Loving the Alien (1983–1988)

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1: Let’s Dance
• 1
  Modern Love
  4:48
  4.4 ★
• 2
  China Girl
  5:34
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Let’s Dance
  7:38
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Without You
  3:09
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Ricochet
  5:14
  3.6 ★
• 6
  Criminal World
  4:25
  3.8 ★
• 7
  Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
  5:10
  3.8 ★
• 8
  Shake It
  3:52
  3.0 ★
• Digital Media 2: Serious Moonlight (live ’83)
• 1
  Look Back in Anger (live ’83)
  3:08
• 2
  “Heroes” (live ’83)
  4:53
• 3
  What in the World (live ’83)
  3:45
• 4
  Golden Years (live ’83)
  3:32
• 5
  Fashion (live ’83)
  2:43
• 6
  Let’s Dance (live ’83)
  4:34
• 7
  Breaking Glass (live ’83)
  3:00
• 8
  Life on Mars? (live ’83)
  4:07
• 9
  Sorrow (live ’83)
  2:49
• 10
  Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (live ’83)
  4:21
• 11
  China Girl (live ’83)
  5:27
• 12
  Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (live ’83)
  3:43
• 13
  Rebel Rebel (live ’83)
  2:24
• 14
  White Light/White Heat (live ’83)
  5:36
• 15
  Station to Station (live ’83)
  8:58
• 16
  Cracked Actor (live ’83)
  3:58
• 17
  Ashes to Ashes (live ’83)
  3:51
• 18
  Space Oddity / Band Introduction (live ’83)
  6:33
• 19
  Young Americans (live ’83)
  5:25
• 20
  Fame (live ’83)
  5:36
• 21
  Modern Love (live ’83)
  3:55
• Digital Media 3: Tonight
• 1
  Loving the Alien
  7:13
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Don’t Look Down
  4:11
  3.8 ★
• 3
  God Only Knows
  3:09
  3.2 ★
• 4
  Tonight
  3:45
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Neighborhood Threat
  3:13
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Blue Jean
  3:12
  3.7 ★
• 7
  Tumble and Twirl
  4:59
  3.2 ★
• 8
  I Keep Forgettin’
  2:35
  3.2 ★
• 9
  Dancing With the Big Boys
  3:34
  3.2 ★
• Digital Media 4: Never Let Me Down
• 1
  Day‐In Day‐Out
  5:39
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Time Will Crawl
  4:20
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Beat of Your Drum
  5:06
  2.8 ★
• 4
  Never Let Me Down
  4:05
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Zeroes
  5:47
  3.2 ★
• 6
  Glass Spider
  5:34
  2.8 ★
• 7
  Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
  5:07
  2.8 ★
• 8
  New York’s in Love
  4:35
  2.5 ★
• 9
  ’87 and Cry
  4:22
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Bang Bang
  4:30
  3.4 ★
• Digital Media 5: Never Let Me Down (2018)
• 1
  Day‐In Day‐Out (2018)
  5:27
• 2
  Time Will Crawl (2018)
  4:26
• 3
  Beat of Your Drum (2018)
  5:28
• 4
  Never Let Me Down (2018)
  4:26
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Zeroes (2018)
  5:07
• 6
  Glass Spider (2018)
  6:54
• 7
  Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (2018)
  5:32
• 8
  New York’s in Love (2018)
  4:33
• 9
  ’87 and Cry (2018)
  4:25
• 10
  Bang Bang (2018)
  4:43
• Digital Media 6: Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)
• 1
  Up the Hill Backwards (live Montreal ’87)
  3:52
• 2
  Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)
  5:56
• 3
  Day‐in Day‐out (live Montreal ’87)
  4:34
• 4
  Bang Bang (live Montreal ’87)
  4:02
• 5
  Absolute Beginners (live Montreal ’87)
  7:09
• 6
  Loving the Alien (live Montreal ’87)
  7:15
• 7
  China Girl (live Montreal ’87)
  4:55
• 8
  Rebel Rebel (live Montreal ’87)
  3:30
• 9
  Fashion (live Montreal ’87)
  5:05
• 10
  Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (live Montreal ’87)
  4:53
• 11
  All the Mad Men (live Montreal ’87)
  6:39
• 12
  Never Let Me Down (live Montreal ’87)
  3:56
• 13
  Big Brother (live Montreal ’87)
  4:47
• 14
  ’87 and Cry (live Montreal ’87)
  4:08
• 15
  “Heroes” (live Montreal ’87)
  5:10
• 16
  Sons of the Silent Age (live Montreal ’87)
  3:10
• 17
  Time Will Crawl / Band Introduction (live Montreal ’87)
  5:23
• 18
  Young Americans (live Montreal ’87)
  5:07
• 19
  Beat of Your Drum (live Montreal ’87)
  4:38
• 20
  The Jean Genie (live Montreal ’87)
  5:23
• 21
  Let’s Dance (live Montreal ’87)
  5:02
• 22
  Fame (live Montreal ’87)
  7:05
• 23
  Time (live Montreal ’87)
  5:12
• 24
  Blue Jean (live Montreal ’87)
  3:27
• 25
  Modern Love (live Montreal ’87)
  4:53
• Digital Media 7: Dance
• 1
  Shake It (re‐mix a.k.a. long version)
  5:22
• 2
  Blue Jean (extended dance mix)
  5:21
• 3
  Dancing With the Big Boys (extended dance mix)
  7:31
• 4
  Tonight (vocal dance mix)
  4:31
• 5
  Don’t Look Down (extended dance mix)
  4:55
• 6
  Loving the Alien (extended dub mix)
  7:15
• 7
  Tumble and Twirl (extended dance mix)
  5:06
• 8
  Underground (extended dance mix)
  7:54
• 9
  Day‐In Day‐Out (Groucho mix)
  6:28
• 10
  Time Will Crawl (dance Crew mix)
  5:34
• 11
  Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (12″ mix)
  6:28
• 12
  Never Let Me Down (dub / a capella)
  6:03
• Digital Media 8: Re:Call 4
• 1
  Let’s Dance (single version)
  4:10
  4.0 ★
• 2
  China Girl (single version)
  4:17
  4.1 ★
• 3
  Modern Love (single version)
  3:59
  4.0 ★
• 4
  This Is Not America (the theme from ‘The Falcon and the Snowman’)

