Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, piano); John Lennon (vocals, guitar); Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick (guitar); David Sanborn (saxophone); Mike Garson (piano); Willie Weeks, Emir Kassan (bass); Andy Newmark, Dennis Davis (drums); Larry Washington (congas); Pablo Rosario, Ralph McDonald (percussion); Ava Cherry, Robin Clark, Jean Fineberg, Jean Millington, Luther Vandross (background vocals).
Producers: Tony Visconti, David Bowie, Harry Maslin.
Recorded at Electric Ladyland, New York, New York.
Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano, keyboards); David Bowie; Anthony Hinton, Jeanie Fineberg, Ava Cherry, Warren Peace, Robin Clark (vocals, background vocals); G. Diane Sumler (vocals); Willie Weeks (bass guitar); Larry Washington (congas, percussion); Ralph MacDonald, Pablo Rosario (percussion); Jean Millington, Diane Sumler (background vocals); John Lennon (vocals, guitar); Luther Vandross (vocals, background vocals); Earl Slick, Carlos Alomar (guitar); David Sanborn (saxophone); Mike Garson (piano, keyboards); Dennis Davis (drums, percussion); Andy Newmark (drums).
Audio Mixers: David Bowie; Harry Maslin; Tony Visconti.
Audio Remasterers: Nigel Reeve; Peter Mew.
Recording information: Electric Ladyland Studio, New York, NY (08/1974-01/1975); Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA (08/1974-01/1975); Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA (08/1974-01/1975).
Photographers: Neal Preston; David Michael Kennedy ; Eric Stephen Jacobs; Steve Shapiro.
Arrangers: David Bowie; Luther Vandross; Tony Visconti.
David Bowie abandoned the glam/sci-fi personae of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs with this radical departure. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, the home of Philadelphia International, it featured the label's crack house band and, as a result, confirmed the singer's growing love of soul and R&B. Pulsating dance grooves abound, in particular on the disco-influenced 'Fame', which topped the US singles chart. The song was co-written with John Lennon, a compliment Bowie repaid by reinventing the Beatles' 'Across The Universe' as a dancefloor classic. Such self-confidence abounds throughout this album which shows the singer firmly in command of yet another musical direction.
- Genre: Rock
- Released: 1999-09-28
- Format: CD
