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Dancing With the Big Boys by David Bowie

First released: 31 Aug 1984, Length: 3:35

Creators (31)

Conductor

  1. Arif Mardin

Instruments

  1. Carlos Alomar (Jun 1984) guitar
  2. Carmine Rojas (Jun 1984) electric bass guitar
  3. David Bowie (May 1984 - Jun 1984) percussion
  4. Derek Bramble (May 1984 - Jun 1984) electric bass guitar, keyboard, guitar, synthesizer, analog synthesizer, analog synthesizer
  5. Derek Bramble (Jun 1984) electric bass guitar, keyboard, guitar, synthesizer, analog synthesizer, analog synthesizer
  6. Guy St. Onge (May 1984 - Jun 1984) marimba
  7. Lenny Pickett (May 1984 - Jun 1984) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  8. Lenny Pickett (Jun 1984) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  9. Mark Pender (Jun 1984) flugelhorn, trumpet
  10. Mark Pender (May 1984 - Jun 1984) flugelhorn, trumpet
  11. Omar Hakim (Jun 1984) drums (drum set)
  12. Sammy Figueroa (Jun 1984) congas
  13. Stan Harrison (May 1984 - Jun 1984) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  14. Stan Harrison (Jun 1984) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  15. Steve Elson (Jun 1984) baritone saxophone

Vocals

  1. David Bowie (Jun 1984) lead vocals
  2. George Simms (Jun 1984) background vocals
  3. Iggy Pop (Jun 1984) lead vocals
  4. Robin Clark (Jun 1984) background vocals
  5. Steve Elson (Jun 1984) background vocals

Engineer

  1. Hugh Padgham

Producer

  1. David Bowie
  2. Derek Bramble
  3. Hugh Padgham

Phonographic Copyright (?) By

  1. David Bowie (1984)

Mixer

  1. David Bowie
  2. Hugh Padgham

Arranger

  1. Arif Mardin strings, synthesizer
  2. The Borneo Horns horn

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Le Studio (Jun 1984)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Dancing With the Big Boys (Jun 1984)

    Writer

    1. Carlos Alomar
    2. David Bowie
    3. Iggy Pop

Related Recordings (1)

Sampled By

  1. Die Liebe by David Bowie

Releases containing this recording (26)

Official

Album

  1. Tonight 01 Sep 1984 David Bowie
  2. Tonight 21 Sep 1984 David Bowie
  3. Tonight 1984 David Bowie
  4. Tonight 1984 David Bowie
  5. Tonight 1985 David Bowie
  6. Tonight 1995 David Bowie
  7. Tonight 1995 David Bowie
  8. Tonight 1998 David Bowie
  9. Tonight 17 Sep 1999 David Bowie rights society: BEL/BIEM; S.I.A.E.
  10. Tonight 20 Sep 1999 David Bowie
  11. Tonight 21 Sep 1999 David Bowie
  12. Tonight 2003 David Bowie
  13. Tonight 07 Mar 2007 David Bowie
  14. Tonight 23 Dec 2009 David Bowie
  15. Tonight 15 Feb 2019 David Bowie 180 g
  16. Tonight 15 Feb 2019 David Bowie

Album - Compilation

  1. Sound + Vision 2003 David Bowie
  2. Sound + Vision 19 Sep 2014 David Bowie fatbox in cardboard slipcase
  3. Sound + Vision 05 Nov 2014 David Bowie fatbox in cardboard slipcase
  4. Loving the Alien 1983–1988 12 Oct 2018 David Bowie
  5. Loving the Alien (1983–1988) 12 Oct 2018 David Bowie
  6. Loving the Alien (1983–1988) 12 Oct 2018 David Bowie

Single

  1. Blue Jean 31 Aug 1984 David Bowie
  2. Blue Jean 1984 David Bowie blue vinyl

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Fifty Two Years: The Complete Singles 2016 David Bowie