David Bowie – Scary Monsters
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| 1 | It's No Game (Part 1) | 4:15 | ||
| 2 | Up The Hill Backwards | 3:13 | ||
| 3 | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 5:10 | ||
| 4 | Ashes To Ashes | 4:23 | ||
| 5 | Fashion | 4:46 | ||
| 6 | Teenage Wildlife | 6:51 | ||
| 7 | Scream Like A Baby | 3:35 | ||
| 8 |
Kingdom Come
Written-By – Tom Verlaine |
3:42 | ||
| 9 | Because You're Young | 4:51 | ||
| 10 | It's No Game (Part 2) | 4:22 | ||
| 11 | Space Oddity | 4:57 | ||
| 12 | Panic In Detroit | 3:00 | ||
| 13 | Crystal Japan | 3:08 | ||
| 14 | Alabama Song | 3:51 |
Credits
- Music By, Lyrics By – David Bowie (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14)
- Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Notes
1992 re-issue of this 1980 album, with 4 bonus tracks.
Tracks 11 & 12 are re-recorded versions.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 42) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA | BOW LP 2 | UK | 1980 | ||
| Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (Cass, Album) | RCA | PK 83647 | Germany | 1980 | ||
| Scary Monsters (CD, Album) | EMI, EMI, EMI | CDEMD 1029, CDP 79 9331 2, 7993312 | UK & Europe | 1992 | ||
| Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA, RCA Victor | PL 13647 | Germany | 1980 | ||
| Scary Monsters (LP, Album) | RCA | PL 13647 | UK | 1980 |
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The (only electronic) track 'Ashes to Ashes' is a cynical ode to the song that started his career 'Space Oddity' in 1969, which has haunted him eversince. The innocent 'Major Tom' theme is mixed here with Bowie's own coke/heroin addiction in the mid seventies.
The other themes on this album are fascism (It's no game, Scream like a baby, Fashion and the title track), his own stardom (Teenage Wildlife), youth (Because you're young). It also includes a cover version of Television's 'Kingdom Come'.
The remainder of the album is hardly relevant for fans of electronic music, as it is more rock oriented than the legendary Berlin trilogy, but it is still considered one of his best.
'Crystal Japan' is an instrumental piece used in a commercial in Japan also "starring" Mr. Bowie.