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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 & 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.

Moroccan Roll
Studio album by Brand X
Released	April 1977
Recorded	December 1976–January 1977
Studio	Trident Studios, London
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	49:30
Label	Charisma (UK) Passport (USA)
Producer	Dennis MacKay
Brand X chronology
Unorthodox Behaviour (1976) Moroccan Roll (1977) Livestock (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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

Personnel

Based on the album credits of original vinyl release.

• John Goodsall – guitars, sitar (1), echo, backing vocals
• Robin Lumley – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, string synthesizer, Clavinet, Pulsar, echo, backing vocals, autoharp (5)
• Percy Jones – Fender bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
• Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals, acoustic piano (3)
• Morris Pert – percussion

Production

• Produced by Dennis MacKay
• Engineered and mixed by 'Perdurabo' Stephen W. Tayler
• Tape op: Chris Tsangarides
• Mastered by Ray Staff
• Album artwork by Hipgnosis

Charts

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

References

External links

• "Brand X (3) - Moroccan Roll at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.

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