A special edition of the classic 1975 album includes a DVD.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Young Americans (5.11)
2. Win (4.44)
3. Fascination (5.44)
4. Right (4.15)
5. Somebody Up There Likes Me (6.30)
6. Across The Universe (4.50)
7. Can You Hear Me (5.03)
8. Fame (4.15)
9. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (7.00) (Bonus Track)
10. Who Can I Be Now? (4.36) (Bonus Track)
11. It's Gonna Be Me (with strings) (6.26) (Bonus Track)

Disc 2:

1. Young Americans (5.11) (5.1 mix)
2. Win (4.44)(5.1 mix)
3. Fascination (5.44)(5.1 mix)
4. Right (4.15) (5.1 mix)
5. Somebody Up There Likes Me (6.30) (5.1 mix)
6. Across The Universe (4.50)(5.1 mix)
7. Can You Hear Me (5.03) (5.1 mix)
8. Fame (4.15) (5.1 mix)
9. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) (7.00) (Bonus Track) (5.1 mix)
10. Who Can I Be Now? (4.36) (Bonus Track) (5.1 mix)
11. It's Gonna Be Me (with strings) (6.26) (Bonus Track) (5.1 mix)
12. 1984 (live performance on Dick Cavett Show, 1974)
13. Young Americans (live performance on Dick Cavett Show, 1974)
14. Dick Cavett interviews David Bowie, 1974

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48453 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-05
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Special Edition

Album Description
2-disc set comprising a 11-track CD album which [originally released in 1975] is an indirect product of many factors; soul music; politics, both personal and public; of downtown New York and uptown Philadelphia, and includes 3 Bonus Recordings 'John, I'm Only Dancing [Again]', 'Who Can I Be Now?' & It's Gonna Be Me [With Strings].' Also included is a bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0) featuring the entire album [remastered in 5.1 surround sound by Tony Visconti] and two live performances & interview on the Dick Cavett TV Show. EMI. 2007. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

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Customer Reviews

Best cover of "Across the Universe" Ever!!!
I don't care what the review says, this is the best cover of Across the Universe ever! The best song on the CD next to Fame and better than Fiona Apple's and Rufus Wainwright's, which are pretty good themselves.

I love the drumming at the end of the song and both John & David going at it (if that is John Lennon with him). A cover song is supposed to sound different than the original but keep some elements and this song is definitely David Bowie's version not Beatles which is a classic by itself. Why do the song the same as the original?

Anyway, David is no stranger to great covers, Let's Spend the Night Together is even better than the original.

And I love it when they cover him too. I love Seu Jorge and even the much maligned Barbra Streisand cover of Life on Mars? I give her props for tackling it in her Butterfly album (the best song on that CD too) and I like her vocals in it even though the instrumentation is not as mystifying as David's with Piano and Cello's etc... Her voice was great, if she could redo it with his music that would be a treat.

Amazing new 5.1 surround mix!!
Bowie's longtime producer Tony Visconti strikes again! After the wonderful DVD-Audio and CD re-releases of David Live and Stage, Mr. TV has worked his magic on the classic Young Americans album.

If you've never heard this album, it will rock your world. If you know this album well, the new version will rock your world even harder! I was simply amazed at how great the sound is, especially the surround effect in 5.1. I heard instrumentation and vocal arrangements that got lost in the earlier stereo album mix. It was like hearing the album for the first time all over again!

If you don't have surround sound yet, the included stereo CD is just as exciting. The mix is much brighter and more powerful than before, so you won't be disappointed.

Also, the DVD includes the rare video of Mr. Bowie's completely coked-up appearance on the Dick Cavett show -- absolutely essential viewing for any Bowie fan!

No surround problems at all
I'm not sure why anyone would have a problem with this surround mix. It doesn't jump out at you like others I've heard (particularly on some of the Depeche Mode Special Editions), but it's perfectly adequate without distracting too much from the straightforward soul, rock and dance/disco sounds that Bowie explores on this album. I completely disagree with what another reviewer wrote about the mix on Fame; that song is a real treat in surround. It's no drastic reinvention or alteration - just Fame nicely spread across all 5 speakers in your surround setup like any fan would expect, and like any great song, it makes me want to crank the volume as much as possible even if it means pissing off the neighbors. Thank god I'm not in an apartment.

That being said, as everyone knows Young Americans finds Bowie comfortably entering his blue-eyed soul period. Back when it was released, this must have thrown everyone for a loop. But looking back, consider this a warmup for what eventually would become the perfect distillation of Bowie's unique sound with funk and soul: Station to Station. Young Americans isn't quite as good as that disc, but it certainly holds its own in the Bowie catalog. There are no weak tracks here, and besides the obvious hits, check out Bowie's wild, soulful take on Lennon's Across the Universe (way better than it should be), as well as the great bonus cut It's Gonna Be Me. The remastering does a nice job bringing out how tight the background singers and musicians were on all these tracks, which again shows new life in full suround on the bonus disc. In an age where honing music to perfection is the norm, it's nice to hear the raw skill of these musicians and singers behind Bowie's impassioned vocals.

If anything, buy this set simply for the bonus videos. Besides two excellent live performances, Young Americans and 1984, from the Dick Cavett show, you get a full one-on-one session between Cavett and Bowie. Talk about intense - here's Bowie playing nervously with his cane, wiping his nose, and obviously a bit too young to take much of it too seriously. Besides the apparent side effects of coke, he's as amused at our reactions to him as we are to his ever-changing personnas. Frtunately, Cavett doesn't take him too seriously either, and the two strike a fun and easy rapport. This is priceless stuff - with the only thing missing being a reunion between the two to offer some commentary. Guess I can wish.

Let's hope this special edition is just the start of the entire Bowie catalog being released in this format. I know Bowie fans have been inundated with rereleases and remasters, and it's gotten a bit ridiculous. But if surround-sound, videos and vintage interviews are part of the offering, I'll sell my set of Virgin remasters and come along for the ride.