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On 17th November Bryan Ferry's ninth solo studio album ‘Mamouna’ will be reissued for the first time since its initial release in 1994. Available in a deluxe expanded edition, the release celebrates the 30th anniversary of a unique chapter in Bryan Ferry’s solo catalogue, and will also feature a second, previously unreleased studio album titled ‘Horoscope’.
The gatefold 2LP edition includes the ‘Mamouna’ and ‘Horoscope’ albums, both mastered by Bob Ludwig, while the 3CD deluxe edition features an additional disc, ‘Sketches’, including 10 tracks of rarities and outtakes chronicling the genesis of Ferry’s songwriting for the ‘Mamouna’ project, mastered at Metropolis Studios by John Davis.
Originally released in 1994, ‘Mamouna’ ended a seven-year gap in new material. The album story begins after he completed his 1988 /1989 world tour, following the success of 1987 album ‘Bête Noire’. In 1989 he started working on a collection of new songs under the project title ‘Horoscope’. The work was suspended in 1992 whilst he worked on an album of cover songs, ‘Taxi’, released in 1993.
Bryan returned to the ‘Horoscope’ project in 1994, adding some more songs, with the new album title ‘Mamouna’. The album featured in Rolling Stone Magazine's best albums of the year, described as "dense richly textured art", and "wonderfully dark, seductive" by Entertainment Weekly.
Now available to hear for the first time, ‘Horoscope’ tracks the journey of ‘Mamouna’. The 2023 release features eight songs, including a 10-minute version of Roxy Music’s "Mother Of Pearl", which also celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
‘Sketches’ features early versions of the songs, including solo keyboard performances by Ferry offering a unique glimpse into the workings of one of the most influential and successful songwriters and performers of all time.
The album features performances from musical collaborators from across Ferry’s career including Roxy Music members Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno (the song "Wildcat Days" marking Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno’s first ever co-write), Maceo Parker, Carleen Anderson, Steve Ferrone, David Williams, Nile Rodgers and more. Full credits are detailed below.
The release is available on x2 LP 180g heavyweight vinyl, half-speed cut at Abbey Road Studios, London, and on x3 CD. A limited number of signed art prints are available direct from the official Bryan Ferry online store.
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