Taxi (Bryan Ferry album)

Taxi
Studio album by
Bryan Ferry
Released10 March 1993[1]
Recorded1988–1993
StudioMatrix (London)
Genre
Length39:09
LabelVirgin
Producer
Bryan Ferry chronology
The Ultimate Collection
(1988) 		Taxi
(1993) 		Mamouna
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Calgary HeraldB+[4]
Robert Christgau(neither)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
Music Week[7]
NME5/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Taxi is the eighth solo studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released in March 1993 by Virgin Records, over five years after the late 1987 release of his previous album Bête Noire.[10] It was first released in Japan on 10 March, before being released in the UK on 22 March and then in the US in April. This was Ferry's third solo album since the second demise of Roxy Music in 1983, ten years earlier. The album was a commercial and critical success, peaking at No. 2 in the UK, it was certified Gold by the BPI.

The first single, "I Put a Spell on You" was the album's only top 20 hit in the U.K., peaking at No. 18. The second single, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" narrowly missed the U.K. top 20, peaking at No. 23. The third and final single, "Girl of My Best Friend" peaked at 57.[11][12]

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  4. ^ Obee, Dave (25 April 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bryan Ferry". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Taxi Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (27 March 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 31. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ Moody, Paul (20 March 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 33. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ^ "link". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Music Reviews : Bryan Ferry: Taxi". Rolling Stone. 24 June 1993. Bryan Ferry hasn't released a record in more than five years. He had been working on an album to follow up the exquisite Bête Noire, from 1987, ...
  11. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Roxy Music - Albums - on VivaRoxyMusic.com". Vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.