In Your Mind is the fourth solo studio album by English singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry. It was his first solo album of all original songs.
As Ferry's first solo all-original LP effort, released after Ferry's band Roxy Music went on a four-year hiatus, it was supported by an extensive tour.
Critical reception
The Village Voices Robert Christgau wrote in his review of In Your Mind: "Ferry has custom-designed a new line of songs for his solo concept, rather than borrowing from early Roxy or his humble forebears, and especially on side one the stuff is appealingly down-to-earth." In 1992's The Rolling Stone Album Guide, Mark Coleman said that "In Your Mind strives for the windswept, bracing impact of Roxy Music's classic Siren. The surfeit of Ferry's compositions is gratifying, though even the hookiest ('Tokyo Joe,' 'Party Doll') merely restate Roxy's familiar romantic and musical themes."
AllMusic critic Ned Raggett later wrote that In Your Mind "remains the secret highlight of Ferry's musical career, an energetic album that would have received far more attention as a full Roxy release."
Track listing
Personnel
Note: The LP's sleeve notes includes "thanks" to a list of musicians. Only their names are mentioned, whilst their instruments and the exact songs on which they play are not. The following list merely tentatively mentions the instruments the same musicians have played on other Ferry records.
Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
David Skinner – acoustic piano
Neil Hubbard – guitars
Phil Manzanera – guitars
Chris Spedding – guitars
John Porter – bass
John Wetton – bass
Paul Thompson – drums
Ray Cooper – percussion
Morris Pert – percussion
Mel Collins – saxophones, horn arrangements
Chris Mercer – saxophones, horn arrangements
Martin Drover – trumpet
Ann Odell – string arrangements
Dyan Birch – backing vocals
Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
Helen Chappelle – backing vocals
Frankie Collins – backing vocals
Preston Hayward – backing vocals
Paddie McHugh – backing vocals
Jacqui Sullivan – backing vocals
Production
Bryan Ferry – producer
Steve Nye – producer, engineer
Ross Cullum – assistant engineer
Nigel Walker – assistant engineer
Nick de Ville – design
Bob Bowkett (C.C.S.) – artwork
Monty Coles – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
David Buckley (2004). The Thrill of It All: The Story of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music