This Is Tomorrow (song)

"This Is Tomorrow"
Single by Bryan Ferry
from the album In Your Mind
Released	1977
Genre	Rock glam rock pop rock
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Ferry
Producer(s)	Bryan Ferry Steve Nye
Bryan Ferry singles chronology
"Heart on My Sleeve" (1976) "This Is Tomorrow" (1977) "Tokyo Joe" (1977)
Official video
"This Is Tomorrow " on YouTube

"This Is Tomorrow" is a song by Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released in 1977 as the first single from In Your Mind , his fourth solo studio album but the first consisting entirely of original songs. It was Ferry's tenth single. The single features the non-album track, "As the World Turns" as the B-side. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, during its nine week run. ^[1]

Background

The title, "This Is Tomorrow" was inspired by a 1956 exhibition of pop art at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London, ^[2] devised by Richard Hamilton, who had taught Ferry at Newcastle University. ^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

• Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, keyboards
• Chris Spedding – guitar
• Paul Thompson – drums
• John Wetton – bass guitar
• David Skinner – piano, keyboards
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Martin Drover – trumpet
• Chris Mercer – saxophone

References

1. "BRYAN FERRY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2016-10-13.
2. "This is Tomorrow".
3. "Roxy Music – Singles – on". Vivaroxymusic.com. 1977-02-01. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

External links

• " This Is Tomorrow " at Discogs (list of releases)