  David Bowie / Pat Metheny Group
  3:51
• 5
  Loving the Alien (re‐mixed version)
  4:44
• 6
  Don’t Look Down (re‐mixed version)
  4:06
• 7
  Dancing in the Street (Clearmountain mix)

  David Bowie and Mick Jagger
  3:12
  3.4 ★
• 8
  Absolute Beginners
  8:04
  3.6 ★
• 9
  That’s Motivation
  4:19
• 10
  Volare
  3:16
• 11
  Labyrinth Opening Titles / Underground
  3:20
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Magic Dance
  4:14
• 13
  As the World Falls Down
  4:51
• 14
  Within You
  3:30
• 15
  Underground
  5:58
  4.5 ★
• 16
  When the Wind Blows (single version)
  3:35
• 17
  Day‐In Day‐Out (single version)
  4:14
• 18
  Julie
  3:43
• 19
  Beat of Your Drum (vinyl album edit)
  4:35
• 20
  Glass Spider (vinyl album edit)
  4:57
• 21
  Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (vinyl album edit)
  4:07
• 22
  New York’s in Love (vinyl album edit)
  3:59
• 23
  ’87 and Cry (vinyl album edit)
  3:55
• 24
  Bang Bang (vinyl album edit)
  4:03
• 25
  Time Will Crawl (vinyl album edit)
  4:04
• 26
  Girls (extended edit)
  5:35
• 27
  Never Let Me Down (7″ remix edit)
  4:00
• 28
  Bang Bang (live – promotional mix)
  4:08
• 29
  Tonight (live)

  Tina Turner
  4:20
• 30
  Let’s Dance (live)

