Young Americans (album)
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| Studio album by David Bowie | ||||
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Publication |
1975 |
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| Label (s) | RCA | |||
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LP |
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Title (number) |
8th |
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40 min 32 s |
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Studio (s) |
several
Sigma Sound Studios , Philadelphia (August & November 1974) Record Plant , New York City (December 1974) Electric Lady Studios , New York City (January 1975) |
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Young Americans is David Bowie's ninth studio album, released in 1975 , with which he claims to assert himself on the American music market. Musically, he left the rock sound of his previous albums and recorded Young Americans within a week at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia with the help of predominantly African-American soul and funk musicians and John Lennons .
Origin and style
In contrast to all of Bowie's recorded albums before and afterwards, the influence of soul and funk can be felt almost throughout the individual tracks. He himself called this style "Plastic Soul". Bowie hired various musicians from the funk and soul scene such as Luther Vandross and Andy Newmark to create an authentic sound. He also worked for the first time with Carlos Alomar , who would continue to accompany him for almost 30 years. " Across the Universe " and "Fame" were recorded at Electric Lady Studios with John Lennon . The album was very successful in the USA and reached the top ten of the charts.
Track list
- "Young Americans" - 5:10
- "Win" - 4:44
- "Fascination" - 5:43
- "Right" - 4:13
- "Somebody Up There Likes Me" - 6:30
- " Across the Universe " ( John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 4:30
- "Can You Hear Me?" - 5:04
- "Fame" (Bowie, Carlos Alomar, Lennon) - 4:12
Musician
- David Bowie - vocals, guitar, piano
- Carlos Alomar - guitar
- Mike Garson - piano
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar (except for "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Andy Newmark - drums (except for "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- David Sanborn - saxophones
- Larry Washington - Congas
- Pablo Rosario - percussion instruments on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Ava Cherry, Robin Clark , Luther Vandross - backing vocals
- John Lennon - vocals, guitar, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Earl Slick - guitar on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Emir Ksasan - bass guitar in "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Dennis Davis - drums on "Across the Universe" and "Fame"
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion instruments in "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"
Individual evidence
- ^ Nicholas Pegg: The Complete David Bowie . 6th edition. Titan Books, London 2011, ISBN 978-0-85768-290-1 , Chapter: Young Americans (English, ebook version).
- ^ Heinz Rudolf Kunze , David Bowie - The Favorite in Idole 8, Rock & Schock , Verlag Ullstein, 1986, ed. Siegfried Schmidt-Joos , ISBN 3-548-36529-9 , pages 116 to 119
Web links
- Young Americans at Allmusic (English)