“My, my, the time do fly”
David Bowie’s 1997 album Earthling was released in the UK on February 3rd 1997, with the usual worldwide regional variations.
The album produced a run of superb singles (most of them accompanied by some of Bowie’s best ever videos), in the shape of Little Wonder, Dead Man Walking, Seven Years In Tibet and I'm Afraid of Americans.
Produced by David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati, Earthling reached #6 on the UK album chart and entered the top ten in several other countries.
The personnel for the recording of this release were Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mike Garson and Zachary Alford, with some brilliant and possibly overlooked solos from Gabrels and Garson. (Listen to Looking For Satellites and Battle for Britain (The Letter) respectively.)
Earthling is a remarkable album that not only stands the test of the last twenty-five years, but still sounds fresh and vital.
Check out the videos on Bowie Official YouTube.
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