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Low (Album) by David Bowie

Artist Biography For David Bowie

David Robert Jones 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 Known Professionally As David Bowie Was An English Singer-Songwriter And Actor. A Leading Figure In The Music Industry He Is Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Musicians Of The 20th Century. Bowie Was Acclaimed By Critics And Musicians Particularly For His Innovative Work During The 1970s. His Career Was Marked By Reinvention And Visual Presentation And His Music And Stagecraft Had A Significant Impact On Popular Music. Bowie Developed An Interest In Music From An Early Age. He Studied Art Music And Design Before Embarking On A Professional Career As A Musician In 1963. "Space Oddity" Released In 1969 Was His First Top-Five Entry On The UK Singles Chart. After A Period Of Experimentation He Re-Emerged In 1972 During The Glam Rock Era With His Flamboyant And Androgynous Alter Ego Ziggy Stardust. The Character Was Spearheaded By The Success Of Bowie's Single "Starman" And Album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars Which Won Him Widespread Popularity. In 1975 Bowie's Style Shifted Towards A Sound He Characterised As "plastic Soul" Initially Alienating Many Of His UK Fans But Garnering Him His First Major US Crossover Success With The Number-One Single "Fame" And The Album Young Americans. In 1976 Bowie Starred In The Cult Film The Man Who Fell To Earth And Released Station To Station. In 1977 He Again Changed Direction With The Electronic-Inflected Album Low The First Of Three Collaborations With Brian Eno That Came To Be Known As The "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" 1977 And Lodger 1979 Followed Each Album Reached The UK Top Five And Received Lasting Critical Praise. After Uneven Commercial Success In The Late 1970s Bowie Had Three Number-One Hits The 1980 Single "Ashes To Ashes" Its Album Scary Monsters And Super Creeps And "Under Pressure" A 1981 Collaboration With Queen . He Achieved Massive Commercial Success In The 1980s Starting With Let's Dance 1983 . Between 1988 And 1992 He Fronted The Hard Rock Band Tin Machine Before Resuming His Solo Career In 1993. Throughout The 1990s And 2000s Bowie Continued To Experiment With Musical Styles Including Industrial And Jungle. He Also Continued Acting His Roles Included Major Jack Celliers In Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983 Jareth The Goblin King In Labyrinth 1986 Pontius Pilate In The Last Temptation Of Christ 1988 And Nikola Tesla In The Prestige 2006 Among Other Film And Television Appearances And Cameos. He Stopped Touring After 2004 And His Last Live Performance Was At A Charity Event In 2006. In 2013 Bowie Returned From A Decade-Long Recording Hiatus With The Next Day. He Remained Musically Active Until His Death From Liver Cancer At His Home In New York City. He Died Two Days After Both His 69th Birthday And The Release Of His Final Album Blackstar 2016 . During His Lifetime His Record Sales Estimated At Over 100 Million Records Worldwide Made Him One Of The Best-Selling Musicians Of All Time. In The UK He Was Awarded Ten Platinum Eleven Gold And Eight Silver Album Certifications And Released 11 Number-One Albums. In The US He Received Five Platinum And Nine Gold Certifications. He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1996. Rolling Stone Ranked Him Among The Greatest Artists In History. As Of 2022 Bowie Was The Best-Selling Vinyl Artist Of The 21st Century. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/David_Bowie Studio Albums
David Bowie 1967 David Bowie/Space Oddity 1969 The Man Who Sold The World 1970 Hunky Dory 1971 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 1972 Aladdin Sane 1973 Pin Ups 1973 Diamond Dogs 1974 Young Americans 1975 Station To Station 1976 Low 1977 "Heroes" 1977 Lodger 1979 Scary Monsters And Super Creeps 1980 Let's Dance 1983 Tonight 1984 Never Let Me Down 1987 Black Tie White Noise 1993 The Buddha Of Suburbia 1993 Outside 1995 Earthling 1997 Hours 1999 Heathen 2002 Reality 2003 The Next Day 2013 Blackstar 2016

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Low Is The Eleventh Studio Album By British Musician David Bowie Co-Produced By Bowie And Tony Visconti. Widely Regarded As One Of Bowie's Most Influential Releases Low Was The First Of The "Berlin Trilogy" A Series Of Collaborations With Brian Eno Though The Album Was Mainly Recorded In France And Only Mixed In West Berlin . The Experimental Avant-Garde Style Would Be Further Explored On "Heroes" And Lodger. The Album's Working Title Was New Music Night And Day. The Genesis Of Low Lies In Both The Foundations Laid By Bowie's Previous Album Station To Station And Music He Intended For The Soundtrack To The Man Who Fell To Earth. When Bowie Presented His Material For The Film To Nicolas Roeg The Director Decided That It Would Not Be Suitable. Roeg Preferred A More Folksy Sound Although John Phillips The Chosen Composer For The Soundtrack Described Bowie's Contributions As "haunting And Beautiful". Elements From These Pieces Were Incorporated Into Low Instead. The Album's Cover Like Station To Station Is A Still From The Movie The Photographic Image Under The Album's Title Formed A Deliberate Pun On The Phrase "low Profile". David Bowie – Vocals 2-6 8 10-12 14 Saxophones 4 11 Guitar 6 9-11 Pump Bass 6 Harmonica 7 Vibraphone 9-10 Xylophone 10 Pre-Arranged Percussion 10 Keyboards ARP Synthesiser 1 10 Chamberlin Credited On The Album Sleeve Notes As "tape Horn And Brass" 1 "synthetic Strings" 1 4 9-10 "tape Cellos" 5 And "tape Sax Section" 7 Piano 7 9-11 "instruments" 13 Brian Eno – Keyboards Splinter Minimoog 2 Report ARP 3 Rimmer E.M.I. 3 E.M.I. 5 Minimoog 8-9 Piano 7-9 Chamberlin 8-9 Other Synthesisers Vocals 4 14 Guitar Treatments 5 Synthetics 7 "instruments" 12-13 Carlos Alomar – Rhythm Guitars 1 3-7 14 Guitar 2 Dennis Davis – Percussion 1-7 14 George Murray – Bass 1-7 11 14 Ricky Gardiner – Rhythm Guitar 2 Guitar 3-7 14 Roy Young – Pianos 1 3-7 14 Farfisa Organ 3 5