Bryan Ferry – Bête Noire (VG+/VG+) – LP, Australasia 1987

Bête Noire is an LP by Bryan Ferry from 1987 released on the Virgin label.

About this album

Bête Noire is one of Bryan Ferry’s most assured solo statements, refining his cool, romantic persona into a glossy late-80s art-pop set. Issued in 1987, the album draws together art rock, pop rock and synth-pop with sharp songwriting and polished electronic textures, while Ferry’s voice remains the focus throughout. It arrived after a long run of solo work that expanded on the elegant decadence of Roxy Music, and here that sensibility is fully modernised for the era. Songs such as ‘Kiss and Tell’ helped give the record a strong profile, making Bête Noire a key late-period Ferry album and a favourite among listeners drawn to his refined pop instincts.