| Artist |
David Bowie |
| Album Title: |
Young Americans |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
03/07/1975 |
| Reissue Date |
05/10/1991 |
| Label |
Rykodisc |
| Catalog No |
RCD 10140 |
| Bar Code No |
0 14431-0140-2 4 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Young Americans (5:10)
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| 2.
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Win (4:44)
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| 3.
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Fascination (5:43)
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| 4.
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Right (4:13)
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| 5.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (6:30)
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| 6.
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Across The Universe (4:30)
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| 7.
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Can You Hear Me (5:04)
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| 8.
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Fame (4:12)
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| 9.
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Who Can I Be Now? (Previously Unreleased Track From 1974) (4:36)
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| 10.
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It's Gonna Be Me (Previously Unreleased Track From 1974) (6:27)
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| 11.
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John, I'm Only Dancing Again (Single A-side Recorded 1974) (6:57)
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| Date Acquired |
01/22/2016 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
AlbumsOnTheHill (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
13.94 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-01-22 19:57:41
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Young Americans
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -13.99 dB 5:14 01-Young Americans
DR10 -4.00 dB -16.91 dB 4:49 02-Win
DR12 0.00 dB -13.57 dB 5:51 03-Fascination
DR13 -1.68 dB -16.39 dB 4:21 04-Right
DR11 0.00 dB -13.55 dB 6:35 05-Somebody Up There Likes Me
DR11 0.00 dB -13.99 dB 4:33 06-Across the Universe
DR12 -1.95 dB -16.72 dB 5:08 07-Can You Hear Me
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.68 dB 4:20 08-Fame
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.75 dB 4:39 09-Who Can I Be Now?
DR13 -2.44 dB -18.42 dB 6:30 10-It's Gonna Be Me
DR12 -0.01 dB -14.20 dB 6:59 11-John, I'm Only Dancing Again
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1028 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
David Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first-rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise. Nevertheless, the distance doesn't hurt the album -- it gives the record its own distinctive flavor, and its plastic, robotic soul helped inform generations of synthetic British soul. What does hurt the record is a lack of strong songwriting. "Young Americans" is a masterpiece, and "Fame" has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off, but only a handful of cuts ("Win," "Fascination," "Somebody up There Likes Me") comes close to matching their quality. As a result, Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record.
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