Sound and Vision
"Sound and Vision" is a 1977 song by David Bowie and taken from his 11th studio album Low. It went to number 2 in the Netherlands, number 3 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, number 6 in Germany, number 7 in New Zealand, number 15 in Austria and number 69 in the United States.
| "Sound and Vision" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by David Bowie | ||||
| from Low" | ||||
| B-side | "A New Career in a New Town" | |||
| Released | 11 February 1977 | |||
| Recorded | September–November 1976 | |||
| Studio | Château d'Hérouville (Hérouville); Hansa (West Berlin) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by David Bowie.
Original 7" single[7]
- "Sound and Vision" – 3:00
- "A New Career in a New Town" – 2:50
David Bowie vs 808 State (1991)[8]
- "Sound + Vision (808 Gift mix)" – 3:58
- "Sound + Vision (808 'lectric Blue remix instrumental)" – 4:08
- "Sound + Vision (David Richards remix 1991)" – 4:40
- "Sound + Vision (Original version)" – 3:03
David Bowie vs 808 State – "Sound and Vision" Remix EP (2010)[9]
- "Sound + Vision (808 Gift mix)" – 3:58
- "Sound + Vision (808 'lectric Blue remix instrumental)" – 4:08
- "Sound + Vision (David Richards remix 1991)" – 4:40
- "Sound + Vision (Original version)" – 3:03
- This 2010 release is a digital download only
David Bowie – "Sound and Vision (2013)"[10]
- "Sound and Vision 2013" – 1:50
- "Sound and Vision (Remastered)" – 3:04
Sound And Vision Media
"Sound and Vision" contains backing vocals from Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin (pictured in 1970).
Notes
- ↑ Bowie's biographers consider "Sound and Vision" the closest to a "conventional pop song" on Low.[1][2] Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock describes it as a "traditional rock song" with "krautrock and electronic textures".[3] Other reviewers have noted the presence of soul and disco.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Seabrook 2008, pp. 122–124.
- ↑ Buckley 2005, pp. 265–266.
- ↑ Gallucci, Michael (16 January 2019). "The Best Song From Every David Bowie Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ Perone 2007, p. 59.
- ↑ Needs, Kris (February 1977). "David Bowie: Low". ZigZag. https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/david-bowie-ilowi. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ Doggett 2012, pp. 310–311.
- ↑ "Sound and Vision" (Single liner notes). David Bowie. UK: RCA Records. 1977. PB 0905.
- ↑ "Sound + Vision (Remix)" (CD liner notes). David Bowie vs 808 State. US: Tommy Boy Records. 1991. TBCD 510.
- ↑ "Sound + Vision Remix EP" (Digital media notes). David Bowie vs 808 State. UK: Parlophone. 2010.
- ↑ "Sound and Vision 2013" (Digital media notes). David Bowie. Parlophone. 2013.
Bibliography
- Buckley, David (2005) [1999]. Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-75351-002-5.
- Doggett, Peter (2012). The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-202466-4.
- Perone, James E. (2007). The Words and Music of David Bowie. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-27599-245-3.
- Seabrook, Thomas Jerome (2008). Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town. London: Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1-90600-208-4.
