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  • Artist: David Bowie
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1999, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • UPC: 4988006850576
  • Item Number: MSI685057
  • Release date: 02/13/2007
  • 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
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Young Americans by David Bowie on CD


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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
  • Artist: David Bowie
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1999, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • UPC: 4988006850576
  • Item Number: MSI685057
  • Release date: 02/13/2007
  • Label: Simply Vinyl Records, Toshiba EMI, VCT, Virgin
  • Genre: Rock
  • Style: Album Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Rock, Soul
  • Album Time: 58:13
  • Album Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM

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  • Young Americans David Bowie CD
Young Americans David Bowie CD