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| Single by David Bowie | |||||
| B-side | "Alabama Song" | ||||
| Released | February 1980 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Electronic | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||
| Label | RCA Records 553270 (Japan) |
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| Producer | David Bowie, Tony Visconti | ||||
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Track listing
- "Crystal Japan" (David Bowie) – 3:27
- "Alabama Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:51
Other releases
- It was released as the B-side to the single "Up the Hill Backwards" in March 1981. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. " 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 (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, " Up the Hill Backwards " is a song from David Bowie 's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps. "Teenage Wildlife" was originally slated as the B-side for "Up the Hill Backwards" until Bowie found out the prices fans were paying for the import single of "Crystal Japan", and insisted the track got a UK release. " Teenage Wildlife " is a song written by David Bowie in 1980 for the album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps.
- In 1992 it was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc reissue of the album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records.
- It also appeared on the compilations Rare in 1982 and All Saints in 2001. Rare (often known as Bowie Rare) was a compilation album released by RCA Records to cash in on David Bowie for the 1982 Christmas
Cover versions
- Anonymous - Top 10 Party Dance Cassette
- The Drop Outs - Ashes to Ashes: A Tribute to David Bowie (1998)
Notes
- ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Anonymous is a band from Andorra that in 2007 represented the country with the song " Salvem el món " in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 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
- ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p. 366
References
Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903111-14-7
Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera,Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic