Diamond Dogs
A dystopian album made after the Orwell estate refused him the rights to a musical of 1984.
David Bowie, 1974
- Released
- 24 May 1974
- Studio
- Trident and Olympic Studios, London, and Ludolph Studios, Netherlands
- Label
- RCA
- Producer
- David Bowie
George Orwell's estate refused the rights to a musical of 1984. The album carries a song called 1984. Bowie produced it himself with the engineer Keith Harwood and played lead guitar on it. It reached number one in the UK and number five in the US, and Rebel Rebel reached number five in the UK. Rolling Stone's Ken Emerson called it Bowie's worst album in six years.
Track listing
- Future Legend0:58
- Diamond Dogs5:50
- Rebel Rebel4:21
- 19843:24
- Big Brother3:25
More from David Bowie
Space Oddity (1969), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973), Young Americans (1975), Station to Station (1976), Low (1977), "Heroes" (1977), Lodger (1979), Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980), Let's Dance (1983), Heathen (2002), The Next Day (2013), Blackstar (2016)
Sources
- Diamond Dogs, Wikipedia