Moroccan Roll
Studio album by
Brand X
ReleasedApril 1977
RecordedDecember 1976–January 1977
StudioTrident Studios and Morgan Studios (London, UK).
GenreJazz fusion
Length49:30
LabelCharisma (UK)
Passport (USA)
ProducerDennis Mackay
Brand X chronology
Unorthodox Behaviour
(1976) 		Moroccan Roll
(1977) 		Livestock
(1977)
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Allmusic[1]

Moroccan Roll (1977) is the second studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X. The title is a pun referring to this being their second album: "more rock and roll", however, Moroccan Roll is not a step toward the rock and roll side of the fusion equation, but rather an experiment with Eastern sounds and softer textures.[2] The album is mostly instrumental. "Sun in the Night" contains vocals sung by Brand X drummer Phil Collins in Sanskrit. "Disco Suicide" and "Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All" also contain vocals, although they are wordless.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Sun in the Night" (John Goodsall) – 4:25
  2. "Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already)..." (Phil Collins) – 11:16
  3. "...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine after All" (Collins) – 2:10
  4. "Hate Zone" (Goodsall) – 4:41
  5. "Collapsar" (Robin Lumley) – 1:33

Side two

  2. "Disco Suicide" (Lumley) – 7:55
  3. "Orbits" (Percy Jones) – 1:38
  4. "Malaga Virgen" (Jones) – 8:28
  5. "Macrocosm" (Goodsall) – 7:24

Personnel

Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.

Production

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 37

References

  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Moroccan Roll - Brand X | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. ^ "AOL Radio powered by Slacker". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Brand X - Moroccan Roll". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-09.

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