"Pyjamarama" | ||||
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Single by Roxy Music | ||||
B-side | "The Pride and the Pain" | |||
Released | 23 February 1973 | |||
Recorded | February 1973AIR Studios, London | at|||
Genre | Art rock, glam rock | |||
Length | 3:00 (Original Island version) 2:52 (Polydor remix) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan Ferry | |||
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Roxy Music singles chronology | ||||
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"Pyjamarama" is a song by English rock band Roxy Music, released as a single in February 1973. It reached a peak of number 10 on the UK Singles Chart after a twelve week charting stint.[1] The song was written by Bryan Ferry, and the first one he wrote with the guitar as his instrument.[2] and was backed by an instrumental non-LP track called "The Pride and the Pain" written by Andy Mackay.
In 1977, it was re-released as a single, together with "Virginia Plain", to promote their Greatest Hits album, and reached number 11. However the 1977 release was a different mix with less sax treatments on it and the closing guitar refrain edited differently from the original Island 7" version.[3] The original version (along with "The Pride and the Pain") was re-released on the box set The Thrill of It All, while the 1977 version can be found on the Street Life: 20 Great Hits compilation. In 2012, both mixes were included in the ten-disc boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 on the bonus compilation Singles, B-sides and Alternative Mixes.
A live version appears on Viva! Roxy Music.
Personnel
[edit]- Bryan Ferry – vocals, guitar
- Brian Eno – VCS3 synthesizer
- Andrew Mackay – saxophone
- Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
- John Porter – bass guitar
- Paul Thompson – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "ROXY MUSIC | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Roxy Music - Songs - on VivaRoxyMusic.com". www.vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Roxy Music - Songs - on". Vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.