The High Road (Roxy Music album)

1983 live album by Roxy Music

The High Road

Live album by

Roxy Music

Released

March 1983 (1983-03) ^[1]

Recorded

30 September 1982

Venue

The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland

Genre

Art rock
new wave

Length

26:38

Label

Polygram (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (US)

Producer

Rhett Davies, Robin Nash, Roxy Music

Roxy Music chronology

Avalon
(1982)

The High Road
(1983)

Street Life: 20 Great Hits
(1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
Robert Christgau	B+^[4]

The High Road is the second live album by the English rock band Roxy Music. Recorded at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland on 30 September 1982 during the band's Avalon tour,^[5] it features four tracks. Two of the songs are covers, including Roxy Music's no.1 hit version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", and Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane". A Bryan Ferry solo effort "Can't Let Go" was also included, originally released on his 1978 album The Bride Stripped Bare, with the remaining track being a version of "My Only Love" from Flesh + Blood, with an extended instrumental section. The album reached number 26 on the UK Album Charts.^[6] and did even better in Canada, reaching #5 in May 1983.^[7]

Despite sharing the same title, there are no recordings on this album in common with the High Road videocassette/DVD, which was recorded in Fréjus, France on 27 August 1982. In 1990, the four songs from the album appeared on the band's third live album release Heart Still Beating, mixed with the rest of the songs from the Fréjus concert.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Let Go"	Bryan Ferry	5:29
2.	"My Only Love"	Bryan Ferry	7:23
3.	"Like a Hurricane"	Neil Young	7:36
4.	"Jealous Guy"	John Lennon	6:10

Personnel

Roxy Music

Additional personnel

Guy Fletcher – keyboards
Neil Hubbard – guitar
Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Andy Newmark – drums
Alan Spenner – bass
Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
Michelle Cobb – backing vocals
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[8]	13
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[9]	5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	22
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	26
US Billboard 200^[15]	67

References

^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate. p. 931. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
^ Allender, Mark W. B. "allmusic ((( The High Road > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited 17 March 2010
^ Christgau, Robert. "Roxy Music". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on 17 March 2010.
^ "allmusic (((The High Road > Overview)))". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6284a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Roxy Music – The High Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roxy Music – The High Road" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Charts.nz – Roxy Music – The High Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Roxy Music – The High Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.
^ "Roxy Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved Setpember 5, 2024.