Pyjamarama (song)

"Pyjamarama" is a song by English rock band Roxy Music, released as a single in March 1973, to promote their For Your Pleasure album, though it was excluded from the album itself. It reached a peak of #10 on the UK Singles Chart after a twelve week charting stint.[1] The song was written by Bryan Ferry, and the first one he wrote with the guitar as his instrument.[2] and was backed by an instrumental non-LP track called "The Pride and the Pain" written by Andrew Mackay.

This article is about the song by Roxy Music. For the computer game, see Pyjamarama.
"Pyjamarama"
Single by Roxy Music
B-side"The Pride and the Pain"
Released2 March 1973
RecordedFebruary 1973 (1973-02) at AIR Studios, London
GenreArt rock, glam rock
Length3:00 (Original Island version)
2:52 (Polydor remix)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Bryan Ferry
Producer(s)
Roxy Music singles chronology
"Virginia Plain"
(1972)		 "Pyjamarama"
(1973)		 "Do the Strand"
(1973)

In 1977, it was re-released as a single, together with "Virginia Plain", to promote their Greatest Hits album, and reached number 11. However the 1977 release was a different mix with less sax treatments on it and the closing guitar refrain edited differently from the original Island 7" version.[3] The original version (along with "The Pride and the Pain") was re-released on the box set The Thrill of It All, while the 1977 version can be found on the Street Life: 20 Great Hits compilation. In 2012, both mixes were included in the ten-disc boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 on the bonus compilation Singles, B-sides and Alternative Mixes.

A live version appears on Viva! Roxy Music.

Personnel

References
  1. "ROXY MUSIC | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. "Roxy Music - Songs - on VivaRoxyMusic.com". www.vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. "Roxy Music - Songs - on". Vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.


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