Loving The Alien - The Single

3.75 out of 5 (24 votes)

Songs (Time)

UK Release

Picture disc scans contributed by Ben.

1. Loving The Alien (Bowie)
2. Don't Look Down (Pop/Williamson)

Release Details

Released by EMI America in the UK, May 1985

Catalogue numbers: EA 195 (UK), 12EA 195 (UK), EAP 195 (UK)

Released in picture sleeve (EA 195)

12" single released in picture sleeve (12EA 195)

Shaped picture disc (EAP 195)

Both sides remixed from the Tonight album

Producers

David Bowie, Hugh Padgham, Derek Bramble (1984)

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals

Carlos Alomar: guitar

Derek Bramble: bass and synthesizer

Carmine Rojas: bass

Sam Figueroa: percussion

Omar Hakim: drums

Guy St Onge: marimba

Trivia

• Chancing upon a review of Tonight which suggested that this song might make a good single, David remixed it and effectively lost any redeeming qualities it once possessed. It bit the dust.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK	19	7

This document last updated Tuesday, 09-Mar-1999 23:13:33 EST