Young Americans (Remastered) David Bowie

• 1 Young Americans 05:13
• 2 Win 02:06
• 3 Fascination 05:48
• 4 Right 04:22
• 5 Somebody Up There Likes Me 06:36
• 6 Across The Universe 04:33
• 7 Can You Hear Me 05:08
• 8 Fame 04:21
• Total Runtime 38:07

Info zu Young Americans (Remastered)

David Bowie abandoned the glam/sci-fi personae of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs with this radical departure. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, the home of Philadelphia International, it featured the label's crack house band and, as a result, confirmed the singer's growing love of soul and R&B. Pulsating dance grooves abound, in particular on the disco-influenced 'Fame', which topped the US singles chart. The song was co-written with John Lennon, a compliment Bowie repaid by reinventing the Beatles' 'Across The Universe' as a dancefloor classic. Such self-confidence abounds throughout this album which shows the singer firmly in command of yet another musical direction.

„David Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first-rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise. Nevertheless, the distance doesn't hurt the album -- it gives the record its own distinctive flavor, and its plastic, robotic soul helped inform generations of synthetic British soul. What does hurt the record is a lack of strong songwriting. "Young Americans" is a masterpiece, and "Fame" has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off, but only a handful of cuts ("Win," "Fascination," "Somebody up There Likes Me") comes close to matching their quality. As a result, Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

David Bowie, vocals, guitar, keyboards
Carlos Alomar, guitar
Mike Garson, piano
David Sanborn, saxophone
Willie Weeks, bass
Andy Newmark, drums
Additional musicians:
Larry Washington, conga Pablo Rosario, percussion on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Ava Cherry, backing vocals
Robin Clark, backing vocals
Luther Vandross, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
John Lennon, vocals, guitar, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Earl Slick, guitar on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Emir Ksasan, bass on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Dennis Davis, drums on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Ralph MacDonald, percussion on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Jean Fineberg, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
Jean Millington, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia (August & November 1974); Record Plant, New York (December 1974); Electric Lady Studios, New York (January 1975)
Engineered by David Bowie, Harry Maslin, Tony Visconti
Produced by Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin, David Bowie

Digitally remastered

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