Mamouna

Mamouna is the ninth solo album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in September 1994. It was Ferry's first album of original material in seven years and he spent six years writing and recording it, under the working title Horoscope. The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.

Mamouna
Studio album by Bryan Ferry
Released	5 September 1994
Recorded	1988–1994
Genre	Sophisti-pop
Length	45:04
Label	Virgin
Producer	Bryan Ferry, Robin Trower
Bryan Ferry chronology
Taxi (1993) Mamouna (1994) As Time Goes By (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Stylus Magazine	Favorable[4]

The album features contributions from former members of Ferry's band Roxy Music, including Brian Eno who left the band in 1973.[5]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett wrote of the album: "There are some songs of note -- 'The 39 Steps' has a slightly menacing vibe to it, appropriate given the cinematic reference of the title, while the Ferry/Eno collaboration 'Wildcat Days' displays some of Eno's old synth-melting flash. Overall, though, Mamouna is pleasant without being involving."[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.

1. "Don't Want To Know" – 4:07
2. "N.Y.C." – 4:10
3. "Your Painted Smile" – 3:14
4. "Mamouna" – 5:11
5. "The Only Face" – 4:40
6. "The 39 Steps" – 5:01
7. "Which Way To Turn" – 5:44
8. "Wildcat Days" (Ferry, Brian Eno) – 4:34
9. "Gemini Moon" – 3:47
10. "Chain Reaction" – 5:08
11. "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" (Live) – 7:34 [Japan only bonus track]
12. "Bête Noire" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard) (Live) – 4:05 [Japan only bonus track]

Personnel

• Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, synthesizer, piano
• Phil Manzanera – guitar
• Robin Trower – guitar
• Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
• Nile Rodgers – guitar
• Paul Johnson – background vocals
• Carleen Anderson – background vocals
• Nathan East – bass guitar
• Brian Eno – sonics
• Yanick Etienne – background vocals
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• Guy Fletcher – synthesizer
• Neil Hubbard – guitar
• Luís Jardim - percussion
• Neil Jason – animal sounds
• Chester Kamen – guitar
• Andy Mackay – alto saxophone
• Richard T. Norris – loops, programming
• Mike Paice – alto saxophone
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Guy Pratt – bass guitar
• Steve Scales – percussion
• Jeff Thall – guitar
• Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
• David Williams – guitar, background vocals
• Jhelisa Anderson – background vocals
• Luke Cresswell – percussion

Technical

• Johnson Somerset – assistant producer
• Sven Taits – engineer
• Richard T. Norris – additional engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Bryan Ferry, Nick de Ville – art direction
• James Ward – painting
• Steven Cassidy – photography

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1994	Australia (ARIA Charts)[6]	78
1994	UK Album Charts	11
1994	Billboard 200	94

References

1. AllMusic review
2. EW Review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Stylus Magazine
5. Roxy Music
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.