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To Turn You On

This track started it's life during The Bride Stripped Bare period. Bryan Ferry finished the track in 1980 and intended it for a future solo album. When John Lennon was killed, Roxy decided to do a tribute single to him and recorded Jealous Guy in 1981. They needed a new song for the b-side and as this song was ready they put it on the single as a Roxy Music track. When Roxy did their Avalon album in 1982 Bryan felt that "this is a quality track and I don't want it to be lost as a b-side."

Bryan Ferry performed this song live for the first time at the Dundee show during the Dylanesque tour on 3rd March 2007. this is the only live performance to date.

Wendi Slaton has recorded a version of To Turn You On on her album 'Turn Around And Look'.

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B-side

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To Turn You On is on the following Roxy Music & Solo albums:

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