Bryan Ferry’s ninth solo studio album ‘Mamouna’ is being reissued for the first time since 1994 . It was Bryan Ferry’s first studio album in seven years to feature original recordings, having worked on the album for six years under the working title of ‘Horoscope’.
The previously unreleased alternate recordings to the final ‘Mamouna’ versions are collected for the first time on these deluxe reissues as the ‘Horoscope’ album. The 3CD version also includes the ‘Horoscope’ album, with an additional disc of previously unreleased demos or “Sketches” from both the ‘Mamouna’ and ‘Horoscope’ albums. T
he artwork direction for the updated reissue was overseen by Bryan Ferry himself. The album features a stellar cast of supporting musicians including Nile Rodgers, Guy Pratt and Steve Ferrone, as well as contributions from his Roxy Music bandmates Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Brian Eno. The album peaked at Number 11 on the UK Official Album Chart and includes the singles ‘Don’t Want To Know’, ‘Your Painted Smile’ and title track ‘Mamouna’.
Disc 1
1. Don't Want to Know (1999 Remaster)
2. N.Y.C. (1999 Remaster)
3. Your Painted Smile (1999 Remaster)
4. Mamouna (1999 Remaster)
5. The Only Face (1999 Remaster)
6. The 39 Steps (1999 Remaster)
7. Which Way to Turn (1999 Remaster)
8. Wildcat Days (1999 Remaster)
9. Gemini Moon (1999 Remaster)
10. Chain Reaction (1999 Remaster)
Disc 2
1. Where Do We Go from Here
2. The Only Face (Horoscope Version)
3. Desdemona
4. S&M
5. Loop De Li (Horoscope Version)
6. Gemini Moon (Horoscope Version)
7. Raga
8. Mother of Pearl (Horoscope Version)
Disc 3
1. Mamouna (Instrumental Edit '89
'94)
2. Your Painted Smile (Instrumental First Draft '89)
3. Your Painted Smile (With Guide Vocals) (Later Version '89)
4. Your Painted Smile (Piano and Vocal '93)
5. N.Y.C. Desdemona (Instrumental '91)
6. Robot (Instrumental First Draft '89)
7. The Only Face (Instrumental First Draft '89)
8. The Only Face (Piano and Vocal '93)
9. Loop De Li (Instrumental First Draft '89)
10. Horoscope Strings (Instrumental '90)
