Album · Roxy Music
Stranded by Roxy Music
Stranded is an album by Roxy Music, released in 1973. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mother of Pearl”, on 4 lists with a best position of #564.
Stranded, Roxy Music's third album, came out on Island in 1973, and it's the first one with Brian Eno gone and Eddie Jobson in his place on synthesizers, keyboards and violin. It's also the first time Bryan Ferry let anybody else write: saxophonist Andy Mackay and guitarist Phil Manzanera both got songs onto the record, and Paul Thompson is still pounding the drums. Chris Thomas produced.
The band sound sleek and assured but no less strange, Ferry crooning in that glamorous, tremulous warble over art-rock arrangements that swing from swagger to lush melancholy. "Mother of Pearl" is a grand example. "Street Life" went to number nine on the UK singles chart, and the album went all the way to number one back home.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stranded on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother of Pearl | 4 | #564 | – | 1991–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.