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More Than This (Roxy Music song)
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Wikipedia article
"'More Than This'" is a 1982 single by English rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the first single from their final album, 'Avalon', and was the group's last top-ten UK hit (peaking at 6). Although it reached only No. 58 on the US 'Billboard' Rock Top Tracks chart, it remains one of Roxy Music's best-known songs in America.
American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs released a successful cover version in 1997 which peaked at No. 25, and British singer Emmie released cover that reached No. 5 in the UK in January 1999.
The cover of the single's release is the painting 'Veronica Veronese', by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, which was completed in 1872 with Alexa Wilding as the model.
Composition
The song was written by the lead singer Bryan Ferry, who has stated in interviews that he began writing the songs for 'Avalon' while on the western coast of Ireland, which he believes contributed to the dark melancholy of the album.
"More than This" is somewhat unusual for a pop song in that Ferry's lead vocals end at 2:45 minutes, leaving the last 1:45 minutes as a synthesizer-driven instrumental outro.
Personnel
* Bryan Ferry lead vocals, keyboards
* Phil Manzanera lead guitar
* Andy Mackay saxophone
* Neil Hubbard guitar
* Alan Spenner bass guitar
* Jimmy Maelen percussion
* Fonzi Thornton backing vocals
* Andy Newmark drums
Charts
Certifications
Notable cover versions
In 1997, a cover performed by 10,000 Maniacs with Mary Ramsey on lead vocals was a single from their album 'Love Among the Ruins' becoming a US hit when it reached No. 25 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 on the week ending 29 August 1997. The version also debuted at its peak position, No. 87, on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 28 September 1997. The video for the cover was filmed at House on the Rock. A live version was also included on their 2016 album 'Playing Favorites'. English singer-songwriter Emmie recorded a cover of the song in 1998 and released it as a single on 11 January 1999. Produced by Mark Hadfield and Adam Carter-Ryan, her version of the song peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 25 on the Irish Singles Chart, and No. 39 in the Flanders region of Belgium.
References
Category:Roxy Music songs
Category:Songs written by Bryan Ferry
Category:1980s ballads
Category:1982 songs
Category:1982 singles
Category:British soft rock songs
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:E.G. Records singles
Category:10,000 Maniacs songs
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