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Boys and Girls(album)

For the Alabama Shakes album, seeBoys & Girls (album).

Boys and Girlsis the sixth solo studio album by English singer and songwriterBryan Ferry,released on 3 June 1985 byE.G. Records.The album was Ferry's first solo album in seven years and the first since he had disbanded his bandRoxy Musicin 1983. The album was Ferry's first and only number one solo album in the UK.[2]It was certifiedPlatinumby theBritish Phonographic Industry(BPI) and contains two UK top 40 hit singles. It is also Ferry's most successful solo album in the US, having been certified Gold for sales in excess of half a million copies there.

Boys and Girls
Studio albumby
Bryan Ferry
Released3 June 1985(1985-06-03)
Recorded1984–1985
Studio
GenreSophisti-pop
Length38:24
LabelE.G.
Producer
Bryan Ferrychronology
The Bride Stripped Bare
(1978) 		Boys and Girls
(1985) 		Bête Noire
(1987)
SinglesfromBoys and Girls
  1. "Slave to Love"
    Released: May 1985
  2. "Don't Stop the Dance"
    Released: August 1985
  3. "Windswept"
    Released: November 1985

The album contained the track "Slave to Love",which became one of Ferry's most popular solo hits. The single was released on 3 May 1985 and spent nine weeks in the UK charts in 1985, peaking at number 10, along with the other (modestly successful) singles"Don't Stop the Dance"and"Windswept".

The guitar solo at the end of "Slave to Love"featuredNeil Hubbard[3]and the album featured other famous guitarists such asMark KnopflerofDire Straits,David GilmourofPink Floyd,Nile RodgersofChicandKeith ScottfromBryan Adams' band.

The album was remastered and re-released in 2000, and was also re-released on theSACDformat in 2005.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB−[5]
Rolling Stone(equivocal)[6]
Smash Hits6/10[7]

Writing retrospectively forAllMusic,critic Ned Raggett complimented the track "Slave to Love" and wrote "As a whole,Boys and Girlsfully established the clean, cool vision of Ferry on his own to the general public. Instead of ragged rock explosions, emotional extremes, and all that made his '70s work so compelling in and out ofRoxy,Ferry here is the suave, debonair if secretly moody and melancholic lover, with music to match. "[8]

CriticRobert Christgauwrote: "His voice thicker and more mucous, his tempos dragging despite all the fancy beats he's bought, he runs an ever steeper risk of turning into the romantic obsessive he's always played so zealously."[5]

The 1992 edition of theRolling Stone Album Guidegave the album three and half stars out of five: "Set in the richly synthesized mode ofAvalon,Ferry's sixth album envelopes the listener in emotional subtleties and sonic nuance. Then it's over like a pleasant dream.Boys and Girlscould stand a couple of more tunes along the memorable lines of "Slave to Love" or "Don't Stop the Dance."[9]The 2004New Rolling Stone Album Guiderepeated the three-and-a-half star rating; "Boys and Girls,his first solo album after Roxy Music broke up, was hisdisco-friendly bid for solo stardom, and while it's too fluffy, it does have one of his greatest love songs ever, the hypnotic slow-dance "Slave to Love."[10]

In the 1985Pazz & JopCritics Poll by theVillage Voiceit was voted the 31st best album of the year.[11]

2006 surround-sound remix

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In 2006,VirginreissuedBoys and Girlson HybridSuper Audio CD(SACD) with a new5.1-channel surround sound remix by the original production team ofRhett Davies(the producer) andBob Clearmountain(the mixing engineer). The original 1985 stereo mix is left intact and is the same for the CD layer and for the HD layer, allegedly being transferred from analogue master tapes to DSD and processed in DSD throughout.

Track listing

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All songs written byBryan Ferry,except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sensation"5:07
2."Slave to Love"4:26
3."Don't Stop the Dance"
4:19
4."A Waste Land"1:02
5."Windswept"4:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."The Chosen One"4:51
7."Valentine"3:47
8."Stone Woman"4:56
9."Boys and Girls"5:25
Total length:38:24

Personnel

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A promotional poster for the album

Musicians

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Technical

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  • Bryan Ferry – production
  • Rhett Davies– production, engineering
  • Bob Clearmountain– engineering, mixing
  • Neil Dorfsman– engineering
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineering
  • Femi Jiya – engineering
  • Andy Lydon – engineering
  • Dominick Maita – engineering
  • Brian McGee – engineering
  • Benjamin Armbrister – engineering assistance
  • Andy "Carb" Cannell – engineering assistance
  • Steve Churchyard– engineering assistance
  • Randy Ezratty – engineering assistance
  • Dave Greenberg – engineering assistance
  • Kevin Killen– engineering assistance
  • Heff Moraes – engineering assistance
  • Peter Revill – engineering assistance
  • Kendal Stubbs – engineering assistance
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering atMasterdisk(New York City)

Artwork

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  • Bryan Ferry – art direction
  • Simon Puxley – art direction
  • Cream – artwork
  • Antony Price– photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications forBoys and Girls
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^"Boys and Girls".These Vintage Years.Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2008.Retrieved27 August2008.
  2. ^"UK Top 40 Hit Database".Retrieved27 August2008.
  3. ^"Roxy Music - Welcome To VivaRoxyMusic.com - on VivaRoxyMusic.com".vivaroxymusic.com.
  4. ^AllMusic review
  5. ^ab"Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Dec. 3, 1985".robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^Rolling Stone review
  7. ^Anthony, Lisa (19 June 1985). "Album Reviews)".Smash Hits.7(15). EMAP Metro: 20.
  8. ^Ned Raggett."Boys and Girls".AllMusic.
  9. ^DeCurtis, Anthony (Ed.). "Bryan Ferry". Rolling Stone Album Guide. 1992. pg. 243
  10. ^Brackett, Nathan. "Bryan Ferry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 297
  11. ^"Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1985: Critics Poll".robertchristgau.com.
  12. ^Kent 1993,p. 110.
  13. ^"Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0556".RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  16. ^"European Top 100 Albums"(PDF).Eurotipsheet.Vol. 2, no. 33. 19 August 1985. p. 14.OCLC29800226– via World Radio History.
  17. ^Pennanen, Timo (2006).Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972(in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki:Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.
  18. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  19. ^"Classifiche".Musica e dischi(in Italian).Retrieved22 July2022.Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Boys and girls" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  20. ^"Charts.nz – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  21. ^"Norwegiancharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  22. ^"Swedishcharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  23. ^"Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  24. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  25. ^"Bryan Ferry Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  26. ^Kent 1993,p. 437.
  27. ^"RPM's Top 100 Albums of 1985".RPM.Vol. 43, no. 16. 28 December 1985.ISSN0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.
  28. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985"(in Dutch).Dutch Charts.Retrieved16 February2021.
  29. ^"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985"(in German). GfK Entertainment.Retrieved16 February2021.
  30. ^"Top Selling Albums of 1985".Recorded Music NZ.Retrieved3 February2022.
  31. ^"Topp 40 Album Sommer 1985"(in Norwegian).VG-lista.Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2017.Retrieved10 February2022.
  32. ^"Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)"(PDF).Music Week.18 January 1986. p. 11.ISSN0265-1548– via World Radio History.
  33. ^"New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Recorded Music NZ.Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2019.Retrieved10 June2019.
  34. ^"British album certifications – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".British Phonographic Industry.29 October 1985.Retrieved15 October2021.
  35. ^"American album certifications – Bryan Ferry – Boys and Girls".Recording Industry Association of America.18 February 1993.Retrieved10 June2019.

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