🔘 Take a Chance with Me – Single: Sep. 1982

Released: September 17, 1982 (UK)

Label: E.G. Records

Catalogue Number: EGO 8

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

A late‑Avalon‑era Roxy Music single — atmospheric, elegant, and backed with the album cut The Main Thing.

Issued on E.G. Records, the release continued the band’s refined, mature pop sound of 1982.

🔘 Overview

Take a Chance with Me was released on September 17, 1982 as the third UK single from Roxy Music’s Avalon album. Built around a slow‑burning intro that blooms into a shimmering, melodic chorus, the track showcases the band’s polished, late‑period sophistication.

The B‑side, The Main Thing, also from Avalon, offered a more rhythmic, driving contrast. EGO 8 arrived in a picture sleeve and stands as one of the final singles of Roxy Music’s original run.

🔘 Track List (Common Configurations)

7" Vinyl — EGO 8

A. Take a Chance with Me

B. The Main Thing

Written by: Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay

Produced by: Rhett Davies, Roxy Music

🔘 Release Details

Label: E.G. Records

Formats: 7" Vinyl

Country: UK

Year: 1982

Notes:

- Third UK single from Avalon

- B‑side taken from the same album

- Issued in picture sleeve

- Late‑period Roxy Music sound: smooth, atmospheric, refined

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – E.G. – EGO 8 (1982)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Paper Label)

Variant 2

UK – E.G. – EGO 8 (1982)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Injection‑moulded label, select pressings)

🔘 Chart Data (BBC / Official Charts Company)

Peak Position: UK — No. 26

Weeks on Chart: 6

Chart Run (Official Charts):

26 Sep 1982 — No. 38

03 Oct 1982 — No. 32

10 Oct 1982 — No. 26

17 Oct 1982 — No. 29

24 Oct 1982 — No. 39

31 Oct 1982 — No. 58

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

A lush, atmospheric production typical of Avalon — layered synths, clean guitar textures, and Ferry’s smooth, controlled vocal.

Collector Notes

Picture sleeves in clean condition are desirable. Injection‑moulded variants are less common.

Legacy

A graceful late‑era Roxy Music single — elegant, melodic, and emblematic of their 1982 sound.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

Avalon (1982)

Next Single

Jealous Guy (Reissue, 1982)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

More Than This — 1982

Avalon — 1982

Take a Chance with Me — 1982

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

May 1982 — Avalon album released

Sep. 17, 1982 — UK single released

Autumn 1982 — Peaks at UK No. 26

🔘 Glam Flashback

A final shimmer of Roxy elegance — smooth, romantic, and unmistakably Ferry.

🔘 Sources

E.G. Records

Discogs

Official Charts Company

Roxy Music archival documentation