NASHVILLE |DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1996
FROM: TRESA REDBURN/MITCH SCHNEIDER
DAVID BOWIE
BOWIE TO UNEARTH 'EARTHLING' IN EARLY '97: DAVID BOWIE is currently in New York mixing his forthcoming album EARTHLING, to be released in North America late January/early February on Virgin Records. This will mark the first time BOWIE has produced his own album since the classic DIAMOND DOGS in 1974.
Known song titles include 'Telling Lies', currently available on the Internet at:
‹Seven Years in TibetŠ (said to be titled after the acclaimed autobiographical classic Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer and BOWIE's own investigation of Tibetan Buddhism in his teens), the jungle-influenced 'Little Wonder' and a new version of the Tin Machine track 'Baby Universal.' BOWIE performed all four songs live at several east coast shows he played during weekends in September while recording Earthling. Of his Manhattan show at Roseland, Neil Strauss of the New York Times noted, 'The songs from that album were among the highlights of the show.' Elsewhere, Glenn Kenny raved in the New York Daily News, 'David Bowie gave a sold-out crowd…a killer show alternating lively new material with powerfully delivered classics in a smaller hall.' BOWIE's influence and songs are also to be found in current and upcoming film soundtracks including Basquiat, which contains 'A Small Plot Of Land,' and the hit film Seven features 'Hearts Filthy Lesson,' while 'I'm Deranged' will surface in David Lynch's forthcoming movie 'Lost Highway.' All three of these tracks are taken from Bowie's 1995 OUTSIDE album. Also of note is BOWIE's presence on the 'Trainspotting' soundtrack: he produced and co-wrote the Iggy Pop's 1977 classics 'Lust For Life' and 'Nightclubbing,' and co-produced the Lou Reed 1972 gem 'Perfect Day.' In the world of dance, BOWIE's 'Heroes,' set to a score by Phillip Glass, is a key part of the current Twyla Tharp dance tour. Meanwhile, BOWIE also performed a very special set at the 10th Annual Bridge School acoustic benefit at the Shoreline Amphitheater near San Francisco on October 19 and 20, along with Neil Young, Pearl Jam and Patti Smith, of which the San Francisco Chronicle headline read, 'Surprise Appearance at Bridge Show: Pete Townshend shows up, but David Bowie steals show at annual rock 'n' roll fund-raiser.' BOWIE has not performed 'unplugged' since the early stages of his career and this special occasion was marked with sets that included new interpretations of classic tracks such as 'Aladdin Sane,' 'Jean Genie,' 'Let‰s Dance,' 'China Girl,' 'Heroes,' 'Man Who Sold The World,' as well as the Velvet Underground gem 'White Light, White Heat.' (After 1990's 'Sound and Vision' tour, BOWIE announced that he would only take these songs on the road again for a 'special or charitable' event.) Next, BOWIE will perform October 25 on the VH1 'Fashion Awards.'
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