Earthling
Studio album by David Bowie
Released	30 January 1997
Recorded	Looking Glass Studios Right Track Recording (New York, USA)
Genre	Drum and bass Oldschool jungle Techno Rock Dance rock
Length	48:57
Label	BMG
Producer	David Bowie Mark Plati Reeves Gabrels
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Right Track Recording is a four-studio state of the art Recording Studio located in the heart of Midtown The City of New York 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 Oldskool jungle is the name given to a style of Electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including Breakbeat hardcore, techno, Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 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. Mark Plati is a New York -based Musician, Record producer, and Songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American Guitarist, best known for his long partnership with British singer David Bowie, allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 0/10) link Robert Christgau link
David Bowie chronology
Outside (1995) Earthling (1997) 'hours...' (1999)

Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. 'Hours' is a 1999 album by British musician David Bowie. It was released on Virgin Records. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the rave culture of the 1990s. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events Because of this, Earthling was also seen as a return to form for Bowie as an alternative artist embracing underground music — in this case, techno and jungle. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Oldskool jungle is the name given to a style of Electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including Breakbeat hardcore, techno,

Though not a major commercial success, the album scored a number of positive reviews and scored a minor hit with a Trent Reznor remix of "I'm Afraid of Americans". Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. " I'm Afraid of Americans " is a song and single by David Bowie from the 1997 album Earthling. Bowie also received criticism, as the pioneering artist of the 1970s now seemed to be following the pack rather than leading it. However, the album featured elements not common to dance electronica, such as live acoustic and electric guitar (and even solos), jazzy live piano, and song structures more common to pop-rock than techno. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs The album performed better than its highly experimental predecessor Outside, reaching number 6 in the UK charts and number 39 in the US. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. ^[1]

Bowie's enthusiasm for remixing reached its peak when this album was released and the numerous singles from it were also issued to clubs, as well as online: three versions of "Telling Lies" were released on Bowie's official website months prior to the album's release, constituting the first ever downloadable single by a major artist. ^[2] "Little Wonder" was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in the UK. Three more singles — "Dead Man Walking", "Seven Years in Tibet", and "I'm Afraid of Americans" — did not fare so well, although the latter did remain in the U. S. charts for 16 weeks, peaking at number 66. ^[1]

The videos for Earthling were elaborate. Artist and director Floria Sigismondi directed the short films for "Little Wonder" and "Dead Man Walking" while Dom and Nic directed "I'm Afraid of Americans", the latter being nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. Floria Sigismondi (born 1965 in Pescara, Italy) is a Canadian-naturalized Photographer and Dom and Nic is the working name of directors Nick Goffey and Dominic Hawley. A video was also made for "Seven Years in Tibet", comprised largely of concert footage.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks on reissue 1.2 Bonus disc for Digibook expanded edition 2 Miscellanea 3 Personnel 3.1 Production 3.2 Musicians 4 Charts 4.1 Album 5 Notes 6 External links

Track listing

Lyrics for all songs written by Bowie. Music written by Bowie, Gabrels and Plati except for "Seven Years in Tibet", "Dead Man Walking" and "Law (Earthlings on Fire)" by Bowie and Gabrels, "Telling Lies" music by Bowie, "I'm Afraid of Americans" music by Bowie and Eno. Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American Guitarist, best known for his long partnership with British singer David Bowie, Mark Plati is a New York -based Musician, Record producer, and Songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer

1. "Little Wonder" – 6:02
2. "Looking for Satellites" – 5:21
3. "Battle for Britain (The Letter)" – 4:48
4. "Seven Years in Tibet" – 6:22
5. "Dead Man Walking" – 6:50
6. "Telling Lies" – 4:49
7. "The Last Thing You Should Do" – 4:57
8. "I'm Afraid of Americans" – 5:00
9. "Law (Earthlings on Fire)" – 4:48

