This Is Tomorrow (song) explained

This Is Tomorrow
Cover:	This Is Tomorrow (Bryan Ferry song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bryan Ferry
Album:	In Your Mind
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock glam rock pop rock
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Bryan Ferry Steve Nye
Prev Title:	Heart on My Sleeve
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Tokyo Joe
Next Year:	1977

"This Is Tomorrow" is a song by Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released in 1977 as the first single from In Your Mind, his fourth solo studio album but the first consisting entirely of original songs. It was Ferry's tenth single. The single features the non-album track, "As the World Turns" as the B-side. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, during its nine week run.^[1]

Background

The title, "This Is Tomorrow" was inspired by a 1956 exhibition of pop art at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London,^[2] devised by Richard Hamilton, who had taught Ferry at Newcastle University.^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

• Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, keyboards
• Chris Spedding – guitar
• Paul Thompson – drums
• John Wetton – bass guitar
• David Skinner – piano, keyboards
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Martin Drover – trumpet
• Chris Mercer – saxophone

Notes and References

1. Web site: BRYAN FERRY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company . . 2016-10-13.
2. Web site: This is Tomorrow.
3. Web site: Roxy Music – Singles – on . Vivaroxymusic.com . 1977-02-01 . 2016-10-13.