Avalon (1982)

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Title: Avalon
Artist: Roxy Music
Genre: Rock
Released: 1982

Tracks:
1 - More Than This - 4:30 -
2 - The Space Between - 4:29
3 - India - 1:45
4 - Avalon - 4:15 -
5 - True to Life - 4:23
6 - The Main Thing - 3:53
7 - While My Heart Is Still Beating - 3:24
8 - Take a Chance With Me - 4:42 -
9 - To Turn You On - 4:14
10 - Tara - 1:34

Overview:
Avalon, released in 1982, is Roxy Music's eighth (and, to date, last) studio album. Recorded in 1981-82 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work. It was a huge commercial success, hitting #1 in the UK (for 3 weeks) and staying on the album charts for over a year. Although it only climbed as high as #53, Avalon is notable as the band's only platinum record in the US. Bryan Ferry's girlfriend (and soon-to-be wife) Lucy Helmore appeared on the cover wearing a medieval helmet and carrying a falcon, evoking King Arthur's last journey to the mysterious land of Avalon and continuing the tradition for Roxy Music albums to feature images of women on the cover artwork (though perhaps less apparently than previous albums). The lush arrangements and synthesizer drenched sound of Avalon later found its way onto Bryan Ferry's solo album Boys and Girls (1985).
Music information in first post provided by The AudioDB
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