Frantic (album)

Reviewing for AllMusic critic, Tim DiGravina wrote of the album "Some listeners might suggest that an album this varied has an identity crisis, but with [these] standout tracks as glorious as the Dylan covers and the Eno closer, Frantic is a fascinating addition to Bryan Ferry's accomplished discography."[5] And reviewing for PopMatters critic, David Medsker wrote of the album "Frantic may play like a greatest hits album, with bits here recalling Boys and Girls and songs there echoing late Roxy, and it may rank in the middle to upper of the pack of his overall body of work. But it's the most cohesive album he's done in ages. Given how down and out he appeared to be, the fact that Frantic is more than half good is cause for joy."[6]

• Bryan Ferry – vocals (1-6, 8-13), harmonica (1, 3, 5, 8, 13), keyboards (4, 10, 12, 13), arrangements (7)
• Colin Good – acoustic piano (1-6, 8, 11), string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13), Mellotron (6), virginal (7), arrangements (7), keyboards (13)
• Terry Disley – keyboards (4, 10, 12)
• Brian Eno – keyboards (4, 10, 13), backing vocals (4, 12, 13), guitar (13)
• Paul Taylor – keyboards (4, 10, 12), programming (10)
• Ben Chapman – programming (4, 10, 13)
• Reece Gilmore – programming (4, 12, 13)
• James Sanger – programming (4, 13)
• Eddie LeJeune – accordion (9), backing vocals (9)
• Pete Glenister – guitar (1, 2, 6, 8, 13)
• Mick Green – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11)
• Chris Spedding – guitar (2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13), sitar (11)
• David Williams – guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13), bass (4)
• Adam Lamprell – guitar (4, 10, 13)
• David A. Stewart – guitar (4, 10, 12)
• Martin Wheatley – guitar (8)
• D. L. Menard – guitar (9), backing vocals (9)
• Jonny Greenwood – guitar (10)
• Robin Trower – guitar (10)
• Zev Katz – bass (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)
• Marcus Miller – bass (10, 12)
• Bobby Irwin – drums (1, 2, 3, 6, 13)
• Andy Newmark – drums (4, 10, 12), percussion (8, 13)
• Paul Thompson – drums (4, 8), percussion (11)
• Frank Ricotti – percussion (1, 2, 6-9, 11)
• Otis Ferry – whip effects (2)
• Rosie Wetters – cello (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13)
• Natalia Bonner – viola (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13)
• Lucy Theo – violin (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13)
• Lucy Wilkins – violin (1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 13)
• Julia Thornton – harp (7, 8)
• Keith Thompson – recorder (7), crumhorn (7), curtal (7), woodwind (8), oboe (11)
• Ken Smith – fiddle (9), backing vocals (9)
• Robert Fowler – alto saxophone (11)
• Sarah Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12)
• Kelli Dayton – backing vocals (2, 10, 11)
• Alice Retif – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (2, 4, 12)
• Nicole Blumberg – backing vocals (4)
• Stephen Granville – backing vocals (4, 12)
• Mary Nelson – soprano vocals (7, 8, 11)
• Alison Goldfrapp – backing vocals (11)
• Lucy Kaplansky – backing vocals (11)
• Patti Russo – backing vocals (11)
• Jhelisa Anderson – backing vocals (12)

• Bryan Ferry – producer, design
• Rhett Davies – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 11, 13), additional producer (4, 9, 10, 12)
• Colin Good – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 11, 13), additional producer (4, 9, 10, 12)
• David A. Stewart – producer (4, 12)
• Robin Trower – producer (9, 10, 13)
• Nick Addison – engineer
• Michael Boddy – engineer
• Neil Brockbank – engineer, mixing (5)
• Ash Howes – engineer, mixing (10)
• Richard T. Norris – engineer
• Sven Taits – engineer
• Mark Tucker – engineer
• Dan Grech-Marguerat – assistant engineer
• Kevin Harp – assistant engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1-4, 6-9, 11, 12, 13)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Nicholas De Ville – design
• Bogdan Zarkowski – design, photography
• Eric Boman – photography
• Albert Sanchez – photography
• Alex Weston – management
• Riverman – management company

Studios

• Recorded at RAK Studios and Studio One (London, UK).
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, USA).