Drums
Dennis Davis, Andy Newmark
Percussion
Dennis Davis, Ralph Macdonald, Larry Washington, Pablo Rosario
Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- "The title song might be Bowie's best ever, with the rhythm inspiring his most passionate love letter to his fans.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "For one album only, he swooped, strutted and sang lyrics like, 'sho'nuff', all of it convincing. He even sneaked in some big ideas...", 5 Stars - Indispensable - "From '75, 'Young Americans' saw Bowie abandon the mock-apocalyptic rock of his previous three LPs to climb aboard the Philadelphia soul train sound, 'Young Americans'' 'relentless plastic soul', as Bowie dubbed it, harnessed his writing to the feverish light funk which would, in a few years' time, mutate into world-conquering disco...", "With waves of R&B vocal-backing, crests of crunchy sax work from David Sanborn and, of course, Bowie's affected-yet-restrained blues croonery.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bowie's first outright dabble with 'plastic soul' (his description) and provisionally entitled 'Dancin', was trademarked by floppy fringe and smart, tailored jacket, but the balmy guitar of Carlos Alomar is its true signature..."
Vocals
Luther Vandross, David Bowie, John Lennon, Jeanie Fineberg, G. Diane Sumler, Robin Clark, AVA Cherry, Warren Peace, Anthony Hinton
Distribution
EMI Music Distribution
Mixing
David Bowie, Harry Maslin, Tony Visconti
Number of Discs
1
Additional Information
Departing from the glam/sci-fi mode of his previous efforts, the album showcases the growing influence of soul & R&B.
Engineer
Harry Maslin, Eddie Kramer
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Guitar
David Bowie, John Lennon, Earl Slick, Willie Weeks, Carlos Alomar
Bass
Willie Weeks, Emir Kassan
Guest Artist
Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Earl Slick, Mike Garson, David Sanborn
Keyboards
David Bowie, Mike Garson
Number of Tracks
8
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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