Slave to Love

Infobox Single
Name = Slave to Love


Artist = Bryan Ferry
from Album = Boys And Girls
B-side =
Released = 1985
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label =
Writer = Bryan Ferry
Producer = Bryan Ferry
Rhett Davies
Last single =
This single =
Next single =

"Slave to Love" is the first single released from former Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry's 1985 release, "Boys And Girls", and is one of his most popular solo hits. It was featured on the Adrian Lyne movie "Nine 1/2 Weeks" where the entire song was played in one of the scenes.

Featuring an elegant vocal by Ferry, the song is a romantic love ballad and, as such, is featured on the "Slave to Love: Best of the Ballads" compilation in 2000, which was named for the song, as was one of his biggest ballad releases.

Track listings

;7"
# "Slave to Love"
# "Valentine" (Instrumental)

;12"
# "Slave to Love" (Special Remix)
# "Slave to Love" (Instrumental)
# "Valentine" (Instrumental)

Charts

The song was another hit for Ferry, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, while the "Boys And Girls" topped the UK album survey.

Cover versions

Tony Hadley version

Tony Hadley, former Spandau Ballet singer, recorded a version for his 1998 solo album "Tony Hadley".

Willy DeVille version

Willy DeVille covered the song for his 2005 album "Crow Jane Alley."

Róisín Murphy version

Infobox Single
Name = Slave to Love


Artist = Róisín Murphy
from Album = Overpowered
A-side = "Movie Star"
B-side =
Released = September 29, 2008
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2008
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = EMI
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "You Know Me Better"
This single = "Slave to Love"
(2008)
Next single =
Róisín Murphy, former Moloko singer, recently recorded "Slave to Love" to coincide with a Gucci advertising campaign. She will release this cover as a double A-side single with "Movie Star". [ [http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2008/07/interview-with.html What's going on with the "Movie Star" single?] ]

The video for "Slave to Love" is, in fact, the commercial for the new Gucci male fragance, "Gucci by Gucci pour Homme". Murphy does not appear on the video.

Versions

* Album Version
* Instrumental