Let's Dance - The Album

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Songs (Time)

All songs written by David Bowie except China Girl lyrics and music by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, Criminal World lyrics and music by Peter Godwin, Duncan Browne and Sean Lyons, Cat People lyrics by David Bowie, music by Giorgio Moroder.

1. Modern Love (4:46)
2. China Girl (5:32)
3. Let's Dance (7:38)
4. Without You (3:08)
5. Ricochet (5:14)
6. Criminal World (4:25)
7. Cat People (5:09)
8. Shake It (3:49)

   Bonus track

9. Under Pressure

Release details

Original release by David Bowie, April 14 1983

Rereleased 1995 by Virgin Records with bonus track.

Producer

David Bowie and Nile Rodgers

Musicians

Carmine Rojas: bass

Omar Hakim, Tony Thompson: drums

Nile Rodgers: guitar

Stevie Ray Vaughn: lead guitar

Rob Sabino: keyboards

Mac Gollehon: trumpets

Robert Arron, Stan Harrison: tenor and flute

Steve Elson: baritone and flute

Sammy Figueroa: percussion

Frank Simms, Geoge Simms, David Spinner: vocals

David Bowie, Nile Rodgers: horn arrangements

Bernard Edwards: bass on Without You

Trivia

• The revival album after a three year layoff. Formed the basis of the Serious Moonlight tour.
• The song China Girl was a song David had originally written and performed with Iggy Pop. It also featured a controversial video which was censored in many countries.
• Also released as a "Tour 83" picture disc with a photo of Bowie on stage at Milton Keynes Bowl. (Information courtesy of Punk Floyd).
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Date	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	April 23, 1983	1	56
  US	?	4	68

This document last updated Thursday, 05-Dec-2002 04:49:42 EST