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Alabama Song by David Bowie

First released: 1980, Length: 3:50
UK single A-side, 1979

Creators (16)

Instruments

  1. Adrian Belew (02 Jul 1978) guitar
  2. Carlos Alomar (02 Jul 1978) guitar
  3. Dennis Davis (02 Jul 1978) drums (drum set)
  4. George Murray (02 Jul 1978) electric bass guitar
  5. Roger Powell (02 Jul 1978) analog synthesizer
  6. Sean Mayes (02 Jul 1978) piano
  7. Simon House (02 Jul 1978) electric violin

Vocals

  1. Adrian Belew (02 Jul 1978) background vocals
  2. Carlos Alomar (02 Jul 1978) background vocals
  3. David Bowie (02 Jul 1978) lead vocals, background vocals
  4. George Murray (02 Jul 1978) background vocals
  5. Sean Mayes (02 Jul 1978) background vocals
  6. Tony Visconti (02 Jul 1978) background vocals

Producer

  1. David Bowie
  2. Tony Visconti

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Dean Street Studios (02 Jul 1978)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Alabama Song (02 Jul 1978) cover

    Translator

    1. Elisabeth Hauptmann additional

    Composer

    1. Kurt Weill

    Lyricist

    1. Bertolt Brecht

Releases containing this recording (28)

Official

Album

  1. Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps 22 May 1992 David Bowie Ryko remaster
  2. Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps 1992 David Bowie made in Holland
  3. Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps 1992 David Bowie made in UK

Album - Compilation

  1. The Singles Collection 15 Nov 1993 David Bowie
  2. The Singles Collection 1993 David Bowie
  3. The Singles Collection 1993 David Bowie made/printed in Holland; jewel case
  4. The Singles Collection 2 1993 David Bowie
  5. The Singles Collection 1993 David Bowie
  6. The Singles Collection 1997 David Bowie
  7. The Singles Collection 22 Oct 1999 David Bowie
  8. The Platinum Collection 07 Nov 2005 David Bowie
  9. The Platinum Collection 10 Jan 2006 David Bowie
  10. Drinking Songs 03 Jul 2006 Various Artists
  11. The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 19 Mar 2007 David Bowie
  12. The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 19 Mar 2007 David Bowie
  13. The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 2007 David Bowie
  14. The Platinum Collection 25 Feb 2008 David Bowie
  15. A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) 29 Sep 2017 David Bowie
  16. A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) 29 Sep 2017 David Bowie
  17. A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) 29 Sep 2017 David Bowie
  18. A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) 20 Dec 2017 David Bowie
  19. The Singles Collection David Bowie

Single

  1. Crystal Japan / Alabama Song 1980 David Bowie
  2. Alabama Song / Space Oddity 1980 David Bowie
  3. Ashes to Ashes 1980 David Bowie

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Single Hits 5 2000 David Bowie
  2. Fresh From Divorce: The Scary Monsters Chronicles 02 Oct 2010 David Bowie
  3. Fifty Two Years: The Complete Singles 2016 David Bowie