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Young Americans is the ninth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 7 March 1975 through RCA Records. A departure from the glam rock style of previous albums, the record showcased Bowie's interest in soul and R&B .
- Blue-Eyed Soul R&B Funk Rock
Released by RCA Records as the lead single on 21 February 1975, the song reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart but was a breakthrough in the United States, at the time becoming Bowie's second highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28.
- Soul Philadelphia Soul R&B
The "Young Americans" single was released in February 1975, so Bowie performed "Fame" and "Golden Years," which was his current single. Young Americans was the first Bowie album that guitarist Carlos Alomar played on.
Dec 12, 2018 · The ‘Young Americans’ single was released in the US on 17 February 1975, and in the UK on 21 February. The album followed on 7 March. The single gave David Bowie his biggest American hit to date, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 20 on the Cash Box chart.
Jan 11, 2017 · David Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans was the soul-influenced follow-up to Diamond Dogs and David Live, and was recorded in Philadelphia and New York.
The first studio result of his mid-1970s obsession with soul music, ‘Young Americans’ was a breakthrough hit for David Bowie in the United States. Recording began on the first day of the sessions for the Young Americans album at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound studios, 11 August 1974.
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Nov 10, 2023 · As the first leg of the Diamond Dogs tour was ending in July 1974, Bowie visited Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, owned by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, founders of Philadelphia International Records, to work on tracks for Ava Cherry, by most accounts, his paramour. He was dazzled, wooed.
