"Fame”
Single by David Bowie
From the album Young Americans
B-side	”Right”
Released	August 1975
Format	7" single
Recorded	The Power Plant, New York; January 1975
Genre	Soul/Disco/Rock
Length	3:30
Label	RCA 2579
Producers	Harry Maslin
Chart positions	#17 (UK) #1 (US)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Young Americans" 1975	"Fame” 1975	"Golden Years" 1975

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With the Young Americans sessions seemingly wrapped in late 1974, the material was delayed while Bowie extricated himself from his contract with manager Tony Defries. During this time he was staying in New York, and met John Lennon. The pair socialised and jammed together, which led to a one-day session at The Power Plant studio in January 1975. There, Bowie contacted several members of his tour band. Firstly a cover of The Beatles’ “Across the Universe” was recorded, then a new song called “Fame”, inspired by a guitar riff written by Alomar and with the title from Lennon. The song was then hurriedly developed by Bowie, and recorded. Both tracks were then added to the Young Americans album. Despite having only a minor contribution, Lennon was given a co-writing credit due to the lyrics (bemoaning the nature of celebrity) being inspired by conversations he had with Bowie on the subject, and because Bowie acknowledged that Lennon singing “Fame!” over Alomar’s guitar riff was the catalyst for the song. Young Americans is an album by David Bowie released in 1975. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... John Winston Lennon (later John Ono Lennon) (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success and their groundbreaking role in the history of popular music. ... Across the Universe is a song by The Beatles that first appeared as a charity single release and later, in modified form, on their 1970 album, Let It Be. ... Young Americans is an album by David Bowie released in 1975. ...

An edited version of “Fame” was issued as the second single from the album, and shot to #1 in the American charts (ironically, a few months before a reissue of “Space Oddity” would give Bowie his first US #1 single). In the UK, it would only reach #17. Space Oddity was David Bowies first hit single. ...

Track listing

1. "Fame" (Bowie, Lennon, Alomar) – 3:30
2. "Right" (Bowie) – 4:13

The Italian version of the single had "Space Oddity" as the B-side. Right is a song written by David Bowie for his Young Americans album in 1975. ...

Production credits

• Producer:
  • Harry Maslin on “Fame”
  • Tony Visconti on “Right”

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
  • John Lennon: Vocals, Guitar on “Fame”
  • Carlos Alomar: Guitar on “Fame”
  • Emir Kassan: Bass on “Fame”
  • Dennis Davis: Drums on “Fame”
  • Ralph McDonald: Percussion on “Fame”
  • Willie Weeks: Bass on “Right”
  • Mike Garson: Piano on “Right”
  • Andy Newmark: Drums on “Right”
  • David Sanborn: Saxophone on “Right”
  • Pablo Rosario: Percussion on “Right”
  • Larry Washington: Conga on “Right”
  • Ava Cherry, Robin Clark, Luther Vandross: Backing vocals on “Right”

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Fame '90 version

A remixed version of "Fame" was released by EMI in 1990 to coincide with the Sound + Vision tour and the release of the ChangesBowie compilation. The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

1. "Fame '90 (with Queen Latifah)"
2. "Fame '90 (House mix)"
3. "Fame '90 (Gass mix)"
4. "Fame '90 (Hip hop mix)"
5. "Fame '90 (Absolutely Nothing Premeditated/Epic Mix)"

In both the UK and the US this appeared in a variety of formats, including a 7" picture disc, an "Arthur Baker Remixes" 12" and a "Changes pack" with three prints of Bowie at different eras. None of the British releases (on EMI USA) feature the "Absolutely Nothing Premidated mix". It stayed in the UK chart for 4 weeks, peaking at #28. Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known as Queen Latifah, is an American Grammy Award-winning rap artist and Academy Award-nominated actress. ...

Live versions

• A live version recorded on the Heroes tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum, April 28-29th, 1978, was released on Stage.

Stage is an underrated live album released in 1978 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. ...

Other releases

• It was released as the B-side of the US release of "Beauty and the Beast" in January 1978.
• It appeared on several compilations:
  • ChangesOneBowie (1976)
  • Fame and Fashion (1984)
  • Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
  • The Best of 1974/1979 (1998)
• The "Fame '90" remix also appeared on:
  • ChangesBowie (1990)
  • The Singles Collection (1993)
• In 1990 a new mix was used on the soundtrack for the movie Pretty Woman.
• It was also used in the movie A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries by James Ivory and Ismail Merchant.
• It was released as a picture disc in the RCA Life Time picture disc set.

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Cover versions

• Duran Duran - 12" single
• The Feelies - Video: Something Wild
• FuckEmos - Only Bowie (1995)
• Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark (1993)
• Dave Matthew's Band - Live recording
• Love and Money - 12" single
• George Michael - Live recording and on the album I'm Your Man (1993)
• Pearl Jam - Live recording
• RC - Dr. Dre Presents...The Aftermath (1996)
• The Rockridge Synthesiser Orchestra - Plays David Bowie Classic Trax
• Ronald Rat
• Stardust - Live performance
• Vanilla Ice - Mind Blowin' (1994)

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References

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