The Buddha Of Suburbia - The Album

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Songs (Time)

1. Buddha Of Suburbia (4:28)
2. Sex And The Church (6:25)
3. South Horizon (5:26)
4. The Mysteries (7:12)
5. Bleed Like A Craze, Dad (5:22)
6. Strangers When We Meet (4:58)
7. Dead Against It (5:48)
8. Untitled No. 1 (5:01)
9. Ian Fish, U.K. Heir (6:27)
10. Buddha Of Suburbia (4:19) (featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar)

Release details

Released by BMG International, 1993

Producer

David Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studio, Montreux, Switzerland

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals, keyboard, synths, guitar, alto & baritone sax, keyboard percussion

Erdal Kizilcay: keyboards, trumpet, bass, guitar, live drums, percussion

3D Echo: drum, bass, guitar on Bleed Like A Craze, Dad

Mike Garson: piano on Bleed Like A Craze, Dad and South Horizon

Lenny Kravitz: guitar on Buddha Of Suburbia

Trivia

• This album was first released in the U.K., where it included liner notes which were not included with the later US release. The liner notes have an interesting discussion by Bowie of what inspired him on these songs. You can read the liner notes.
• Arista/BMG released a special edition of the soundtrack in a translucent plastic box, packaged with the Hanif Kureishi book. The catalogue number is Arista/BMG 4321178222. Thanks to Ruud Altenburg for the scans and information
• The album is the soundtrack to a 4-part serial for BBC2 of the same name written by Hanif Kureishi, and based on his book, The Buddha of Suburbia.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Date	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	November 14, 1993	87	1

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