Singer Bryan Ferry, former leader of art-pop band Roxy Music, will launch

a North American solo tour Nov. 2 in support of his just-released album,

As Time Goes By.

On tour, Ferry will focus on the vintage standards that make up his new

album, but he also plans to dip into the Roxy Music catalog, according

to his publicity firm, Nasty Little Man.

On As Time Goes By, released Tuesday (Oct. 19), Ferry applies his

characteristically dramatic vocals to such vintage songs as "I'm in the

Mood for Love" (RealAudio

excerpt) and "Falling in Love Again" (RealAudio

excerpt). Ferry — who began his solo career with 1973's

These Foolish Things, another all-covers album — last released

Mamouna (1994).

The influential Roxy Music, whose sound moved from glam-rock to glossy

synth-pop during the '70s, broke up and reunited several times before

releasing their final studio album, Avalon, in 1982. The band,

always more popular in Europe than in the U.S., found chart success with

such hits as "Love Is the Drug" (1975) and "Dance Away" (1979).

Roxy Music's lineup initially included Brian Eno, who went on to become

an ambient-music pioneer and an acclaimed producer for such bands as U2,

but he left the band early on.

During the Geneva segment of the Oct. 9 NetAid concerts, Bryan Ferry

played before an invitation-only audience that included such luminaries

as actor Michael Douglas and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Bryan Ferry tour dates:

Nov. 2–3; Washington, D.C.; 9:30 Club

Nov. 4; Philadelphia, Pa.; Gershwin Auditorium

Nov. 5; New York, N.Y.; Beacon Theater

Nov. 7; Boston, Mass.; Berklee Performance Center

Nov. 9; Toronto, Ontario; Massey Hall

Nov. 10; Detroit, Mich.; Opera House

Nov. 11; Chicago, Ill.; Riviera Theater

Nov. 13; Boulder, Colo.; Mackey Auditorium

Nov. 14; Denver, Colo.; TBA

Nov. 15; Oakland, Calif.; Paramount

Nov. 17; Orange County, Calif.; Sun Theater

Nov. 18; Los Angeles, Calif.; Wiltern Theater

Nov. 19; Las Vegas, Nev.; House of Blues

Nov. 21; Seattle, Wash.; Paramount