“Station to Station” is a composition by David Bowie . It was composed and recorded at Cherokee Studios , Los Angeles in 1975 and released in January 1976 as the title track on the Station to Station album.
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| David Bowie Single from Station to Station album | ||||
| Side B | TVC 15 | |||
| Released | January 23, 1976 | |||
| Format | 7 " | |||
| Recorded by | Cherokee Studios , Hollywood , October 1975 | |||
| Genre | Art rock funky | |||
| Duration | 10:14 (landscape version) 3:40 (single version) | |||
| Producer | David Bowie and Harry Maslin | |||
| Composer | David bowie | |||
| Songwriter | David bowie | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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Composition
This is the longest song in Bowie’s discography , a little over 10 minutes long. The song begins with a buzz, followed by a few moans of a guitar and the sounds of passing trains. The lyrics contain various literary and mystical references: from Shakespeare (“these are the things from which dreams are woven”) to Alistair Crowley , Kabbalah [1] and Gnosticism [1] . It is on this track that Bowie presents himself as the Thin White Duke [2] . It also contains frequently quoted verses: “These are not side effects of cocaine / I think it should be love.”
List of Songs
- Station to Station (Bowie) - 3:40
- TVC 15 (Bowie) - 4:40
Record Members
- Producers :
- Harry maslin
- David bowie
- Musicians :
- David Bowie : Vocals , Synthesizer , Mellotron
- Warren Peace: Percussion , Backing Vocals
- Earl Slick : Solo Guitar
- Carlos Alomar : Guitar
- Roy Bittan: Piano , Organ
- George Murray: Bass
- Dennis Davis : Percussion
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Cavanagh, David (February 1997), "ChangesFiftyBowie", Q magazine : 52–59
- ↑ How David Bowie Brought Thin White Duke to Life on 'Station to Station' . Rolling stone . Date of treatment December 26, 2018.
Links
- Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie. - 6th. - London: Titan Books, 2011 .-- ISBN 9780857682901 .