Young Americans

In this episode, Andrew, John and Aaron cover David Bowie's breakthrough album in the United States, 1975's Young Americans. In terms of the episode breakdown and cry:00:04:40 Where Are We Now?album context and recording history00:32:03 Let’s Face The Music and Dancetrack-by-track histories & review, overall appreciation of the album 01:47:45 Your Record Sleeves Are Better Than Your Songsanalysis of album artwork and album-related visuals01:59:34 VideoTimecomments on Bowie's promotional appearances from the era. Specifically, Young Americans performed on the Dick Cavett Show, Young Americans Medley on the Cher show and Fame's Soul Train stop. If you want to contact the show, we’d love to hear from you!Battlecriesandchampagne@outlook.comBattlecriesandchampagnepodcast on IGBattlecries + Champagne on YT If you want to listen along, here's a YouTube playlist featuring all the songs/videos discussed: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyjkFh0YAk7t6cH0le4ypsJKwFEX6Dl1b&si=rTnKRyJS5qMr0Rko On that note, music in the podcast is not owned by Battlecries + Champagne and is, rather, the work of David Bowie. Music is used under the fair dealing provision in Canadian copyright law to the best of our understanding. We encourage listeners interested in hearing the full versions of songs to purchase them at their local record stores, through online digital music stores or heck, provide the Bowie Estate with some streaming revenue! Research for the show was culled from:Buckley, David. Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Biography (Virgin Books, 2001).Cann, Kevin. David Bowie: Any Day Now: The London Years 1947-1974 (Adelita, 2010).Chapman, Ian. Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).Doggett, Peter. The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie and the 1970s (Harper, 2012).Library and Archives Canada. RPM.Macdonald, Ian. "David Bowie: Young Americans" New Musical Express (1975)O'Leary, Chris. Rebel Rebel (Zero Books, 2015).Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie (Titan Books, 2016).Ronson, Suzi. Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars (Faber & Faber, 2024).Slick, Earl with Jeff Slate. Guitar: Life and Music with David Bowie, John Lennon and Rock and Roll's Greatest Heroes (Penguin, 2024).Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980 (Monoray, 2023).Soligny, Jérôme. David Bowie: Rainbowman 1983-2016 (Gallimard, 2020).Visconti, Tony. The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy (HarperCollins, 2007)Trynka, Paul. David Bowie: Starman (Little, Brown and Company, 2011).Wikipedia.Woodmansey, Mick. Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie (St. Martin's Press, 2017).Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.