Sorrow (The McCoys song)

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“Sorrow”
Single by David Bowie from the album Pin Ups
B-side	"Amsterdam" (Brel, Shuman)
Released	October 1973
Format	7" single
Recorded	Château d'Hérouville, Pontoise, France, July 1973
Genre	Rock
Length	2:48
Label	RCA 2424
Writer(s)	Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer
Producer	Ken Scott, David Bowie
David Bowie singles chronology
"Life on Mars?" (1973) "Sorrow" (1973) "Rebel Rebel" (1974)

"Sorrow" is a song first recorded by The McCoys. It became a big hit in the United Kingdom in a version by The Merseys in 1966.

The song contains the lyric "with your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue", which is also referenced in the The Beatles track It's All Too Much from Yellow Submarine

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Contents 1 David Bowie version 1.1 Track listing 1.2 Production credits 1.3 Other releases 2 References

[edit] David Bowie version

David Bowie's remake of "Sorrow" was the only single released in the UK from the Pin Ups covers project, reaching UK #3 and staying in the charts for 15 weeks. The B-side, “Amsterdam”, was a cover of a Jacques Brel song (originally called “Port of Amsterdam”), had been performed live by Bowie since 1969, and was recorded in 1971 for the Ziggy Stardust album. It was dropped from the final release, but included as it fitted in with “Sorrow”. In France, it was billed as the A-side of the single.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sorrow" (Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer) – 3:59
2. "Amsterdam" (Brel, Shuman) – 2:39

The Spanish release of the single had "Lady Grinning Soul" as the B-side.

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Vocals, Guitar
  • Mick Ronson: Guitar on “Sorrow”
  • Trevor Bolder: Bass on “Sorrow”
  • Mike Garson: Piano on “Sorrow”
  • Aynsley Dunbar: Drums on “Sorrow”

[edit] Other releases

• It also appeared on the following compilations:
  • Chameleon (Australia/New Zealand 1979)
  • Best of Bowie (1980)
  • Sound and Vision box set (1989)
  • The Singles Collection (1993)
  • The Best of 1969/1974 (1997)
  • Best of Bowie (2002)

[edit] References

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5

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