The High Road (Roxy Music album)

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The High Road
The High Road (Roxy Music EP - cover art).jpg
Live album by
Roxy Music
ReleasedMarch 1983 (1983-03) [1]
Recorded30 September 1982
Venue The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre
Length26:38
Label
Producer Rhett Davies, Robin Nash, Roxy Music
Roxy Music chronology
Avalon
(1982)		The High Road
(1983)		 Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B+ [4]

The High Road is the second live album by the English rock band Roxy Music. Recorded at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland on 30 September 1982 during the band's Avalon tour, [5] it features four tracks. Two of the songs are covers, including Roxy Music's no.1 hit version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", and Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane". A Bryan Ferry solo effort "Can't Let Go" was also included, originally released on his 1978 album The Bride Stripped Bare , with the remaining track being a version of "My Only Love" from Flesh + Blood , with an extended instrumental section. The album reached number 26 on the UK Album Charts. [6] and did even better in Canada, reaching #5 in May 1983. [7]

Contents

Despite sharing the same title, there are no recordings on this album in common with the High Road videocassette/DVD, which was recorded in Fréjus, France on 27 August 1982. In 1990, the four songs from the album appeared on the band's third live album release Heart Still Beating , mixed with the rest of the songs from the Fréjus concert.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Let Go" Bryan Ferry 5:29
2."My Only Love"Bryan Ferry7:23
3."Like a Hurricane" Neil Young 7:36
4."Jealous Guy" John Lennon 6:10

Personnel

Roxy Music

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] 13
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 26
US Billboard 200 [15] 67

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