Song · Roxy Music
“Mother of Pearl” by Roxy Music
From the album Stranded (1973)
“Mother of Pearl” by Roxy Music appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1991 and 2020. It was first released in 1973 on the album Stranded. Its best result is #564 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,487 alternative song of all time.
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Bryan Ferry wrote "Mother of Pearl" alone, which by late 1973 was starting to mean something in Roxy Music: Stranded, their third album, released that year on Island (and on Atco in America), was the first on which he shared the songwriting, with multi-instrumentalist Andy Mackay and guitarist Phil Manzanera chipping in as writers. Chris Thomas produced it and John Punter engineered.
Stranded was also the first Roxy record without Brian Eno, his synthesizer chair filled by multi-instrumentalist Eddie Jobson. The band didn't miss a beat: the album went to number one in Britain, with "Street Life" reaching 9 on the singles chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 564 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 891 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 900 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2020 | 1492 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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