Moroccan Roll

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{{Infobox album

| name = Moroccan Roll

| type = Studio album

| artist = Brand X

| cover = Brand_X_Morrocan_Roll.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 1977

| recorded = December 1976–January 1977

| venue =

| studio = Trident Studios and Morgan Studios (London, UK).

| genre = Jazz fusion

| length = 49:30

| label = Charisma (UK)
Passport (USA)

| producer = Dennis Mackay

| prev_title = Unorthodox Behaviour

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Livestock

| next_year = 1977

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2575 |title=Moroccan Roll Brand X |first= Dave |last= Connolly |website=AllMusic |accessdate=18 June 2011}}

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Record Guide

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1979 |publisher=Random House |page=46}}

}}

Moroccan Roll (1977) is the second studio album by British jazz fusion group Brand X.{{cite news |last1=Perrone |first1=Pierre |title=Morris Pert |work=The Independent |date=24 July 2010 |page=46}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://aolradio.slacker.com/?aolid= |title=AOL Radio powered by Slacker |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401164957/http://aolradio.slacker.com/?aolid= |url-status=dead }} 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=

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

Personnel

Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.

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

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! Chart (1977)

! Peak{{break}}position

UK Albums Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ |title=The Official Charts Company - Brand X - Moroccan Roll |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2010-01-09 }}

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