  Tina Turner
  3:26

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Release credits

• A. Marie Foster
  background vocals [15]
• Alan Childs
  drums (drum set) [1, 4-25]
• Alan Winstanley
  producer [7-9]
• Albert Collins
  guitar [15]
• Alex Haas
  assistant [8.6, 7.5-6]
• André Gauchat
  assistant [8.17-26, 4.1-10]
• Andy Mackintosh
  baritone saxophone [8]
• Andy Thomas
  additional [15]
• Arif Mardin
  arranger [7.8, 8.15], conductor [1, 3, 9], producer [7.8, 8.11-15], strings [1, 3, 9], synthesizer [7.7, 3.1-5, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9]
• Arthur Baker
  additional [3], remixer [3]
• Bernard Edwards
  bass [4]
• Beverly Ferguson
  background vocals [15]
• Bob Clearmountain
  engineer [1.1-8, 8.1-3, 8.7], mix [1.1-8, 4.1-10, 6.1, 6.4-25, 2.1-20, 8.1-4, 8.7, 8.17-26, 8.28], sound [3]
• Bob Feit
  electric bass guitar [29-30]
• Bob Gay
  alto saxophone [15]
• Brian Gascoigne
  keyboard [11]
• Carlos Alomar
  additional [4, 7], background vocals [6, 9], cuatro [3.7, 7.7], guitar [4.1-10, 7.7, 8.18, 8.26, 3.1-9, 6.1, 6.4-25, 2.1-21]
• Carmine Rojas
  bass [8.3, 2.1-21, 1.1-3, 1.5-8], electric bass guitar [6.1, 6.4-25, 7.7, 3.1, 3.3-4, 3.6-7, 3.9]
• Chaka Khan
  background vocals [15]
• Chips
  assistant [11], recording [11]
• Chris Lord‐Alge
  remixer [10]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [15]
• Clive Langer
  producer [7-9]
• Crusher Bennett
  chimes [9], congas [4, 7], percussion [8.26, 4.1-10], rhythm sticks [4, 6], wood block [4]
• Curtis King
  background vocals [7.7, 3.1-8]
• Dann Huff
  guitar [12-13]
• Daphne Rubin‐Vega
  background vocals [15]
• Dave Greenberg
  assistant [1-8]
• David Bowie
  Moog [6], acoustic guitar [1-21], arranger [7.8, 8.15], assistant [1.1-8, 8.1-3], background vocals [4.1-2, 4.4-7, 4.9, 8.8, 8.10-13, 8.15, 8.15-16, 8.18, 8.26], guitar [4.8-9, 6.1, 6.4-25], harmonica [4], horn [1, 3, 5, 8], keyboard [4.1-8, 4.10, 8.18, 8.26], lead vocals [4.1-10, 1.1-8, 3.1-9, 8.1-3, 8.7-13, 8.15-16, 8.18, 8.26, 7.7], mellotron [6], mix [7.11, 3.1-9], percussion [9], performer [29-30], phonographic copyright [3.4, 3.6-7, 3.9, 4.4, 1.2-4, 1.6-8, 8.1, 8.3, 8.8, 8.18], producer [3.1-9, 5.1-10, 4.1-10, 1.1-8, 2.1-21, 6.1, 6.4-25, 7.1-12, 8.1-8, 8.10-28], synthesizer [4], vocal [8.4, 8.14, 8.16, 8.29-30, 2.1-21, 6.1, 6.4-25]
• David Cole
  additional [9], keyboard [9]
• David Eiland
  alto saxophone [7.12, 8.27]
• David Lawson
  keyboard [11]
• David LeBolt
  keyboard [1-21]
• David Richards
  assistant [4.1-10, 8.17-26], engineer [16, 18], mix [11], producer [4.1-10, 7.9-12, 5.1-10, 8.16-27]
• David Spinner
  background vocals [1.1-8, 8.3]
• David Torn
  guitar [3, 6-7, 10]
• Derek Bramble
  analog synthesizer [1, 1-2, 2, 9], bass [1-2], electric bass guitar [3.4, 3.6-7, 3.9, 7.7], guitar [1-2, 4, 6, 8-9], keyboard [3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9, 7.7], piano [2], producer [3.1-9, 7.2-7, 8.5-6], synthesizer [1-2, 2, 4-5, 9]
• Diva Gray
  background vocals [4.1-3, 4.5-10, 8.12, 8.18, 8.26]
• Don Weller
  baritone saxophone [8], solo [8], tenor saxophone [9]
• Earl Gardner
  trumpet [4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.10, 8.26]
• Earl Slick
  guitar [2.1-21, 8.7]
• Eddie Garcia
  assistant [7.8, 8.15]
