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“Fame”
“Fame” cover
Single by David Bowie
from the album Young Americans
B-side "Right"
Released 18 August 1975
Format 7" single
Recorded The Power Plant, New York January 1975
Genre Funk
Length 04:12 (Album Version) / 03:30 (Single Version)
Label RCA Records
Rykodisc/EMI ("Fame '90")
Writer(s) David Bowie
John Lennon
Carlos Alomar
Producer Harry Maslin
David Bowie singles chronology
"Young Americans"
(1975)		 "Fame"
(1975)		 "Golden Years"
(1975)
"Never Let Me Down"
(1987)
"Fame '90"
(1990)
"Real Cool World"
(1992)
Tin Machine chronology
"Prisoner of Love"
(1989)		 "Fame '90"
(1990)		 "You Belong in Rock 'n' Roll"
(1991)
Alternate cover
"Fame '90" cover
"Fame '90" cover

"Fame" is a song recorded by David Bowie. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 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 " Right " is a song written by David Bowie for his Young Americans album in 1975 Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 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 Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul 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. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie 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. " Young Americans " is a single by David Bowie. History The first studio result of Bowie’s mid-1970s obsession with soul, "Young " Golden Years " is a song written by David Bowie in 1975 " Never Let Me Down " is the title track on David Bowie 's album Never Let Me Down. " Real Cool World " is a song from the Soundtrack of the film Cool World, performed by David Bowie. Tin Machine was a Hard rock band formed in 1988 famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. " Prisoner of Love " was a song by Tin Machine, taken from their self-titled debut album. " You Belong in Rock 'n' Roll " was a song by Tin Machine, released ahead of their second album in August 1991 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

With the Young Americans sessions mostly concluded in late 1974, the material was delayed while Bowie extricated himself from his contract with manager Tony DeFries. Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 During this time he was staying in New York, and met John Lennon. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The pair socialised and jammed together, which led to a one-day session at The Power Plant studio in January 1975. The Power Plant is a contemporary art gallery located in Toronto Ontario at Harbourfront Centre Toronto. There, Bowie contacted several members of his tour band. Firstly a cover of The Beatles’ "Across the Universe" was recorded. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album Then a new song called "Fame," inspired by a guitar riff written by Carlos Alomar and with the title from Lennon, was then hurriedly developed by Bowie, and recorded. Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie Both tracks were then added to the Young Americans album. Despite having only a minor contribution, Lennon was given a co-writing credit due to the lyrics (bemoaning the nature of celebrity) being inspired by conversations he had with Bowie on the subject, and because Bowie acknowledged that Lennon singing "Fame!" over Alomar’s guitar riff was the catalyst for the song. Lennon's voice was heard at the ending of the song, repeating the word: "FAME, FAME, FAME", from a fast track to a slow track of his voice, as it started from a high voice, culminating in his regular voice, and ending in a lower deep voice, before Bowie finished the song with the words: "Fame, What's your name, what's your name, what's your name, what's your name, what's your name".

An edited version of "Fame" was issued as the second single from the album, and shot to number one on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 (ironically, a few months before a reissue of "Space Oddity" would give Bowie his first UK number-one single). This article is about the song For the album which includes this song see Space Oddity (album. In the UK, "Fame" would only reach number seventeen.

Interestingly, James Brown appropriated the essential musical content and production style in his 1976 single "Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" (R&B #31). James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Given the long tradition of white musicians' borrowing of the creations of black artists, and the fact that the song's style seems to emulate Brown's own work from that period, many assumed it to have originally been Brown's creation.

Contents

1975 track listing

  1. "Fame" (Bowie, Lennon, Alomar) – 3:30
  2. "Right" (Bowie) – 4:13

1975 musicians

"Fame '90"

A remixed version of "Fame" was released by EMI in 1990 to coincide with the Sound + Vision tour and the release of the ChangesBowie compilation. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Willie Weeks (born 1947 is an American Bassist. Career Weeks was born in Salemburg North Carolina, and began playing the electric The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Mike Garson is an American professional pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan and The Smashing The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Andrew "Andy" Newmark (born July 14 1950) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the influential The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto Saxophonist. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu Robin Clark is an American vocalist best known for her 1980s work with UK band Simple Minds. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Changesbowie is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1990 in the U It was also included on the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack.

  1. "Fame '90" (with Queen Latifah)
  2. "Fame '90" (House mix)
  3. "Fame '90" (Gass mix)
  4. "Fame '90" (Hip hop mix)
  5. "Fame '90" (Absolutely Nothing Premeditated/Epic Mix)

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Film director Gus Van Sant would direct a promotional video for the song, which featured clips from many of Bowie’s previous videos. Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models In the music video, Bowie also performs a dance with Louise Lecavalier, one of the main dancers of the Québécois contemporary dance troupe La La La Human Steps (whom Bowie would collaborate with on the Sound + Vision tour). A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Louise Lecavalier (born 1958 is a Canadian Dancer, known as one of the icons of Canadian Contemporary dance. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the Contemporary dance is the name given to a group of 20th century Concert dance forms La La La Human Steps is a leading Québécois Contemporary dance group in Canada, known for its energetic acrobatic style that often involves fast-paced

In both the UK and the U. S. this appeared in a variety of formats, including a 7" picture disc, an "Arthur Baker Remixes" 12 inch single and a "Changes pack" with three prints of Bowie at different eras. Arthur Baker may refer to Arthur Baker (calligrapher, calligrapher and typeface designer Arthur Baker (musician, record producer and DJ None of the British releases (on EMI USA) feature the "Absolutely Nothing Premeditated mix". It stayed in the UK chart for four weeks, peaking at number twenty-eight.

Live versions

Other releases

Cover versions

Fame (David Bowie song) is the core sample of the similarly named song on Unfinished Business (EPMD album). Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Dr Dre Presents the Aftermath is a Compilation album by Dr Dre. Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe and vocalist Benjamin Diamond. Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967) best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American Rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit God Lives Underwater was an Industrial rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia formed in 1993 by band members Umphrey's McGee is an American Progressive rock / Jam band from Chicago Illinois (now residing in the Chicago area whose music is often referred to Unfinished Business is the second album from Hip Hop duo EPMD.

Preceded by
"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
September 20, 1975		 Succeeded by
"Calypso" / "I'm Sorry" by John Denver

References

Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1975 Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Calypso " is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. " I'm Sorry " is a song written and recorded by American country-folk Singer-songwriter John Denver. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr
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