Mamouna

Mamouna
Studio album by
Released31 August 1994 (1994-08-31)[1]
Recorded1988–1994
GenreSophisti-pop
Length45:04
LabelVirgin
ProducerBryan Ferry, Robin Trower
Bryan Ferry chronology
Taxi
(1993)
Mamouna
(1994)
As Time Goes By
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
NME5/10[4]
Pitchfork8.0/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Stylus Magazine(favorable)[7]

Mamouna is the ninth solo studio album by the English singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records first on 31 August 1994 in Japan and then on 5 September in the UK. It was Ferry's first album of original material in seven years and he spent six years writing and recording it, under the working title Horoscope. The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album features contributions from former members of Ferry's band Roxy Music, including Brian Eno who left the band in 1973.

  1. ^ "Bryan Ferry - Mamouna". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ EW review
  4. ^ Martin, Gavin (10 September 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 45. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ Soto, Alfred (29 November 2023). "Bryan Ferry: Mamouna (Deluxe) Album Review". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review
  7. ^ Stylus Magazine