Young Americans Limited Edition 180gram

David Bowie

Release Date: 03 November 2009
Format: LP Vinyl

£14.99

David Bowie Young Americans Limited Edition 180gram Audiophile LP
Overview
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 an army of backup singers (including Luther Vandross) and 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. 'Young Americans' is a masterpiece, and 'Fame' has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off. Young Americans is a stylistic adventure.

Featured Tracks
Side 1
Young Americans (5:10)
Win (4:44)
Fascination (5:43)
Right (4:13)
Side 2
Somebody Up There Likes Me (6:30)
Across The Universe (4:30)
Can You Hear Me (5:04)
Fame (4:12)