About the band: Roxy Music were a British rock band formed in 1970 by lead singer and main songwriter Bryan Ferry. Until their break-up in 1983 they were one of the most successful alternative art rock band in the UK and Europe - although their sound mellowed as time went on. It has been argued that Roxy Music are the second most influential British band after The Beatles. They released eight studio albums. Roxy Music currently have four songs in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: Take a chance with me is a track from the 1982 album Avalon, which for all its beauty and commercial success also showed some decline in creativity. After a long intro, the song picks up pace, and the end result is one of the best Roxy Music songs in an impressive catalog. It beats me why many Roxy Music compilation CD's overlook this gem, even though it was a UK top 30 hit. Run time 4:42.
