The album also features Ferry regulars such as Fonzi Thornton, Nile Rodgers, Marcus Miller, and Johnny Marr (who co-wrote the track "Soldier of Fortune").

In a four-out-of-five-stars review, AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "this is Ferry's prime, a moment when his legacy was intact but yet to be preserved in amber" and that the album "consciously evokes this distinct period, sometimes sighing into the exquisite ennui of Avalon but usually favouring the fine tailoring of Boys and Girls, a record where every sequenced rhythm, keyboard, and guitar line blended into an alluring urbane pulse" and that "the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling".

[9] PopMatters critic John Paul wrote that the album "functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he's assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he's been doing this since the '70s.

[11] On 29 October 2015, Ferry announced the release of the a special edition package of Avonmore, containing the album on vinyl and CD, along with a 48-page book of photos by photographer Matthew Becker.

[12] "Loop De Li" "Midnight Train" "Soldier of Fortune" "Driving Me Wild" "A Special Kind of Guy" "Avonmore" "Lost" "One Night Stand" "Send in the Clowns" "Johnny and Mary"