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David Bowie – Tonight

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Label:

EMI America – SJ-17138

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Art Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1Loving The Alien
Written-By – David Bowie
7:07
A2Don't Look Down
Written-By – I. Pop*, J. Williamson*
4:08
A3God Only Knows
Written-By – Wilson*, Asher*
3:04
A4Tonight
Written-By – D. Bowie*, I. Pop*
3:42
B1Neighborhood Threat
Written-By – D. Bowie*, I. Pop*, R. Gardner*
3:10
B2Blue Jean
Written-By – David Bowie
3:09
B3Tumble And Twirl
Written-By – D. Bowie*, I. Pop*
4:56
B4I Keep Forgetting
Written-By – J. Leiber-M. Stoller*
2:32
B5Dancing With The Big Boys
Vocals – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
Written-By – C. Alomar*, D. Bowie*, I. Pop*
3:32
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Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
  • Record Company – Capitol Records, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – David Bowie
  • Copyright © – David Bowie
  • Licensed To – EMI America Records
  • Recorded At – Le Studio
  • Mastered At – Masterdisk Corp.
  • Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
  • Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
  • Published By – Jones Music
  • Copyright © – Jones Music
  • Published By – James Osterberg Music
  • Copyright © – James Osterberg Music
  • Published By – Strait James Music
  • Copyright © – Strait James Music
  • Published By – Bug (2)
  • Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
  • Copyright © – Irving Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Bug Music
  • Copyright © – Bug Music
  • Published By – Fleur Music Ltd.
  • Copyright © – Fleur Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Ricky Gardner Music
  • Copyright © – Ricky Gardner Music
  • Published By – Yellow Dog Music, Inc.
  • Copyright © – Bienstock Publishing Co.
  • Copyright © – Jerry Leiber Music
  • Copyright © – Mike Stoller Music
  • Published By – 100 Mile Per Hour
  • Copyright © – Ramola Music Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings & Synthesizers], Conductor [Strings & Synthesizers] – Arif Mardin
  • Art Direction, Design – Mick Haggerty
  • Bass Guitar – Carmine Rojas
  • Bass Guitar, Guitar, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals [Background] – Derek Bramble
  • Drums – Omar Hakim
  • Engineer – Hugh Padgham
  • Guitar – Carlos Alomar
  • Horns [The Borneo Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Harrison*
  • Horns [The Borneo Horns], Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson
  • Horns [The Borneo Horns], Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Lenny Pickett
  • Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – The Borneo Horns
  • Lacquer Cut By – RL*
  • Marimba – Guy St. Onge*
  • Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
  • Mixed By – David Bowie, Hugh Padgham
  • Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
  • Producer – David Bowie, Derek Bramble, Hugh Padgham
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Flugal Horn] – Mark Pender
  • Vocals – Curtis King, George Simms, Robin Clark (2)

Notes

This Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, pressing (as indicated by the "0" stamp in the runouts) has "RL" in the runouts indicating lacquer cutting by Bob Ludwig. Remainder of runouts etched, mastering logo stamped.
For the similar release without "RL" in the runouts, see Tonight.

Issued with a color printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

Some copies came with a hype sticker that reads "Features Blue Jean".
Some copies also have a gold promo stamp in the upper right front corner along with a promo serial number.
Some copies came with a "Pull Here" sticker with the logo.
Some copies are translucent brown when held up to light.

[Labels]
Produced By David Bowie,
Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham.
℗1984 David Bowie under license to EMI America Records,
a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded in Canada.

Track publishers on labels:
A1, B2, B3: Jones Music – ASCAP
A2: James Osterberg Music/Strait James Music (Admin. by Bug) – ASCAP/BMI
A3: Irving Music, Inc. – BMI
A4: James Osterberg Music/Bug Music/Fleur Music Ltd./Jones Music – ASCAP/BMI
B1: James Osterberg Music/Bug Music/Fleur Music Ltd./Ricky Gardner Music/Jones Music – ASCAP/BMI
B4: Yellow Dog Music, Inc. – ASCAP
B5: Jones Music/100 Mile Per Hour – ASCAP

[Inner sleeve]
Tracks A1, B2, B3: ©1984 Jones Music (ASCAP).
Track A2: ©1979 James Osterberger Music / Strait James Music (BMI) (Admin. by Bug).
Track A3: ©1966 Irving Music, Inc. (BMI).
Track A4: ©1977 James Osterberger Music / Bug Music / Fleur Music Ltd. (BMI) / Jones Music (ASCAP).
Track B1: ©1977 James Osterberger Music / Bug Music / Fleur Music Ltd. (BMI) / Ricky Gardner Music / Jones Music (ASCAP).
Track B4: ©1962 Bienstock Music Publishing Company / Jerry Lieber Music / Mike Stoller Music.
Track B5: ©1984 Jones Music / Ramola Music Inc. (ASCAP).

Robin Clark appears courtesy of HME Records. Tina Turner appears courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

Recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Canada
Mastered At Masterisk Corp.

[Rear sleeve]
©℗1984 David Bowie under license to EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Factories: Jacksonville, Illinois; Winchester, Virginia.
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7777-17138-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 077771713811
  • Rights Society (A1, A2, A4 to B5): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (A2 to B1): BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-5-#1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-1-#3 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-12 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-15 # 2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-5 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z·2 #4 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17#2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-17 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-4-#2
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side B runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17#2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17#2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-1 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-4 #3 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-17 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, side A runout): SJ-SJ-1-17138-Z-16 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-3 #4 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z·4 #2 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-17 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-16 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-3 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 13, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-5 #1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 13, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-4 #1 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 14, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 14, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-2 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 15, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-5 #1 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 15, side B runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 16, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-5 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 16, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-3 #4 MASTERDISK 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 17, side A runout): SJ-1-17138-Z-17 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 17, side B runout): SJ-2-17138-Z-16 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0

Other Versions (5 of 153)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Tonight (LP, Album, Stereo)EMI America, EMI America, EMI America, EMI America1C 064 24 0227 1, 064 24 0227 1, 24 0227 1, 1C 064-24 0227 1Europe1984
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Tonight (LP, Album)EMI America, EMI America, EMI AmericaDB 1, EL 2402271, EL 24 0227 1UK1984
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Tonight (LP, Album, Stereo)EMI America2402271France1984
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Tonight (LP, Album)EMI AmericaPLAY.240227Australia1984
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Tonight (LP, Album)EMI America2402271Portugal1984

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Reviews

  • fcaravella's avatar
    fcaravella
    Great pressing! Maybe not his best album, but “Loving the Alien ” and “Blue Jean” make it worth the price of admission. But again, this pressing! It sounds amazing.
    • pmdclassics's avatar
      pmdclassics
      His first Bad album not sure what happened! not good

      • recordhead59's avatar
        recordhead59
        My copy came with a stcker inside that sai David Bowie, Tonight? It was a window sticker.

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