Young Americans is the ninth studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was released on 7 March 1975.
Track listing[]
- Young Americans
- Win
- Fascination
- Right
- Somebody Up There Likes Me
- Across the Universe
- Can You Hear Me
- Fame
1991 reissue bonus tracks
- Who Can I Be Now?
- It's Gonna Be Me
- John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)
Development[]
While on tour for Diamond Dogs, he was heavily interested and inspired by Philadelphia soul, in which he recorded a fully Soul album, in which he describes as 'plastic soul', but many people describe it as 'blue-eyed soul.
Personnel[]
Adapted from the Young Americans liner notes.
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Carlos Alomar – guitars
- Mike Garson – piano
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar (all tracks except "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Andy Newmark – drums (all tracks except "Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Earl Slick – guitars
Additional musicians
- Larry Washington – conga
- Ava Cherry – backing vocals
- Robin Clark – backing vocals
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Pablo Rosario – percussion ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- John Lennon – vocals, guitar, backing vocals ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Emir Ksasan – bass guitar ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Dennis Davis – drums ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Jean Fineberg – backing vocals ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
- Jean Millington – backing vocals ("Across the Universe" and "Fame")
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References[]
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| Albums (v ● e) |
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| Studio albums: David Bowie (1967) • David Bowie (1969) • The Man Who Sold the World (1970) • Hunky Dory (1971) • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) • Aladdin Sane (1973) • Pin Ups (1973) • Diamond Dogs (1974) • Young Americans (1975) • Station to Station (1976) • Low (1977) • "Heroes" (1977) • Lodger (1979) • Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) • Let's Dance (1983) • Tonight (1984) • Never Let Me Down (1987) • Black Tie White Noise (1993) • 1. Outside (1995) • Earthling (1997) • 'hours...' (1999) • Heathen (2002) • Reality (2003) • The Next Day (2013) • Blackstar (2016) |
| Young Americans (v ● e) |
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| "Young Americans" • "Win" • "Fascination" • "Right" • "Somebody Up There Likes Me" • "Across the Universe" • "Can You Hear Me" • "Fame"
1991 reissue bonus tracks: "Who Can I Be Now?" • "It's Gonna Be Me" • "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" |