David Bowie - Young Americans (1975) [Reissue 2017]
Alternative, Rock, Pop | Author: artmuss | 21-12-2019, 20:01
Artist: David Bowie
Title Of Album: Young Americans
Year Of Release: 1975/2017
Label (Catalog#): Parlophone [R2-219055]
Country: England
Genre: Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Quality: FLAC (*tracks+.cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 40:53
Full Size: 251 mb
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.
:: TRACKLIST ::1 Young Americans 5:13
2 Win 4:47
3 Fascination 5:48
4 Right 4:22
5 Somebody Up There Likes Me 6:36
6 Across The Universe 4:33
7 Can You Hear Me 5:08
8 Fame 4:21
Personnel David Bowie – vocals; guitar; keyboards
Carlos Alomar – guitars
Mike Garson – piano
David Sanborn – saxophone
Willie Weeks – bass guitar (except on "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
Andy Newmark – drums (except on "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
Earl Slick - guitars
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"
Emir Ksasan – bass guitar 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"
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