Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
David Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first-rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise. Nevertheless, the distance doesn't hurt the album -- it gives the record its own distinctive flavor, and its plastic, robotic soul helped inform generations of synthetic British soul. What does hurt the record is a lack of strong songwriting. "Young Americans" is a masterpiece, and "Fame" has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off, but only a handful of cuts ("Win," "Fascination," "Somebody Up There Likes Me") comes close to matching their quality. As a result, Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mike Garson, Keyboards - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Remastering Engineer - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals, Writer - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Earl Slick, Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - John Lennon, Guitar, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - Eddie Kramer, Engineer - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Pablo Rosario, Percussion - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - David Whitman, Tape Operator Engineer - Emir Kassan, Bass Guitar - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Andy Newmark, Drums - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Larry Washington, Percussion - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - Mike Hutchinson, Tape Operator Engineer - Carl Parulow, Engineer - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Earl Slick, Guitar - Carlos Alomar, Writer - Dennis Davis, Drums - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - John Lennon, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jean Fineberg, Backing Vocals - Eddie Kramer, Engineer - David Sanborn, Saxophone - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Harry Maslin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Tony Visconti, Remastering Engineer - Robin Clark, Backing Vocals - Kevin Herron, Tape Operator Engineer - Diane Sumler, Backing Vocals - Jean Millington, Backing Vocals - Warren Peace, Backing Vocals - Pablo Rosario, Percussion - Anthony Hinton, Backing Vocals - Ava Cherry, Backing Vocals - David Whitman, Tape Operator Engineer - Emir Kassan, Bass Guitar - Kevin Thoener, Tape Operator Engineer
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
David Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first-rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise. Nevertheless, the distance doesn't hurt the album -- it gives the record its own distinctive flavor, and its plastic, robotic soul helped inform generations of synthetic British soul. What does hurt the record is a lack of strong songwriting. "Young Americans" is a masterpiece, and "Fame" has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off, but only a handful of cuts ("Win," "Fascination," "Somebody Up There Likes Me") comes close to matching their quality. As a result, Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:51
- Main artists: David Bowie
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. ℗ 1975, 2016 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.