David Bowie / Earthling
Artist David Bowie
Album Title: Earthling
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 02/03/1997
Reissue Date 03/23/2004
Label Columbia/ISO/Sony
Catalog No CK 92098
Bar Code No 8 86972 40812 5
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Little Wonder (6:02)
2. Looking For Satellites (5:20)
3. Battle For Britain (The Letter) (4:48)
4. Seven Years In Tibet (6:21)
5. Dead Man Walking (7:26)
6. Telling Lies (4:49)
7. The Last Thing You Should Do (4:57)
8. I'm Afraid Of Americans (5:00)
9. Law (Earthlings On Fire) (4:51)
10. Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix) (5:32)
11. I'm Afraid Of Americans (NIN V.1 Mix) (5:26)
12. Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix 2) (5:27)
13. Telling Lies (Adam F Mix) (3:59)
Date Acquired 01/14/2013
Personal Rating
Acquired from MovieMars.com (Amazon)
Purchase Price 6.00

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Notes

Alto Saxophone – David Bowie
Art Direction – David Bowie
Bass – Gail Ann Dorsey
Co-producer – Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels
Design [Union Jack Jacket] – Alexander McQueen, David Bowie
Design, CGI Artist [Computer Imaging] – Davide De Angelis
Drums [Acoustic Drums], Drum Programming [Drum Loops], Electronic Drums [Electronic Percussion] – Zachary Alford
Engineer – Mark Plati
Guitar – David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels
Keyboards – David Bowie, Mark Plati, Mike Garson, Reeves Gabrels
Loops – Mark Plati
Lyrics By – David Bowie
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Mark Plati
Music By – David Bowie, Mark Plati (tracks: 1 to 3, 7), Reeves Gabrels (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9)
Other [Make-up] – Helene Andersson
Photography By – Frank Ockenfels*
Photography By [Video Stills And Kirlian Photo Of Crucifix] – David Bowie
Piano – Mike Garson
Producer – David Bowie
Programmed By – Mark Plati, Reeves Gabrels
Sampler – David Bowie, Mark Plati
Synthesizer – Reeves Gabrels
Technician [Studio Assistant] – Dante DeSole, Matt Curry
Vocals – David Bowie, Gail Ann Dorsey, Reeves Gabrels

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-23 03:52:15

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Analyzed: David Bowie / Earthling
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR7       -0.17 dB    -9.22 dB      6:02 01/13-Little Wonder
DR8       -0.17 dB    -8.95 dB      5:21 02/13-Looking for Satellites
DR8       -0.17 dB   -10.05 dB      4:49 03/13-Battle for Britain (The Letter)
DR6       -0.17 dB    -9.00 dB      6:22 04/13-Seven Years in Tibet
DR6       -0.17 dB    -7.33 dB      7:26 05/13-Dead Man Walking
DR6        0.00 dB    -9.41 dB      4:50 06/13-Telling Lies
DR7       -0.17 dB    -8.65 dB      4:58 07/13-The Last Thing You Should Do
DR7       -0.17 dB    -9.75 dB      5:00 08/13-I'm Afraid of Americans
DR8       -0.17 dB    -9.05 dB      4:52 09/13-Law (Earthlings on Fire)
DR8       -0.51 dB    -9.78 dB      5:33 10/13-Little Wonder (Danny Saber dance mix)
DR7       -0.20 dB   -10.02 dB      5:27 11/13-I'm Afraid of Americans (NIN V.1 mix)
DR5       -0.71 dB    -6.73 dB      5:27 12/13-Dead Man Walking (Moby mix 2 US promo 12")
DR8       -0.01 dB   -10.62 dB      3:59 13/13-Telling Lies (Adam F mix)
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Number of tracks:  13
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           909 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Jumping on the post-grunge industrial bandwagon with Outside didn't successfully rejuvenate David Bowie's credibility or sales, so he switched his allegiance to techno and jungle for the follow-up, Earthling. While jungle is a more appropriate fit than industrial, the resulting music is nearly as awkward. Though he often gets the sound of jungle right, the record frequently sounds as if the beats were simply grafted on top of pre-existing songs. Never are the songs broken open by a new form; they are fairly conventional Bowie songs with fancy production. Fortunately, Bowie sounds rejuvenated by this new form, and songs like "Little Wonder" and "Seven Years in Tibet" are far stronger than the bulk of Outside. Still, the record falls short of its goals, and it doesn't offer enough intrigue or innovations to make Earthling anything more than an admirable effort.
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