Olympia (album)

Olympia
Studio album by Bryan Ferry
Released	25th October 2010
Genre	Art rock, pop rock
Label	Virgin, Astralwerks (US)[1]
Producer	Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Dylanesque (2007) Olympia (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B)[3]
Clash	(7/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[5]
Popmatters	(8/10)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	[8]

Olympia is an album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released by Virgin Records on 25 October 2010. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, Olympia is Ferry's first album of largely original material since 2002's Frantic. 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.

The album features some songs previously recorded by Ferry in collaborations with other artists. "You Can Dance", a version of which appeared as "U Can Dance" on DJ Hell's 2009 album Teufelswerk, is the record's first single. A version of "Shameless" previously appeared as a collaboration with Groove Armada on their album Black Light earlier in 2010.

The album also features covers of Tim Buckley's "Song To The Siren" and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number."

The album art features the fashion model Kate Moss and refers to the Édouard Manet 1863 painting of the same name.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks by Ferry/Stewart unless otherwise noted.

1. "You Can Dance" – 4:29
2. "Alphaville" – 4:25
3. "Heartache By Numbers" – 4:56 (Ferry/Scissor Sisters)
4. "Me Oh My" – 4:40 (Ferry)
5. "Shameless" – 4:36 (Ferry/Cato/Findlay)
6. "Song to the Siren" – 5:56 (Buckley/Beckett)
7. "No Face, No Name, No Number" – 4:40 (Capaldi/Winwood)
8. "BF Bass (Ode to Olympia)" – 4:09 (Ferry/Manzanera)
9. "Reason or Rhyme" – 6:52 (Ferry)
10. "Tender Is the Night" – 4:35

    Extended Edition extra tracks:

11. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" – 3:19 (Lennon)
12. "One Night" (Bartholomew/King/Steiman) – 4:00

Collector's Edition includes a 40-page booklet and second CD:

1. "You Can Dance (Fred Falke Mix)" – 7:08
2. "Alphaville (Time and Space Machine Mix)" – 7:06
3. "Heartache By Numbers (Circus Parade Mix)" – 7:27
4. "Me Oh My (DJ Cleaver Mix)" – 6:42
5. "Shameless (Still Going Mix)" – 8:12
6. "BF Bass (Ode To Olympia) (West End Wolf Mix)" – 9:21
7. "Reason Or Rhyme (Instrumental)" – 6:54

References

1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Bryan-Ferry-Olympia/release/2513270
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ The A.V. Club review
4. ^ Clash review
5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
6. ^ Popmatters review
7. ^ Rolling Stone review
8. ^ Spin review
9. ^ Mirkin, Steven (October 15, 2011). "Bryan Ferry comes back in a big way". The Orange County Register: p. Show Saturday 5.