Bonus tracks on reissue

• "Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix)"
• "I'm Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix)"
• "Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix 2 US Promo 12")"
• "Telling Lies (Adam F Mix)" (This version is not on the Digibook Expanded Edition. " Little Wonder " is song and single by David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, and Mark Plati from the 1997 album Earthling " Seven Years in Tibet " is a song and single by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels from the 1997 album Earthling " Dead Man Walking " is a song and single by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels from the 1997 album Earthling. " Telling Lies " is a single by David Bowie written in 1996 and in 1997 released for the album Earthling. " I'm Afraid of Americans " is a song and single by David Bowie from the 1997 album Earthling. Danny Saber is a Los Angeles California musician audio engineer, Record producer, and remixer. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Adam F (born Adam Fenton is one of the world's premiere jungle / Drum and bass DJs and son to Alvin Stardust and stepson of Liza Goddard )

Bonus disc for Digibook expanded edition

1. "Little Wonder (Censored Video Edit)"
2. "Little Wonder (Junior Vasquez Club Mix)"
3. "Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix)"
4. "Seven Years in Tibet (Mandarin Version)" (The Mandarin title of this version translates as "A Fleeting Moment". Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer )
5. "Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix 1)"
6. "Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix 2 US Promo 12")"
7. "Telling Lies (Feelgood Mix)"
8. "Telling Lies (Paradox Mix)"
9. "I'm Afraid of Americans (Showgirls Soundtrack Version)"
10. "I'm Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix)"
11. "I'm Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails V1 Clean Edit)"
12. "V-2 Schneider (Tao Jones Index)"
13. "Pallas Athena (Tao Jones Index)"

Miscellanea

"I'm Afraid of Americans" first appeared in 1995 on the soundtrack for the movie Showgirls, in a version that was extremely rough compared to the remake on Earthling. " V-2 Schneider " is a largely instrumental piece written by David Bowie in 1977 for the album "Heroes". " Pallas Athena " is a song written by David Bowie in 1993 for the album Black Tie White Noise. Showgirls (also known as Music from and Inspired by Showgirls) is the Soundtrack album of the 1995 film Showgirls.

Bowie asked Reeves Gabrels to play a guitar solo for "Looking for Satellites", though Gabrels didn't think it should have one. Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American Guitarist, best known for his long partnership with British singer David Bowie, Bowie insisted, instructing Gabrels to divide the solo into four parts: the first only using the deep E string, the second only using the A string, the third only using the D string, and the fourth only using the G string — and it had to be in constant 16th notes. Gabrels did so grudgingly, playing angrily, and the result was surprising. Says Gabrels: "By being put in that box, stylistically, you're defined by your limitations. The arbitrary limitation of that approach made me do stuff that I normally wouldn't have done. It's actually one of my favorite guitar solos that I've recorded. "

At the Phoenix Festival in 1997, Bowie and his band played in the Radio 1 Dance tent as Tao Jones Index, with no spotlights on David; instead, they performed in darkness with dry ice and strobe lights. Tao Jones Index, was a pun based on his own real name, David Jones and the 1997 Bowie Bond issue (Tao is pronounced "Dow", as in Dow Jones Index from the US stock market)^[3]. Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm

US sales of the album stand at 254,000 copies according to Soundscan. Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada

Personnel

Production

• David Bowie – production
• Mark Plati – co-production
• Reeves Gabrels – co-production

Musicians

• David Bowie – vocals, guitar, alto saxophone, samples, keyboards
• Reeves Gabrels – programming, synthesizers, real and sampled guitars, vocals
• Mark Plati – programming, loops, samples, keyboards
• Gail Ann Dorsey – bass, vocals
• Zachary Alford – drum loops, acoustic drums, electronic percussion
• Mike Garson – keyboards, piano

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	UK Albums Chart	6
1997	Billboard Pop Albums	39
1997	Norway	13

Notes

External links

• Teenage Wildlife hosts the original press release for the album.

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