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“Alabama Song”
“Alabama Song” cover
Single by David Bowie
B-side Space Oddity
Released 15 February 1980
Format 7" single
Recorded Good Earth Studios, London, 2 July 1978
Genre Cabaret, Opera
Length 3:51
Label RCA Records
BOW 5
Producer David Bowie, Tony Visconti
David Bowie singles chronology
"John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)"
(1979)		 "Alabama Song"
(1980)		 "Ashes to Ashes"
(1980)

"Alabama Song" is a single by David Bowie, a cover of a song from Bertold Brecht’s opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (see "Alabama Song"). David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. "John I’m Only Dancing (Again" was a single by David Bowie. " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny is a political-satirical Opera composed by Kurt Weill to a The " Alabama Song " (also known as " Whiskey Bar " was originally published in Bertolt Brecht 's Hauspostille (1927 Sometimes known as "Moon of Alabama", it had previously been covered by The Doors. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing

Bowie, a Brecht fan, incorporated the song into his live show during his 1978 world tour (a concert recording would subsequently appear on the 1991 reissue of Stage). Stage is David Bowie 's second live album released by RCA in 1978 He cut a version at Tony Visconti’s studio after the European leg of this tour, and in 1980 it was issued as a single to hasten the end of Bowie’s contract with RCA. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

With its unconventional key changes, the track "seemed calculated to disrupt any radio programme on which it was lucky enough to get played". [1] Nevertheless, backed with a stripped-down acoustic version of "Space Oddity" recorded in December 1979, the single reached #23 in the UK. This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album.

Bowie would later appear in a BBC version of Brecht’s Baal, and release an EP of songs from the play. Baal was the first full-length play written by the German modernist Playwright Bertolt Brecht. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify He performed "Alabama Song" again on his 1990 Sound+Vision Tour and 2002 Heathen tours. The David Bowie Heathen Tour was a 2002 Concert tour in support of the album ''Heathen'', and was also notable for the performances of all songs from the

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Track listing

  1. "Alabama Song" (Bertold Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 3:51
  2. "Space Oddity" (acoustic version) (David Bowie) – 4:57

The German 1982 rerelease of the single included "Amsterdam" as an additional B-side. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. " Amsterdam " is a song by Jacques Brel. It combines a powerful melancholic Crescendo with a rich poetic account of the exploits of sailors on Shore

Production credits

Live versions

Other releases

Notes

  1. ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p. 108

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