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"Ashes to Ashes" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 14th studio album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, it was recorded from February to April 1980 in New York and London and features guitar synthesiser played by Chuck Hammer.
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Ashes to ashes is one of the first bowie songs from that Era I really dug and got into and then later opened to the doors to listening to those albums all top to bottom. To me that album marks the end of Bowie in his musically untouchable phase.
Aug 1, 2021 · The first single from Bowie’s 14th album Scary Monsters (and Super Freaks), ‘Ashes To Ashes’ defied all the odds and became a UK number one. Given the song’s compositional aspects, this is an incredible feat.
Recorded in New York and London throughout early 1980, the album took the sprawling innovation of The Berlin Trilogy and whittled it down into more digestible, if no less challenging, pop songs....
Jun 11, 2020 · Rotten Tomatoes ranks the best films based on albums, a fascinating subgenre that has given way to lots of experimentation with structure and form.
Aug 23, 2022 · The accolades were quick to follow, with a Record Mirror readers’ vote placing both Ashes To Ashes and Fashion in a tie for best music video of the year; almost two decades later, at the end of the 90s, MTV called it the 58th greatest music video ever made.
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‘Ashes to Ashes’ is one of Bowie’s best, and popular, songs, for a variety reasons. Released in August 1980 as the first single from the Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) album, it became Bowie’s second #1 in the UK.
