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"Limbo"
SinglebyBryan Ferry
from the album Bête Noire
Released1988
Recorded1987
Length5:00
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bryan Ferry
  • Patrick Leonard
Bryan Ferry singles chronology
"Kiss and Tell"
(1988)
"Limbo"
(1988)
"Let's Stick Together '88"
(1988)
Music video
"Limbo"onYouTube

"Limbo" is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released as the third and final single from his seventh album Bête Noire in 1988, and was his twenty-seventh single. The song failed to enjoy as much success as the two previous singles from the album; it peaked at No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart. It also appears in the ill-fated film Big Time, starring Paul Guilfoyle.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The song, like the other singles released from the album ("The Right Stuff" and "Kiss and Tell"), features The Smiths' lead guitarist Johnny Marr.

The promotional video for the song was directed by style and fashion guru Michael Roberts, a longtime friend of Ferry. The models are Nathaly Coualy and Regina Monte.[7][8]

Compilation appearances

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As well as the song's album and single releases, it has been featured on various Ferry compilation albums, including The Platinum Collection, Collection and The Best of Bryan Ferry.

Chart performance

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Chart Position
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 86

References

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  1. ^ "Big Time". IMDb,com. 17 May 1989. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  • ^ "Bryan Ferry", Johnnymarrplaysguitar.com, retrieved 12 July 2014
  • ^ STUART LENIG -The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock - Page 88 2010 "The music was very programmatic, with images of southern sambas in "Limbo," seaside tales in "Windswept," and hidden ..."
  • ^ The Trouser Press record guide -Ira A. Robbins - 1991 Page 244 "All things considered, "Limbo," "Kiss and Tell" and "Day for Night" are coolly inviting and likable enough, given the diminished expectations one now brings to Bryan Ferry albums. With no new music forthcoming. Ferry's British label began ..."
  • ^ Digital Audio and Compact disc Review - Volume 4, Issues 7-12 - Page 87 1988 "Bryan Ferry: Bete Noire ... "Limbo" kicks off this danceable recording in a Caribbean groove, "
  • ^ Keyboard - Volume 14 -1988 Page 106 "In Bryan Ferry's "Limbo," from Bete Noire, there are saxophone section parts that sound like they're from a 78 record, and in the beginning there are weird sounds like bird calls and swamp animals ..."
  • ^ "Roxy Music - Songs". Vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  • ^ "Fashion Designer Manolo Blahnik to be Profiled in Documentary". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 January 2016.
  • ^ "Bryan Ferry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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