Reality (David Bowie album)

Reality
Studio album by David Bowie
Released 16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
Recorded The Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Genre Rock
Length 49:25
Label Iso, Columbia
Producer David Bowie, Tony Visconti
David Bowie chronology
Best of Bowie
(2002)		 Reality
(2003)		 Live Santa Monica '72
(2008)
Singles from Reality
  1. "New Killer Star"
    Released: 29 September 2003 (2003-09-29)
  2. "Never Get Old"
    Released: February 2004 (2004-02)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
The Guardian [3]
Pitchfork (7.3/10)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
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Reality is an album by English rock musician David Bowie, released in 2003 on Bowie's Iso Records label, in conjunction with Columbia Records.

Contents

Release history

Over the promotional period, the album was released in a variety of formats. The standard release was a single jewel case CD version, followed by the CD with a three track bonus CD in digipak format. The album was then released as a multichannel hybrid SACD, and then reissued with a bonus live DVD recorded in London.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David Bowie, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "New Killer Star"   4:40
2. "Pablo Picasso" (Jonathan Richman) 4:06
3. "Never Get Old"   4:25
4. "The Loneliest Guy"   4:11
5. "Looking for Water"   3:28
6. "She'll Drive the Big Car"   4:35
7. "Days"   3:19
8. "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"   4:04
9. "Try Some, Buy Some" (George Harrison) 4:24
10. "Reality"   4:23
11. "Bring Me the Disco King"   7:45
Limited edition bonus disc
No. Title Length
1. "Fly"   4:10
2. "Queen of All the Tarts (Overture)"   2:53
3. "Rebel Rebel" (2002 re-recording) 3:10
Limited DVD tour edition

The DVD features a promotional concert where the whole album was played live track by track. It was recorded at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, 8 September 2003. On the regular CD a recording of The Kinks' song "Waterloo Sunset" was released as a bonus track. On the Canadian reissue, the live DVD was truncated down to five tracks, while the Japanese release did not include "Waterloo Sunset" as a bonus.

DualDisc edition

A DualDisc edition was released initially in the Boston and Seattle regions of the US only. The CD side contains the album, whereas the DVD side contains the album in 5.1 surround sound and bonus material (photo gallery, lyrics, biography, and discography). Of most interest is the otherwise unavailable Reality film featuring full length videos of "Never Get Old", "The Loneliest Guy", "Bring Me the Disco King", and "New Killer Star". About half a year later this edition was released countrywide in the US and Canada.

The original test marketed DualDisc version differs in packaging and in the design on the inlay card from the version that was later released countrywide.

Personnel

Additional personnel
Design

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2003 Czech Album Chart 1
Danish Album Chart 1
Austrian Album Chart 3
French Album Chart 2
German Album Chart 3
Greek Album Chart 2
Italian Album Chart 4
Portuguese Album Chart 2
Russian Album Chart 2
Norway Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 3
Billboard 200 29
Euro Albums Chart 1

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Reality". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r658210. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Reality – Blender". Blender. http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/53979/reality.html. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  3. ^ Caroline Sullivan (12 September 2003). "David Bowie, Reality". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/sep/12/popandrock.shopping8. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Eric Carr (16 September 2003). "David Bowie: Reality". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/880-reality/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  5. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/davidbowie/albums/album/298864/review/5940735/reality
  6. ^ (Portuguese) Ivan Claudio (24 September 2003). "Jovialidade sem botox". http://www.istoe.com.br/reportagens/detalhePrint.htm?idReportagem=13698&txPrint=completo. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  7. ^ David Wild. "Bowie's Wedding Album". Rolling Stone (21 January 1993): 14. 
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