Olympia (Bryan Ferry album)
2010 studio album by Bryan Ferry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olympia is the thirteenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 25 October 2010 by Virgin Records. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, Olympia is Ferry's first album of predominantly original material since 2002's Frantic.
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Released | 25 October 2010 | |||
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Genre | Sophisti-pop | |||
Length | 49:18 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The A.V. Club | B[2] |
Clash | 7/10[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Mojo | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[6] |
PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | [10] |
The album features a wide range of contributors, including co-songwriter David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, the electronic group Groove Armada, David Gilmour, Marcus Miller, Scissor Sisters, Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Steve Nieve, and Flea. Early in the recording process Olympia was developed as a Roxy Music project, the first since the band's 1982 album Avalon, with participation from numerous guests. However, despite the presence of other Roxy Music members at the sessions, it was released as a Bryan Ferry solo project.
The album peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.