Moroccan Roll

Moroccan Roll (1977) is the second studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X.^[3] The title is a pun referring to this being their second album: "more rock and roll", however, Moroccan Roll is not a step toward the rock and roll side of the fusion equation, but rather an experiment with Eastern sounds and softer textures.^[4] The album is mostly instrumental. "Sun in the Night" contains vocals sung by Brand X drummer Phil Collins in Sanskrit. "Disco Suicide" and "Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All" also contain vocals, although they are wordless.

Moroccan Roll
Studio album by Brand X
Released	April 1977
Recorded	December 1976–January 1977
Studio	Trident Studios and Morgan Studios (London, UK).
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	49:30
Label	Charisma (UK) Passport (USA)
Producer	Dennis Mackay
Brand X chronology
Unorthodox Behaviour (1976) Moroccan Roll (1977) Livestock (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Sun in the Night" (John Goodsall) – 4:25
2. "Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already)..." (Phil Collins) – 11:16
3. "...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine after All" (Collins) – 2:10
4. "Hate Zone" (Goodsall) – 4:41
5. "Collapsar" (Robin Lumley) – 1:33

Side two

6. "Disco Suicide" (Lumley) – 7:55
7. "Orbits" (Percy Jones) – 1:38
8. "Malaga Virgen" (Jones) – 8:28
9. "Macrocosm" (Goodsall) – 7:24

Personnel

Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.

• Robin Lumley – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Roland string synthesizer, clavinet, Pulsar, space echo, backing vocals, autoharp (5)
• John Goodsall – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, sitar (1), space echo, backing vocals
• Percy Jones – Fender bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
• Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals, acoustic piano (3)
• Morris Pert – percussion

Production

• Dennis Mackay – producer
• Brand X – associate producers
• Stephen W. Tayler – engineer, mixing
• Chris Tsangarides – tape operator
• John Brand – tape operator
• Geoff Leach – tape operator
• Neil Ross – tape operator
• Ray Staff – mastering
• Hipgnosis – sleeve design, cover photography
• George Hardie – sleeve design
• Rob Brimson – band photography

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[5]	37