop^[2]
Length:	74:20
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, Rhett Davies, Roxy Music
Prev Title:	Valentine
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Concerto
Next Year:	2001

The Best of Roxy Music is a greatest hits album by English art rock band Roxy Music, released in 2001. The album includes at least one song from all eight of the band's studio albums and all three of their non-album single A-sides. The songs are arranged in reverse chronological order.

Personnel

• Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards (1971–1983)
• Andy Mackay – saxophone, oboe (1971–1983)
• Phil Manzanera – lead guitar (1972–1983)
• Paul Thompson – drums (1971–1980)
• Brian Eno – synthesizer, treatments, backing vocals (1971–1973)
• Graham Simpson – bass (1971–1972)
• John Gustafson – bass (1973–1976)
• Eddie Jobson – keyboards, synthesizers, electric violin (1973–1976)

Production

• Design – Bogdan Zarkowski, Bryan Ferry, Nick De Ville
• Liner notes – Dr.I.D.Smith
• Photography by – Anton Corbijn, Antony Price, Karl Stoecker
• Producer – Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, Rhett Davies, Roxy Music

Charts

Chart (2001)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	84
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[7]	95
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	35

External links

• Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Blender Staff . May 2003 . 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! . . New York . . April 3, 2023.
2. Blender Staff . May 2003 . 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! . . New York . . April 3, 2023.
3. 240.
4. https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Roxy+Music&titel=The+Best+Of+Roxy+Music&cat=a Austrian Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
5. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/e86/Roxy-Music-The-Best-Of-Roxy-Music Ultratop Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
6. https://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?interpret=Roxy+Music&titel=The+Best+Of+Roxy+Music&cat=a German Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
7. https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roxy+Music&titel=The+Best+Of+Roxy+Music&cat=a Spanish Charts - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music
8. https://hitparade.ch/album/Roxy-Music/The-Best-Of-Roxy-Music-3718 Hitparade - Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music