Loving the Alien 1983–1988

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

from the box set "Loving The Alien 1983–1988"

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-22 02:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Let’s Dance
2CD: Serious Moonlight (live ’83)
3CD: Serious Moonlight (live ’83)
4CD: Tonight
5CD: Never Let Me Down
6CD: Never Let Me Down (2018)
7CD: Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)
8CD: Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)
9CD: Dance
10CD: Re:Call 4
11CD: Re:Call 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When the Wind Blows (single version)
drums (drum set) programming:
Erdal Kızılçay (in 1986)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass, congas, drums (drum set), guitar, horn, keyboard, sampler [E-mu Emax], strings and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and sampler:
Erdal Kızılçay (in 1986)
instruments:
Erdal Kızılçay
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1986)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
horn arranger:
Erdal Kızılçay
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1986)
recording of:
When the Wind Blows (in 1986)
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Erdal Kızılçay
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie)
David Bowie3:35
2Day‐In Day‐Out (single version)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Day‐In Day‐Out (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music America
David Bowie4:14
3Julie
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
drums (drum set) programming:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
Malcolm Pollack and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass, sampler [Akai S900], sampler [E-mu Emax] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Peter Frampton (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
keyboard:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Robin Clark (soul vocalist) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Diva Gray (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Gordon Grody (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Lani Groves (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-11, in 1986-11)
recording of:
Julie (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music America and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
David Bowie3:43
4Beat of Your Drum (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
Beat of Your Drum
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America and RZO Music Ltd
sub-publisher:
Éditer à Paris and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
David Bowie4:35
5Glass Spider (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
Glass Spider
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) and Jones Music America
sub-publisher:
Éditer à Paris and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
David Bowie4:57
6Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music America and Tintoretto Music
sub-publisher:
Éditer à Paris, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
David Bowie4:07
7New York’s in Love (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
New York’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) and Jones Music America
sub-publisher:
Éditer à Paris and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
David Bowie3:59
8’87 and Cry (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
’87 and Cry
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) and Jones Music America
sub-publisher:
Éditer à Paris and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
David Bowie3:55
9Bang Bang (vinyl album edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
cover recording of:
Bang Bang
writer:
Ivan Král (Czech-American composer, filmmaker, musician) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
Bohemia Music (Publisher associated with Ivan Kral), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and James Osterberg Music
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))
David Bowie4:03
10Time Will Crawl (single version)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Time Will Crawl (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America and RZO Music Ltd
David Bowie4:04
11Girls (extended edit)
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger (engineer) and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (American saxophonist) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
bass, drums (drum set), sampler, sampler [E-mu Emax] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Peter Frampton (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
keyboard:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
percussion:
Crusher Bennett (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
piano:
Philippe Saisse (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
trumpet:
Earl Gardner (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Robin Clark (soul vocalist) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Diva Gray (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Gordon Grody (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Lani Groves (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1986-11)
recording of:
Girls (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Erdal Kızılçay
David Bowie5:35
12Never Let Me Down (7″ remix edit)
engineer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
additional keyboard:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
additional synthesizer:
Spencer Bernard (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
alto saxophone:
David Eiland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Never Let Me Down (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
composer:
Carlos Alomar (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
publisher:
GUITARLOS LTD, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING (US) and UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal MCA Music Publishing (France) (ended), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division) (ended), Éditer à Paris, Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
David Bowie4:00
13Bang Bang (live – promotional mix)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recorded at:
Olympic Stadium (Montreal) in Maisonneuve, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1987-08-30)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Bang Bang (on 1987-08-30)
writer:
Ivan Král (Czech-American composer, filmmaker, musician) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
Bohemia Music (Publisher associated with Ivan Kral), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and James Osterberg Music
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present))
David Bowie24:08
14Tonight (live)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Jack Bruno (drummer) (on 1985-03-23)
electric bass guitar:
Bob Feit (on 1985-03-23)
guitar:
James Ralston (US guitarist, songwriter) (on 1985-03-23) and Jamie West‐Oram (on 1985-03-23)
keyboard, percussion and saxophone:
Timmy Cappello (on 1985-03-23)
piano:
Kenny Moore (on 1985-03-23)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1985-03-23), Kenny Moore (on 1985-03-23), James Ralston (US guitarist, songwriter) (on 1985-03-23), Tina Turner (on 1985-03-23) and Jamie West‐Oram (on 1985-03-23)
orchestra:
Timmy Cappello (on 1985-03-23)
performer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1985-03-23)
live partial recording of:
Tonight (on 1985-03-23)
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), James Osterberg Music, Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tina Turner with David Bowie24:20
15Let’s Dance (live)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Jack Bruno (drummer) (on 1985-03-23)
electric bass guitar:
Bob Feit (on 1985-03-23)
guitar:
James Ralston (US guitarist, songwriter) (on 1985-03-23) and Jamie West‐Oram (on 1985-03-23)
keyboard, percussion and saxophone:
Timmy Cappello (on 1985-03-23)
piano:
Kenny Moore (on 1985-03-23)
vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1985-03-23), Kenny Moore (on 1985-03-23), James Ralston (US guitarist, songwriter) (on 1985-03-23), Tina Turner (on 1985-03-23) and Jamie West‐Oram (on 1985-03-23)
orchestra:
Timmy Cappello (on 1985-03-23)
performer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Tina Turner
recorded at:
National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1985-03-23)
live partial cover recording of:
Let’s Dance (on 1985-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Lee (“Let’s Dance” writer/producer)
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., DeVorzon Music, Rondell Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
live recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
Tina Turner with David Bowie23:26

Credits

Release

art direction:Henry Marquez (credited for art direction)
photography:Michael Childers (photographer)
Anton Corbijn (photography)
Chalkie Davies
Greg Gorman (photographer)
Patrick Jones (photographer)
Denis O'Regan
Hugh Padgham
Herb Ritts
Cindy Rosenthal (photographer)
Steve Rapport
mastering:Ray Staff (British mastering engineer)
remastering:Ray Staff (British mastering engineer)
design:Mick Haggerty
Michael Diehl (graphic designer)
Scott Minshall
mastered at:AIR Studio 2 (mixing/mastering studio of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remastered at:AIR Studio 2 (mixing/mastering studio of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12650039 [info]
ASIN:US: B07JH3ZBRM [info]