“All right, you want the young American”
David Bowie’s ninth studio album, the Bowie/Visconti/Maslin produced Young Americans, was released in the UK on this day in 1975.
A top ten album in both the US (#9) and the UK (#2) it also furnished Bowie with his first ever #1 single in the shape of the Bowie/Lennon/Alomar composition, Fame.
Have a listen to this episode of In The Studio with Redbeard, wherein we hear from Bowie regarding the creation of the Young Americans and Station To Station albums.
Also, if you’ve not listened in a while, check Young Americans out again on Spotify now.
(Original photo from Young Americans promo video shoot by Ellen Graham)
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