Time (David Bowie song)
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| "Time" | ||
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| Single by David Bowie | ||
| From the album Aladdin Sane | ||
| B-side | "The Prettiest Star” | |
| Released | US, April 1973 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | UK; December 1972 | |
| Genre | Glam Rock | |
| Length | 3:38 | |
| Label | RCA 0007 (US) |
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| Producers | Ken Scott, David Bowie | |
| Chart positions | - (US) | |
| David Bowie singles chronology | ||
| "Drive-In Saturday" 1973 |
"Time" 1973 |
"Let's Spend the Night Together" 1973 |
"Time" is a song written by David Bowie in New Orleans in November 1972 during the American Tour for the album Aladdin Sane (1973). "Time" supplanted the upcoming single release of "Drive-In Saturday" in the United States and Japan.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Time" (Bowie) – 3:38
- "The Prettiest Star” (Bowie) – 3:27
[edit] Production credits
- Musicians:
- David Bowie: vocals, guitar
- Mick Ronson: guitar
- Trevor Bolder: bass
- Mick Woodmansey: drums
- Ken Fordham: saxophone
- Mike Garson: piano
[edit] Live versions
- It was recorded at the famous concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3 1973 and later released on Ziggy Stardust - The Motion Picture.
- A live version recorded at the 1980 Floor Show October 20th, 1973, was released on RarestOneBowie.
- A live version from the 1974 tour was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc release of David Live in 1990. The 2004 rerelease of David Live put "Time" back in the correct position in the track listing.
- Another live recording from the 1974 tour was released on the semi-legal album A Portrait in Flesh.
[edit] Other releases
- It appeared on the Japanese compilation The Best of David Bowie
- The single edit of the song was released on the bonus disc of the Aladdin Sane - 30th Anniversary Edition in 2003.
[edit] Cover versions
- Cinema Strange - Goth Oddity - A Tribute to David Bowie (1999)
- Hazel O'Connor – Single
- Rozz Williams - Live recording
