David Bowie – Blackstar
Blackstar opens David Bowie's final studio album of the same name, released on his 69th birthday, 8 January 2016, via ISO/Columbia. The title track runs near ten minutes: two main sections, meters that change, and a band.
Top 10 Accidental songs that took over the world
Ten chart hits that began as B-sides, warm-ups, dreams, or accidental studio moments rather than planned A-sides.
Hunky Dory – Piano songs before Ziggy took over
In 1971 RCA released Hunky Dory, the album where David Bowie stacked piano-led songs, Mick Ronson's arrangements, and a clear run at British pop before Ziggy.
Let’s Dance – Nile Rodgers, SRV, Serious Moonlight
In 1983 EMI America released Let's Dance, David Bowie's commercial peak with Nile Rodgers producing and a young Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar.
What if David Bowie had stayed in Berlin through 1980?
After Lodger, David Bowie remains in Berlin and completes a fourth album there before changing course.
David Bowie – Lazarus
Lazarus is the third track on David Bowie's Blackstar and the album's second single, issued as a digital download on 17 December 2015 (ISO/Columbia). The album version runs about 6:22. The video edit is shorter.
Low – Berlin fragments after Station to Station
In January 1977 RCA released Low, the first Berlin-trilogy album, cut with Tony Visconti and Brian Eno after the Station to Station tour exhaustion.
Aladdin Sane – Lightning bolt, tour diary, one-take piano
In April 1973, David Bowie released Aladdin Sane on RCA: Ziggy still in the makeup, recorded on the road between New York and London with Ken Scott and Mike Garson.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – Starman who charted from Trident
In June 1972, David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars on RCA, cut at Trident with Ken Scott and Mick Ronson.
David Bowie – Life on Mars?
At Trident Studios in London in 1971, David Bowie sits with a song that began as a private joke about My Way. He had written English lyrics to Claude François's Comme d'habitude, then watched Paul Anka and Frank Sinatra take the hit.