David Bowie - Let's Dance [Bonus Track]

Title: Let's Dance [Bonus Track] Artist: David Bowie Release Date: 1983 Re-Released On: 9/28/1999 Label: Virgin Genre: Rock Styles: Soul, New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Punk/New Wave, Album Rock, Dance-Rock Moods: Brooding, Clinical, Eccentric, Eerie, Stylish, Bravado, Cerebral, Complex, Detached, Dramatic, Elegant, Enigmatic, Exciting, Literate, Lush, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Quirky, Rebellious, Sophisticated, Swaggering, Tense/Anxious, Theatrical, Urgent, Wry, Campy, Hypnotic, Intense, Ironic, Sexy, Yearning, Outrageous, Austere, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Modern Love
2. China Girl
3. Let's Dance
4. Without You
5. Ricochet
6. Criminal World
7. Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
8. Shake It
9. Under Pressure [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Virgin 21896

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After summing up his maverick tendencies on Scary Monsters, David Bowie aimed for the mainstream with Let's Dance. Hiring Chic bassist Nile Rodgers as a co-producer, Bowie created a stylish, synthesized post-disco dance music that was equally informed by classic soul and the emerging new romantic subgenre of new wave, which was ironically heavily inspired by Bowie himself. Let's Dance comes tearing out of the date, propulsed by the skittering "Modern Love," the seductively menacing "China Girl," and the brittle funk of the title track. All three songs became international hits, and for good reason -- they're catchy, accessible pop songs that have just enough of an alien edge to make them distinctive. However, that careful balance is quickly thrown off by a succession of pleasant but unremarkable plastic soul workouts. "Cat People" and a cover of Metro's "Criminal World" are relatively strong songs, but the remainder of the album indicates that Bowie was entering a songwriting slump. However, the three hits were enough to make the album a massive hit, and their power hasn't diminished over the years, even if the rest of the record sounds like an artifact. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bernard Edwards Bass Bob Clearmountain Mixing, Engineer Carmine Bojas Bass Carmine Rojas Bass Dave Greenberg Assistant Engineer David Bowie Keyboards, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Saxophone David Spinner Vocals (Background), Vocals Denis O'Regan Photography Frank Simms Vocals (Background), Vocals George Simms Vocals (Background), Vocals Kevin Cann Design Mac Gollehon Trumpet Mick Haggerty Design, Photography Nigel Reeve Remastering Nile Rodgers Producer, Mixing Assistant, Guitar, Arranger Omar Hakim Drums Peter Mew Remastering Queen Producer, Performer Robert Aaron Flute, Tenor (Vocal) Robert Arron Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Flute Robert Sabino Keyboards Sammy Figueroa Percussion Stan Harrison Sax (Tenor), Tenor (Vocal), Saxophone, Flute Steve Elson Flute, Baritone (Vocal) Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Tony Thompson Drums