"Avalon" is a 1982 song by the English rock band
Roxy Music. It was released as the second single from their eighth and final studio album Avalon (1982). The single, with its B-side, "Always Unknowing", charted at No. 13 in the UK.[3]
Recording
The song's distinctive backing vocals were performed by Haitian singer
Yanick Étienne, whom
Bryan Ferry encountered during the recording of the album. He heard her in the adjacent studio and invited her to contribute backing vocals to the recording.[4][5]