1.Outside, David Bowie’s first concept album since 1974’s similarly dystopian Diamond Dogs, was released on 25 September 1995. The album was a fin de siècle murder mystery subtitled ‘The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper-cycle’. …
David Bowie’s single ‘Buddha Of Suburbia’ was released in Europe on 22 November 1993, two weeks after the album of the same name. …
Perhaps David Bowie’s most overlooked album, The Buddha Of Suburbia was released on 8 November 1993. …
Black Tie White Noise, David Bowie’s first solo release since the demise of Tin Machine, was released on 5 April 1993. The album was written and recorded in the months after his marriage to Iman, and saw him reunite with Let’s Dance producer Nile Rodgers. …
David Bowie’s single ‘Jump They Say’ was released on 15 March 1993, three weeks ahead of the Black Tie White Noise album. …
Tin Machine’s third and final album, Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby, was released by London Records on 2 July 1992. …
The follow-up to 1989’s Tin Machine album, Tin Machine II was released on 2 September 1991, and saw David Bowie and his band continuing their uncompromising vision of back-to-basics rock music. …
The first Tin Machine album was released on 22 May 1989. …
Never Let Me Down, David Bowie’s 17th studio album, was released on 20 April 1987. It was his last long-player prior to the formation of Tin Machine. …
The soundtrack album for the film Labyrinth was released on 23 June 1986. The film was directed by Jim Henson, and starred David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King. …
David Bowie’s single ‘Absolute Beginners’ was released on 3 March 1986. …
David Bowie’s 16th studio album, Tonight, was released on 24 September 1984. It was the follow-up to the multi-platinum Let’s Dance. …
David Bowie’s ‘Blue Jean’ single was released on 1 September 1984, with the Tonight album following on 24 September. …
David Bowie’s third live album, Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture, was released on 24 October 1983. …
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David Bowie’s song ‘China Girl’ had first appeared on Iggy Pop’s 1977 album The Idiot. Bowie’s own recording of it was first released on the Let’s Dance album on 14 March 1983. …
David Bowie’s 15th studio album, Let’s Dance, was released on 14 April 1983. His biggest-selling album, it was co-produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and contained the hit singles ‘Let’s Dance’, ‘China Girl’ and ‘Modern Love’. …
David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ single was released on 14 March 1983, one month to the day before the album of the same name. …
Credited to Queen and David Bowie, ‘Under Pressure’ was issued on 26 October 1981, and was David Bowie’s only release that year. The song became Queen’s second UK number one single. …
David Bowie’s ‘Fashion’ was released as a single on 24 October 1980. It was the second single from Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), which had come out the previous month.
The b-side in most territories was ‘Scream Like A Baby’, although in Japan it was issued with ‘It’s No Game (No. 1)’ on the flipside.
The single version was an edit which reduced the length from 4:47 to 3:27. This removed most of Robert Fripp’s squalling guitar solos.
‘Fashion’ was most successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number five. It was also a top ten hit in Norway, South Africa, and Sweden. In the USA it peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), David Bowie’s 14th studio album, was released in the United States of America on 15 September 1980. …
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