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 Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:51 pm
 HeathenFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:47 pm
Studio album by David Bowie
Released June 11, 2002
Recorded Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York
The Looking Glass Studios, New York City, New York
Genre Rock
Length 52:08
Label ISO/Columbia
Producer Tony Visconti, David Bowie; Visconti, Brian Rawling, Gary Miller ("Everyone Says 'Hi'"); Bowie and Mark Plati ("Afraid")
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Stardust girrl Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:48 pm
Singles
1."Slow Burn"
Released: June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)
2."Everyone Says 'Hi'"
Released: September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
3."I've Been Waiting for You"
Released: October 2002 (2002-10)
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:49 pm
Reception
Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002.
Heathen was considered something of a comeback for Bowie in the U.S. market; it was his highest charting album (#14) since Tonight (1984), and earned some of his strongest reviews since Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Worldwide, it sold over two million copies and experienced a four-month run on the UK charts.
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Stardust girrl Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:50 pm
Recording and production
Heathen marked the return of record producer Tony Visconti, who co-produced (with Bowie himself) several of Bowie's classic albums. The last album Visconti co-produced was Scary Monsters from 1980.
Originally, Bowie had recorded the album Toy for release in 2000 or 2001. This album was meant to feature some new songs and remakes of some his lesser-known songs from the 1960s. Although Toy remains unreleased, a few tracks — including "Afraid" and "Slip Away" (then titled "Uncle Floyd") — appeared on Heathen. Some other re-recorded songs were included as B-sides to the singles from Heathen.
The album features guest appearances from Who guitarist Pete Townshend (who had played guitar on an earlier Bowie track, "Because You're Young" from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)), Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Dream Theater veteran keyboardist Jordan Rudess, pianist Kristeen Young and prolific bassist Tony Levin of King Crimson.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:51 pm
Song details
Most of the song lyrics for Heathen are focused on the degradation of mankind and the world. This is evidenced in songs like "Slow Burn", "Afraid", "A Better Future" and the title track.
The album contains three cover songs: "Cactus" by Pixies; "I've Been Waiting for You" by Neil Young; and "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship" by Norman Odam aka the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, from whom Bowie lifted the "Stardust" moniker in 1972.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:52 pm
Alternate versions
A remix of the song "Everyone Says 'Hi'" is featured in the PS2 rhythm game Amplitude.
The song "Sunday" was played live at the Heathen Tour and A Reality Tour concerts. A live version recorded at The Point, Dublin, Ireland in November 2003 was included on the A Reality Tour DVD. A Moby remix is available on the bonus disc of the 2-CD version of Heathen, and a Tony Visconti remix was released on the European version of the single "Everyone Says 'Hi'" and the single "I've Been Waiting for You."
Heathen has also been released on a SACD in a limited number of copies with slightly longer versions of five of the songs.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:53 pm
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie except as noted.
1."Sunday" – 4:45
2."Cactus" (Black Francis) – 2:54
3."Slip Away" – 6:05
4."Slow Burn" – 4:41
5."Afraid" – 3:28
6."I've Been Waiting for You" (Neil Young) – 3:00
7."I Would Be Your Slave" – 5:14
8."I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship" (Norman Carl Odam) – 4:04
9."5:15 The Angels Have Gone" – 5:00
10."Everyone Says 'Hi'" – 3:59
11."A Better Future" – 4:11
12."Heathen (The Rays)" – 4:16
+ "Wood Jackson" (Japanese release bonus track)
Limited edition bonus disc
1."Sunday" (Moby Remix) – 5:09
2."A Better Future" (Remix by Air) – 4:56
3." Conversation Piece" (Written in 1969, recorded 1970, re-recorded 2000) – 3:51
4."Panic in Detroit" (Outtake from a 1979 recording) – 2:57
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:54 pm
Personnel
David Bowie – vocals, keyboards, guitars, saxophone, Stylophone, backing vocals, drums
Tony Visconti – bass, guitars, Recorders, string arrangements, backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain drums, drum loop programming, percussion
David Torn: guitars, guitar loops, Omnichord
The Scorchio Quartet:
Greg Kitzis – 1st violin
Meg Okura – 2nd violin
Martha Mooke – viola
Mary Wooten – cello
Additional personnel
Carlos Alomar - guitar
Sterling Campbell - drums and percussion
Lisa Germano - violin
Gerry Leonard - guitar
Tony Levin - bass
Mark Plati - guitar, Bass
Jordan Rudess - keyboards
The Borneo Horns:
Lenny Pickett
Stan Harrison
Steve Elson
Kristeen Young – vocals, piano
Pete Townshend – guitar on "Slow Burn"
Dave Grohl – guitar on "I've Been Waiting for You"
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:55 pm
Charts
Year------------Chart---------------Position
2002----Norway Albums Chart----------2
2002----UK Albums Chart -------------- 5
2002----Billboard 200 ------------------14
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