"Alabama Song”
Single by David Bowie
B-side	”Space Oddity”
Released	February 1980
Format	7"
Recorded	Good Earth Studio, London; 2 July 1978
Genre	???
Length	3:51
Label	RCA BOW 5
Producers	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Chart positions	#23 (UK)
David Bowie singles chronology
"John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)" 1979	"Alabama Song” 1980	"Ashes to Ashes" 1980

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Bowie, a Brecht fan, had incorporated the song into his live show during his 1978 world tour (a live version would subsequently appear on the 1991 reissue of Stage). He recorded a version at Tony Visconti’s studio after the European leg of this tour, and in 1980 it was issued as a single to hasten the end of Bowie’s contract with RCA. Stage is an underrated live album which opens with five consecutive songs from Ziggy Stardust, but most notably features material from Low and Heroes, Bowies most recent studio albums at the time. ... Tony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is a record producer, and often an instrumentalist or singer, who has had a long and illustrious career working with some of the best known popular music artists from the late 1960s onwards, notably T. Rex, David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, Sparks, Gentle Giant and... RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson SA, which manufactures consumer electronics like RCA-branded televisions, DVD players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, audio equipment, telephones, and related...

An unconventional departure, the song was backed with a stripped-down acoustic version of “Space Oddity” recorded in December 1979. Space Oddity was David Bowies first hit single. ...

The single reached #23. Bowie would later appear in a BBC version of Brecht’s Baal, and release an EP of songs from the play. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... EP can stand for: European Parliament. ...

Bowie performed the number again on his 1990 Sound + Vision and 2002 Heathen tours. This article is about the year. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heathen is an album by David Bowie. ...

Track listing

1. "Alabama Song" (Brecht, Weill) – 3:51
2. "Space Oddity" (Bowie) – 4:57

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Production credits

• Producers:
  • Tony Visconti
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
  • Adrian Belew: Guitar
  • Carlos Alomar: Guitar
  • Simon House: Violin
  • Sean Mayes: Piano
  • Roger Powell: Keyboards
  • George Murray: Bass
  • Dennis Davis: Drums

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References

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-15