In Your Mind - BRYAN FERRY*****

This Is Tomorrow/All Night Operator/One Kiss/Love Me Madly Again/Tokyo Joe/Party Doll/Rock Of Ages/In Your Mind

Bryan Ferry’s previous albums were based around cover songs. The all original In Your Mind was released at a time when Roxy Music were no longer functioning. To the surprise of many it revealed itself to be the most consistent album of the partnership. Features the UK hits This Is Tomorrow and Tokyo Joe. (US:126 UK:5)

“The quality of In Your Mind has exceeded my expectations. With eight self-penned tracks, in many ways I consider this album to be Bryan Ferry's finest 1970s solo album. The production is excellent, and I am sure the results achieved would have been very pleasing to the great man.”

“Unlike, say his arch-rival Bowie, Ferry here makes no concessions to contemporary musical influences at all, continuing here on his classic rock star way.”

“Ferry's first all self penned effort and his first after the break up of Roxy is an interesting piece in his history. It's really not that much different from Roxy, as usual most of his old band help out on some tracks.”

“In Your Mind is actually Bryan Ferry solo at its best, with excellent background vocals and catchy rhythms. Bryan is in great voice throughout, easily stacking up with his best Roxy performances.”

“This is probably my all-time favourite album from the '70s. I've listened to it many, many times and it never ceases to blow me away. Wonderful songs, brilliant playing and a very live-sounding production. It's certainly up there with Bryan's best.”

“This is Brian Ferry's first solo album of all original material and it is truly an artistic gem. In this work he weaves blues, R & B, 70s funk, and even oriental themes into a seamless pop album with intelligence, superb musicianship and sophisticated production.”

“What is most interesting with In Your Mind is that it is the most straightforward rock ‘n’ roll work Ferry has done. It is completely stripped of all the glam-rock and art-rock trimmings of most of his early Roxy Music and solo work. So Ferry's trademark croon and vibrato may sound a bit bizarre at first in such an ordinary rock setting, but after a few listens, it all seems to work.”