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The Bride Stripped Bare
Rock · 1978 · 10 tracks

The Bride Stripped Bare

Bryan Ferry

A raw, uncharacteristically exposed collection of soul covers and originals recorded in the wake of a public breakup. Dry, intimate, and deeply wounded.

September 1, 1978 · Virgin

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A bruised and weary elegance that finds beauty in the wreckage of a public breakup.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Sign of the Times
2:32
02
Can’t Let Go
5:16
03
Hold On (I’m Coming)
3:45
04
The Same Old Blues
3:24
05
When She Walks in the Room
6:21
06
Take Me to the River
4:30
07
What Goes On
4:13
08
Carrickfergus
3:48
09
That’s How Strong My Love Is
3:17
10
This Island Earth
4:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The startlingly raw and jagged guitar work on Sign of the Times that breaks Ferry's usual polished veneer.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Bride Stripped Bare sound next to the rest of Bryan Ferry's catalogue?

Melancholic+1.9σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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