David Bowie - Young Americans [Japan Reissue]

Title: Young Americans [Japan Reissue] Artist: David Bowie Release Date: 1975 Re-Released On: 2/20/2007 Label: Toshiba EMI, Virgin Records Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 094638233626, 4988006852501 Genre: Rock Styles: Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, 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. Young Americans
2. Win
3. Fascination
4. Right
5. Somebody Up There Likes Me
6. Across the Universe
7. Can You Hear Me
8. Fame

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Virgin Records 82336 ------ CD Toshiba EMI 70217

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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. [A Japanese version of the disc was also released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Newmark Drums Anthony Hinton Vocals (Background) Ava Cherry Vocals (Background) Carl Parulow Engineer Carlos Alomar Guitar David Bowie Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement David Sanborn Saxophone David Thoener Tape Operator Dennis Davis Drums Diane Sumler Vocals (Background) Earl Slick Guitar Eddie Kramer Engineer Emir Kassan Bass Eric Stephen Jacobs Cover Photo Harry Maslin Producer, Engineer, Mixing Jean Millington Vocals (Background) Jeanie Fineberg Vocals (Background) John Lennon Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar Kaz Akaiwa Liner Notes Kevin Herron Tape Operator Larry Washington Percussion Luther Vandross Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement, Vocals Michael Garson Keyboards Michael Hutchinson Tape Operator Mike Garson Piano Pablo Rosario Percussion Ralph McDonald Percussion Robin Clark Vocals (Background) Tony Visconti Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Mixing Warren Peace Vocals (Background) Willie Weeks Guitar (Bass), Bass