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David Bowie
Young Americans
Release Date: 1975
Running Time: 58:13
Label: Toshiba EMI
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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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Young AmericansBowie5:11
2WinBowie4:44
3FascinationVandross, Bowie5:45
4RightBowie4:15
5Somebody Up There Likes MeBowie6:30
6Across the UniverseMcCartney, Lennon4:29
7Can You Hear MeBowie5:03
8FameLennon, Alomar, Bowie4:16

Other Releases:
Young Americans [Japan Reissue]
Release Date: 1975
Label: Toshiba EMI

Young Americans [CD/DVD]
Release Date: 1975
Label: EMI Music Distribution

Young Americans [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 1975
Label: Rykodisc

Young Americans [Bonus DVD/Pal]
Release Date: 1975
Label: EMI Music Distribution








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