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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
Bowie's 1975 song "Fame" features contributions from former Beatle John Lennon. [70] On top of covering Lennon's songs over his career, [71] Bowie performed a one-off live cover of "Imagine" on the final date of the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour to mark the third anniversary of Lennon's death. The performance was uploaded to YouTube in 2016. [72]
Bowie also released 28 video albums and 72 music videos. [1] Throughout his lifetime, Bowie sold at least 100 million records worldwide. [2] In 2012, Bowie was ranked ninth best selling singles artist in United Kingdom with 10.6 million singles sold. [3] As of January 2016, 12.09 million David Bowie singles had been sold in Britain. [4]
"Fame" is a funk rock song [53] that represents Bowie and Lennon's dissatisfaction with the troubles of fame and stardom. [54] Alomar originally developed the guitar riff for Bowie's cover of "Footstompin '", which Bowie then used to create "Fame". [55] [56] Lennon's voice is heard interjecting the falsetto "Fame" throughout the song. [57]
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The CD was originally released by EMI as part of The Platinum Collection in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist.
[1] [2] It uses the main riff from the David Bowie song "Fame", released earlier the same year. [3] Guitarist Carlos Alomar, who created the borrowed riff and was a co-writer on "Fame", was briefly in Brown's band in the late 1960s. Alomar said, "[Bowie] was extremely flattered that James Brown would take one of his songs."
"Right" is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his album Young Americans, released on 7 March 1975. Recorded on 14–18 August and 20–24 November 1974 at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, [2] "Right" is the last of four tracks on side one of Young Americans, [3] and the B-side of the single "Fame", released in August 1975.