Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album)

Bitter-Sweet is the sixteenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, officially under the name of Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra.^[4] It was released on 30 November 2018 by BMG Rights Management.

Bitter-Sweet
Studio album by Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra
Released	30 November 2018
Studio	Studio One (London)
Length	42:48
Label	BMG Rights Management
Producer	Bryan Ferry Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry chronology
Avonmore (2014) Bitter-Sweet (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Clash	8/10^[2]
musicOMH	^[3]

Background

The album, containing remakes of older songs by Ferry and Roxy Music in the same style as his 2012 album The Jazz Age, came up after Ferry's participation on the German TV series Babylon Berlin.^[5][6]

As shown in the album credits, Ferry dedicated Bitter-Sweet to his friend Jeremy Catto, who had died that year.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.

1. "Alphaville" (Ferry, David A. Stewart)
2. "Reason or Rhyme"
3. "Sign of the Times"
4. "New Town"
5. "Limbo" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
6. "Bitter-Sweet" (Ferry, Andy Mackay)
7. "Dance Away"
8. "Zamba" (Ferry, Patrick Leonard)
9. "Sea Breezes"
10. "While My Heart Is Still Beating" (Ferry, Andy Mackay)
11. "Bitters End"
12. "Chance Meeting"
13. "Boys and Girls"

Charts

Chart performance for Bitter-Sweet

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	151
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	194
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	193
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	46
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	80
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	60
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)^[15]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[16]	29
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[17]	5
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[18]	5

References

1. Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
2. Padin, Malvika (4 December 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
3. Smith, Nick (30 November 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
4. "Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry announces new solo album, Bitter-Sweet". Consequence of Sound. 23 October 2018.
5. Amorosi, A.D. (29 November 2018). "Album Review: Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra's 'Bitter-Sweet'". Variety.
6. Hodgkinson, Will (30 November 2018). "Bryan Ferry: Bitter-Sweet review". The Times.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
9. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra – Bitter-Sweet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
15. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
16. "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
17. "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
18. "Bryan Ferry Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2022.