Bryan Ferry and Phil Manzanera before the band recorded its first album (early Peel Sessions for the UK's BBC Radio 1 feature O'List's playing). Roxy Music's first hit "Virginia Plain" made the UK top 5 in 1972, and was followed up with several hit singles and albums, with Ferry as their lead vocalist and instrumentalist (he taught himself the piano in his mid-twenties) and Eno contributing synthesiser backing. After their second album, Brian Eno left Roxy Music, leaving Ferry its undisputed leader. Ferry started a parallel solo career in 1973, initially performing cover versions of old standards on albums such as "These
Hit (The Sugarcubes song) Hit (The Sugarcubes song) "Hit" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. It was released on 30 December 1991 as the lead single from their third and final studio album, "Stick Around for Joy". The song became the band's most successful single, reaching number one on "Billboard"s Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US, as well as peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Óskar Jónasson. UK 7" vinyl "Side A" "Side B" UK 12" vinyl "Side A" "Side B" UK CD1