Greatest Hits (Roxy Music album)

Infobox Album
Name = Roxy Music Greatest Hits
Type = compilation
Artist = Roxy Music


Released = start date|1977|11
Recorded = 1972-1975
Genre = Rock
Length = 45:18
Label = Atco
Producer = Roxy Music, Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield, John Anthony
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fqxqy5ld6e link]
Last album = "Viva!"
(1976)
This album = "Roxy Music Greatest Hits"
(1977)
Next album = "Manifesto"
(1979)
Misc = Singles
Name = Roxy Music Greatest Hits
Type = compilation
Single 1 = Virginia Plain (reissue)
Single 1 date = 1977

"Greatest Hits" is Roxy Music's first standard "greatest hits" compilation album, issued after Roxy Music went on hiatus. The edited version of "The Thrill of It All" is unique to this release, while the single version (3:20) is available only on 7" 45 RPM single.

Track listing

All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.

Side one

# "Virginia Plain" – 2:55 (from "Virginia Plain (single)" A-side single, 1972)
# "Do the Strand" – 4:00 (from "For Your Pleasure", 1973)
# "All I Want Is You" – 2:53 (from "Country Life", 1974)
# "Out of the Blue" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:42 (from "Country Life", 1974)
# "Pyjamarama" – 2:50 (from "Pyjamarama" A-side single", 1972)
# "Editions of You" – 3:45 (from "For Your Pleasure", 1973)

Side two

# "Love Is the Drug" – 4:05 (Ferry, Andy Mackay) (from "Siren", 1975)
# "Mother of Pearl" – 6:45 (from "Stranded", 1973)
# "A Song for Europe" (Ferry, Mackay) – 5:45 (from "Stranded", 1973)
# "The Thrill of It All" (edit) – 4:20 (from "Country Life", 1974)
# "Street Life" – 3:21 (from "Stranded", 1973)

Personnel

* Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
* Brian Eno – keyboards, backing vocals (tracks 1-2, 5-6 on side one only)
* Eddie Jobson – keyboards, violin (tracks 3-4 on side one only and side two)
* Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
* Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
* Paul Thompson – drums, percussion
* John Gustafson - bass except:
** Rik Kenton on "Virginia Plain"
** Graham Simpson on "Pyjamarama"
** John Porter on "Do the Strand"