Hi,

As it's ever so quiet on here I wondered what other members of the forum's top 20 (less if you like), favourite tracks by Bryan between 1986 (Is Your Love Strong Enough) up to & including the Olympia album in 2011.

Bryan's (inc. Roxy) most productive and commercially successful period was between 1972 up to & including Boys & Girls in 1985.

Thereafter sales of new material dropped off, and he was never to trouble the top ten singles chart in the UK again.

Personally my favourite period was 1972-1985 and I would struggle to find more than 3 tracks good enough to make a best of album in the years following. Let's see your choices - I know some on here love the Mamouna album, and all or parts of Frantic - 'I Thought' being a favourite of many. So your top twenty favourite Ferry songs from 1986 onwards are?

Good thread idea. Merits some serious attention. Might take a while (& a decent cup of Hendricks, tonic and cucumber)

Unfortunately most of any top 10 in the period would be mostly covers. Certainly not his best period for original material. In no particular order :-

Spell on You
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Cruel
and most of Dylanesque
Song to a Siren.
You Can Dance is good musically but a poor vocal.

Reason or Rhyme
Don`t want to know
A fool for love
Bête noir
The only face
Chain reaction
The name of the game
I thought
Alphaville
New town
San Simeon
Day for Night
Limbo
Mamouna
Which way to turn
Nobody loves me
Goddess of love
Kiss & Tell
Your painted smile
Hiroshima...

For me, "Mamouna" is the heart of BF:s music. But it´s fairly amazing that he has entertained us for many decades with music ranging from pop, rock, soul and jazz. !Viva Bryan!

I pretty much agree with all the sentiments. However, I would put most of the tracks from the alphaville sessions (in that unreleased form) in the top 20. Love War...wonderful

Is Your Love Strong Enough?
New Town
Zamba
Kids And Tell
The Right Stuff
I Put A Spell On You
Rescue Me
Don't Want To Know
Your Painted Smile
The Only Face
Chain Reaction
Sonnet 18
Time On My Hands
Cruel
Hiroshim
I Thought
Positively 4th Street
Gates Of Eden
Shameless
Reason Or Rhyme
This Island Earth ( TJA)

J.O'B.

Limbo (Bete Noire)
Just One Look (Taxi)
The Only Face (Mamouna)
Smoke Dreams (As Time Goes By)
I'll See You Again (As Time Goes By)
I'm In The Mood For Love (As Time Goes By)
Miss Otis Regrets (As Time Goes By)
Where or When (As Time Goes By)
I Thought (Frantic)
One Way Love (Frantic)
Goddess of Love (Frantic)
San Simeon (Frantic)
Lowlands Low w/Antony (Rogue's Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Song and Chanteys)
If Not For You (Dylanesque)
Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues (Dylanesque)
Positively 4th Street (Dylanesque)
Bob Dylan's Dream (Chimes of Freedom/Dylanesque)
Tender is the Night (Olympia)
Shameless (Olympia)
No Face, No Name, No Number (Olympia)

Limbo
Day for night
Zamba
Bete Noire
Rescue Me
All Tomorrows Parties
The Only Face
Which way to turn
Chain Reaction
Where or when
Miss Otis Regrets
Cruel
San Simeon
I Thought
Just like Tom Thumbs Blues
Positively 4th street
Heartache by numbers , remix album
Shameless
Song to the Siren
Tender is the night

... wow, could do more.