Moroccan Roll
1977 studio album by Brand X
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Moroccan Roll is the second studio album by the British jazz fusion group Brand X.[3] 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.[4] 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.
ReleasedApril 1977
RecordedDecember 1976–January 1977
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| Released | April 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1976–January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Trident and Morgan (London, UK). | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 49:30 | |||
| Label | Charisma (UK) Passport (USA) | |||
| Producer | Dennis Mackay | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing
Side one
- "Sun in the Night" (John Goodsall) – 4:25
- "Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already)..." (Phil Collins) – 11:16
- "...Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All" (Collins) – 2:10
- "Hate Zone" (Goodsall) – 4:41
- "Collapsar" (Robin Lumley) – 1:33
Side two
- "Disco Suicide" (Lumley) – 7:55
- "Orbits" (Percy Jones) – 1:38
- "Malaga Virgen" (Jones) – 8:28
- "Macrocosm" (Goodsall) – 7:24
Personnel
Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.
- Robin Lumley – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Roland string synthesizer, clavinet, Pulsar, space echo, backing vocals, autoharp (5)
- John Goodsall – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, sitar (1), space echo, backing vocals
- Percy Jones – Fender bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
- Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals, acoustic piano (3)
- Morris Pert – percussion
Production
- Dennis Mackay – producer
- Brand X – associate producers
- Stephen W. Tayler – engineer, mixing
- Chris Tsangarides – tape operator
- John Brand – tape operator
- Geoff Leach – tape operator
- Neil Ross – tape operator
- Ray Staff – mastering
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design, cover photography
- George Hardie – sleeve design
- Rob Brimson – band photography
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[5] | 37 |