Tin Machine - The Album

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Note the alternate cover photographs with members standing in similar poses but different positions. The second cover is from the EMI 1999 reissue (Contributed by Kalle)

Songs (Time)

All songs written by David Bowie except Tin Machine, Prisoner Of Love by David Bowie/Tony Sales/Hunt Sales/ Reeves Gabrels, I Can't Read, Amazing, Bus Stop by David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels, Working Class Hero by John Lennon, Video Crime, Sacrifice Yourself by David Bowie/Tony Sales/Hunt Sales and Run by David Bowie/Keith Armstrong.

1. Heaven's In Here (6:01)
2. Tin Machine (3:34)
3. Prisoner Of Love (4:50)
4. Crack City (4:36)
5. I Can't Read (4:54)
6. Under The God (4:06)
7. Amazing (3:04)
8. Working Class Hero (4:38)
9. Bus Stop (1:41)
10. Pretty Thing (4:39)
11. Video Crime (3:52)
12. Run (3:20)
13. Sacrifice Yourself (2:08)
14. Baby Can Dance (4:57)

    Bonus Track

15. Bus Stop (country version) (1:53) (recorded live at Cigale, Paris)

Release details

Release by EMI May 23, 1989

Rereleased 1995 by EMI/Virgin with bonus track

Producer

Tin Machine and Tim Palmer

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals, guitar

Reeves Gabrels: lead guitar

Hunt Sales: drums, vocals

Tony Sales: bass, vocals

Bonus Track Details

Producer

Mobile recording services courtesy of Westwood One.

Trivia

• The first group album ever by David. The return of the Sales brothers from Iggy Pop days.
• You may want to look at the tour schedules for Tin Machine, 1989 and 1991 It's My Life tour.
• The Sales brothers are indeed the sons of American radio host Soupy Sales.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Date	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	June 3, 1989	3	9

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