Editing Bryan Ferry (section)

===Solo years (1984–2001)===
Resuming his solo career, Ferry's sixth solo album, ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'', reached no. 1 in the UK in June 1985, and was his first and only solo studio album to top the chart.<ref name=":2" /> ''Boys and Girls'' remained in the UK chart for 44 weeks and its lead single, "[[Slave to Love]]", reached the UK top ten.<ref>{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=198|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref> In July 1985, Ferry performed at the London [[Live Aid]] show, accompanied by [[Pink Floyd]] guitarist [[David Gilmour]].<ref>{{cite news
| url= http://liveaid.free.fr/rewind/mtv/pages/026bryanferry.html
| title= Live Aid (13&nbsp;July&nbsp;1985): Bryan Ferry
| publisher=MTV
| date= January 2002
| access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref>

After the ''Avalon'' promotional tours, Ferry was reluctant to return to touring;{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} a change of management persuaded him to resume touring in 1988 to promote the previous year's ''[[Bête Noire (album)|Bête Noire]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} Following the tour, Ferry teamed again with Brian Eno for ''[[Mamouna]]'' (collaborating with [[Robin Trower]] on guitar and as producer). The album took more than five years to produce, and was created under the working title ''Horoscope''. During production, Ferry simultaneously recorded and released a covers album, ''[[Taxi (Bryan Ferry album)|Taxi]]'', in 1993, his eighth solo studio album, which peaked at no. 2 on the UK charts.<ref name=":2" /> ''Mamouna'' (Ferry's ninth solo studio album) was released in 1994, peaking at no. 11 on the UK charts.<ref name=":2" /> In 1996, Ferry performed the song "Dance with Life" for the ''[[Phenomenon (film)|Phenomenon]]'' soundtrack, written by [[Bernie Taupin]] and [[Martin Page]].

In 1999, Ferry released his tenth solo studio album, ''[[As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)|As Time Goes By]]'', consisting of cover versions of 1930s songs. The album peaked at no. 16 in the UK charts and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=As time goes by {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/as%20time%20goes%20by/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Officialcharts.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bryan-ferry/3332 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Grammy.com}}</ref>