Sound + Vision

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Although not mentioned on the artwork, the CDV contains a 4th audio track (Ashes to Ashes) along with the video.

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-10 16:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sound + Vision I

2▼CD: Sound + Vision II
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere engineer: Denis Blackeye (engineer) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France cover recording of: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere writer: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend (of The Who) publisher: Devon Music Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Suolubaf Music	3.5	3:09
2	Sorrow engineer: Denis Blackeye (engineer) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) arranger: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1999) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France cover recording of: Sorrow writer and composer: Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive) publisher: EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Grand Canyon Music Inc.	4	2:53
3	Don’t Bring Me Down engineer: Denis Blackeye (engineer) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France cover recording of: Don’t Bring Me Down lyricist and composer: Johnny Dee	3.25	2:08
4	1984 / Dodo producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004) recording of: 1984 / Dodo lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) medley of: 1984 medley of: Dodo medley of: 1984	4	5:29
5	Big Brother engineer: Keith Harwood producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) mixer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tony Visconti bass: Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) drums (drum set): Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) guitar: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Alan Parker (guitarist & composer) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano: Mike Garson (American pianist) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) percussion and saxophone: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) vocals: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) arranger: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004) recorded at: Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02), Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Studio L Ludolf (Ludolph Studios) in Nederhorst den Berg, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) recording of: Big Brother (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)	3.75	3:21
6	Rebel Rebel (single version) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004) recording of: Rebel Rebel lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America (, from 1974 to present), MainMan, RZO Music Ltd and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)	3.5	3:01
7	Suffragette City (live) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tony Visconti recorded at: Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1974-07-08 until 1974-07-12) live recording of: Suffragette City (from 1974-07-08 until 1974-07-12) lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)		3:51
8	Watch That Man (live) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tony Visconti live recording of: Watch That Man lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1974) and MainMan (in 1974)		5:08
9	Cracked Actor (live) producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tony Visconti live recording of: Cracked Actor (in 1974) lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music		3:30
10	Young Americans producer and mixer: Tony Visconti bass: Willie Weeks (US bass player) congas: Larry Washington (percussionist) drums (drum set): Andy Newmark percussion: Pablo Rosario piano: Mike Garson (American pianist) saxophone: David Sanborn background vocals: Ava Cherry, Robin Clark (soul vocalist) and Luther Vandross lead vocals: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 1975 to present) and Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 204) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 481) recording of: Young Americans lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)	4.05	5:12
11	Fascination recording of: Fascination (David Bowie song) lyricist: Luther Vandross composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Luther Vandross version of: Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)		5:46
12	After Today (outtake) producer: Tony Visconti recording of: After Today lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)		3:50
13	It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Harry Maslin mixer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) cover recording of: It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City lyricist and composer: Bruce Springsteen (in 1972) arranger: Bruce Springsteen publisher: Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)	4	3:49
14	TVC15 producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Harry Maslin bass: George Murray (American bass guitarist) drums (drum set): Dennis Davis (drummer) guitar: Carlos Alomar, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Earl Slick piano: Roy Bittan saxophone and lead vocals: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) arranger: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) recording of: TVC 15 lyricist and composer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) publisher: Bewlay Bros. Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Moth Music, RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music	3.3	5:31
15	Wild Is the Wind producer: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Harry Maslin bass: George Murray (American bass guitarist) drums (drum set): Dennis Davis (drummer) guitar: Carlos Alomar, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Earl Slick piano: Roy Bittan vocals: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) arranger: David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) cover recording of: Wild Is the Wind (theme song from the Paramount movie “Wild Is the Wind”) lyricist: Ned Washington composer: Dimitri Tiomkin publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985) part of: The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)	3.65	5:58

3▶CD: Sound + Vision III

4▶CDV: Sound + Vision Plus

Credits

Release

remastered versions:	Sound + Vision

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1042699 [info]
ASIN:	US: B01A7UL4FC [info]

Release group

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/51438 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/David-bowie/Sound-vision [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qqhj [info] https://www.etat-critique.com/6226-2/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/david-bowie/sound-vision/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/17606/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38643 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Sound_Vision/10335 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000653974 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7564645 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 3×CD + CDV
Length:: 3:21:22

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Rykodisc
RCD 90120
Rykodisc
RCD 90121
Rykodisc
RCD 90122
Rykodisc
RCDV 1018

Release events

United States
1989-09-19

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