David Bowie – Tonight
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EMI America – EL 24 0227 1 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Loving The Alien | 7:07 | |
| A2 | Don't Look Down | 4:08 | |
| A3 | God Only Knows | 3:04 | |
| A4 | Tonight | 3:42 | |
| B1 | Neighborhood Threat | 3:10 | |
| B2 | Blue Jean | 3:09 | |
| B3 | Tumble And Twirl | 4:56 | |
| B4 | I Keep Forgettin' | 2:32 | |
| B5 | Dancing With The Big Boys | 3:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – David Bowie
- Copyright © – David Bowie
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Recorded At – Le Studio
- Licensed To – EMI America Records
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Published By – James Osterberg Music
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Ricky Gardner Music
- Published By – Trio Music Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Ramola Music Inc.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Printed By – James Upton Ltd. – SP8409JU
- Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Harrison*
- Arranged By [Horns] – The Borneo Horns
- Arranged By [Strings & Synthesizers], Conductor [Strings & Synthesizers] – Arif Mardin
- Art Direction, Design – Mick Haggerty
- Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson
- Bass Guitar – Carmine Rojas
- Bass Guitar, Guitar, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Derek Bramble
- Direct Metal Mastering By – Nickz*
- Drums – Omar Hakim
- Engineer – Hugh Padgham
- Guitar – Carlos Alomar
- Marimba – Guy St Onge*
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By – Hugh Padgham
- Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
- Producer – Hugh Padgham
- Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Lenny Pickett
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Mark Pender
- Vocals – Robin Clark (2)
Notes
Catalogue numbers appear as follows:
Sleeve rear and spine: DB 1 and EL 24 0227 1
Inner sleeve: EL 24 0227 1(I)
Labels: EL 2402271
Comes with a lyric cardboard inner sleeve.
The runouts are stamped apart from "NICKZ", which is hand-etched.
Note that MS is only attributed to 2 songs not the overall album.
There is another UK release with complete publishing credits for Iggy Pop's & James Williamson's (The Stooges') publishing entities Strait James Music.
A1, B2, B3: © 1984 EMI Music Publ. Ltd
A2: © 1979 Warner Bros Music Ltd / James Osterberg Music
A3: © 1966 Rondor Music (Ldn) Ltd.
A4: © 1977 Virgin Music Publishers Ltd - EMI Music Publ. - MS
B1: © 1977 Virgin Music Publishers Ltd - EMI Music Publ. - Ricky Gardner Music - MS
B4: © 1962 Trio Music Co Ltd
B5: © 1984 EMI Music Publ. Ltd. / Ramola Music Inc.
Sleeve rear and spine: DB 1 and EL 24 0227 1
Inner sleeve: EL 24 0227 1(I)
Labels: EL 2402271
Comes with a lyric cardboard inner sleeve.
The runouts are stamped apart from "NICKZ", which is hand-etched.
Note that MS is only attributed to 2 songs not the overall album.
There is another UK release with complete publishing credits for Iggy Pop's & James Williamson's (The Stooges') publishing entities Strait James Music.
A1, B2, B3: © 1984 EMI Music Publ. Ltd
A2: © 1979 Warner Bros Music Ltd / James Osterberg Music
A3: © 1966 Rondor Music (Ldn) Ltd.
A4: © 1977 Virgin Music Publishers Ltd - EMI Music Publ. - MS
B1: © 1977 Virgin Music Publishers Ltd - EMI Music Publ. - Ricky Gardner Music - MS
B4: © 1962 Trio Music Co Ltd
B5: © 1984 EMI Music Publ. Ltd. / Ramola Music Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 099924 022712
- Barcode (Scanned): 5099924022712
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): EL 2402271TA
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): EL 2402271TB
- Rights Society: MS
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): EL 2402271T A - 1 - 1 - 2 - NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): EL 2402271T B - 3 - 1 - 2 -
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): EL 2402271T A-1-1-4-13 D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): EL 2402271T B-3-1-4-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): EL 2402271T A-1-1-1- D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): EL 2402271T B-4-1-1-D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): EL 2402271T A-1-1-6-2 D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): EL 2402271T B-3-1-3- x D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): EL 2402271T A-1-1-2- D D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): EL 2402271T B-3-1-2-4 2 D D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): EL 2402271T A-1-1-1-1 D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): EL 2402271T B-3-4-1-2-1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): EL 2402271T A-2-1-4 D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): EL 2402271T B-3-1-1 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): EL 2402271T A-1-1-4-X1 D NICKZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): EL 2402271T B-3-1-1-1 D
Other Versions (5 of 155)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Tonight (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI America | 1C 064 24 0227 1, 064 24 0227 1, 24 0227 1, 1C 064-24 0227 1 | Europe | 1984 | |||
| Tonight (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing) | EMI America | SJ-17138 | US | 1984 | |||
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Tonight (LP, Album) | EMI America | PLAY.240227 | Australia | 1984 | ||
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Tonight (LP, Album) | EMI America | 2402271 | Portugal | 1984 |
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Reviews
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David Bowie’s all time worst record. Two fantastic singles (“Loving The Alien” and “Blue Jean”) and absolutely nothing else of value here. Even the much maligned “Never Let Me Down” is better than this! EMI we’re pushing hard for a quick follow-up to “Let’s Dance” and… Bowie didn’t have the songs, or the production. A turkey.
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Often considered the start of Bowie's 80's slump, Tonight is, in my opinion, not as bad as everyone says it is. Is it an incredibly dull follow-up to Let's Dance? Most certainly. Is it a garbage record? I disagree. It's got plenty of good performances from Bowie, and the opening track showcases that he was still capable of producing artistic masterpieces under a pop rock template. I'd say this is an album that's good to have on in the background; really, it ought to be thought of less as "Let's Dance 2" and more "Pin Ups 2," given the sheer amount of covers on the album.
Overall I'd say I agree with the average rating of 3.6/5; it's certainly no masterpiece, but in its own right it's a decent record.
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