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"Fame" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on his 1975 album Young Americans and was later issued as the album's second single by RCA Records in June 1975. Written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon , it was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975.
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor. . 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 1
David Bowie: Finding Fame, also known as David Bowie: The First Five Years, is a 2019 British documentary written and directed by Francis Whately. [3] The film explores a period of David Bowie's career starting in 1965, around the time he dropped his stage name of Davie Jones in favor of Bowie, to 1973, when he dropped the Ziggy Stardust persona.
Young Americans was Bowie's breakthrough in the US, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard chart; "Fame" became Bowie's first number one hit single. Bowie continued developing its sound on Station to Station (1976). Young Americans has received mixed critical reviews on release and in later decades; Bowie himself had mixed feelings about the ...
"Fame" (David Bowie song), Recorded and released in 1975, written by Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon "Fame" (Irene Cara song), winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song (from the above 1980 film) "F.A.M.E." (song), by Young Jeezy "Fame (The Game)", a song by Donna Summer "The Fame", a song by Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame
[20] [21] Young Americans (1975) showcased Bowie's interest in soul and R&B music, as well as funk ("Fame"). [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Station to Station (1976) was the vehicle for his persona the Thin White Duke , and is commonly known as the musical transition between Young Americans and his experimental art rock Berlin Trilogy , [ 24 ] [ 25 ] consisting ...
RCA re-released the 1969 David Bowie under the title Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold the World, which reached numbers 17 and 26 in the UK, respectively. [ 11 ] Bowie released nine more studio albums with RCA, all of which reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart; Aladdin Sane , Pin Ups (both 1973), Diamond Dogs (1974) and Scary Monsters ...
Dennis Davis (August 28, 1951 – April 6, 2016) was an American drummer and session musician best known for his work with David Bowie, playing on ten albums—including seven successive studio albums—during the singer's classic mid- and late- seventies period, and on many hit singles, starting with "Fame" (1975).