• Erdal Kızılçay
  bass [4.1-3, 4.5-10, 8.10, 8.16, 8.18, 8.26], bongos [10], congas [8.16, 6.1, 6.4-25], drums (drum set) [4.1-7, 4.7-10, 8.10, 8.16, 8.18, 8.26], guitar [10, 16], handclaps [10], horn [16], instrument [16], keyboard [8.10, 8.16, 8.18, 8.26, 4.1-3, 4.6-10, 6.1, 6.4-25], marimba [10], organ [7-8], producer [10], sampler [8.16, 8.18, 8.26, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3, 4.5, 4.5-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9-10, 4.10], strings [16], synthesizer [8.16, 8.18, 8.26, 4.1-3, 4.5-10], trumpet [1, 4-25], violin [6.1, 6.4-25, 4.10]
• Ernesto Valenzuela
  assistant [1-10]
• Eunice Peterson
  background vocals [15]
• Fonzi Thornton
  background vocals [12, 15]
• Frank Simms
  background vocals [2.1-21, 8.3, 1.1-8]
• G.E. Smith
  guitar [7]
• Gabriel Cabezas
  cello [3-4, 10]
• Garcia Alston
  background vocals [15]
• Gary Barnacle
  tenor saxophone [8]
• George Simms
  background vocals [2.1-21, 1.1-8, 8.3, 3.1-6, 3.8-9], vocal [3.7, 7.7]
• Gil Evans
  horn [9]
• Gordon Grody
  background vocals [8.18, 8.26, 4.1-3, 4.5-10]
• Gordon Murphy
  baritone saxophone [8]
• Gosha Usov
  assistant [1-10]
• Gregor Kitzis
  strings [2]
• Guy St. Onge
  marimba [7.7, 3.1, 3.3-4, 3.6-9]
• Harold Fisher
  drums (drum set) [11], membranophone [11]
• Helena Springs
  background vocals [7]
• Hugh Padgham
  engineer [3.1-9, 8.5-6, 7.2-7], mix [1-9], producer [3.1-9, 8.5-6, 7.2-7]
• Iggy Pop
  lead vocals [9]
• Ira McLaughlin
  assistant [7]
• Jack Bruno
  drums (drum set) [29-30]
• James Glenn
  background vocals [15]
• James Ralston
  guitar [29-30], vocal [29-30]
• Jamie West‐Oram
  guitar [29-30], vocal [29-30]
• Janet Armstrong
  background vocals [8]
• Jason Corsaro
  mix [21]
• Jay Burnett
  engineer [3]
• Jeff Mironov
  guitar [13]
• Jellybean
  remixer [2]
• Jeremy Smith
  mix [12, 15]
• Jim Henson
  executive [11]
• Jimmy Maelen
  percussion [7]
• Jimmy McLean
  percussion [7]
• John Regan
  electric bass guitar [7]
• Jon Goldberger
  assistant [4.1-10, 8.17-26]
• Justin Shirley‐Smith
  assistant [4.1-10, 8.17-26]
• Kenny Moore
  piano [29-30], vocal [29-30]
• Kevin Armstrong
  guitar [7-9]
• Krista Bennion Feeney
  violin [2]
• Lani Groves
  background vocals [4.1-3, 4.5-10, 8.18, 8.26]
• Laura Lutzke
  violin [3-4, 10]
• Laurie Anderson
  spoken vocals [7]
• Lenny Pickett
  baritone saxophone [7], clarinet [9], horn [1-21], tenor saxophone [3.1-3, 3.6-9, 7.7, 4.1-3, 4.5, 4.9-10, 8.7, 8.26]
• Lew Hahn
  mix [13-14], recording [12-14]
• Luther Vandross
  background vocals [15]
• Luís Jardim
  percussion [8-9]
• Lyle Mays
  piano [4], synthesizer [4]
• Mac Gollehon
  trumpet [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 8.3, 8.7]
• Malcolm Pollack
  additional [4.1-10, 8.17-26], engineer [18]
• Marc Stevens
  background vocals [15]
• Marcellus Frank
  mix [11], recording [11]
• Marcus Miller
  background vocals [15]
• Mario J. McNulty
  mix [1-10], percussion [1, 3-5, 7-10], producer [1-10], recording [1-10]
• Mark Pender
  flugelhorn [9], trumpet [3.1-3, 3.6-9, 7.7]
• Mark Saunders
  engineer [7-8]
• Martha Mooke
  viola [2]
• Martin O’Donnell
  assistant [11]
• Mary Davis Canty
  background vocals [15]
• Matthew Goeke
  cello [2]
• Matthew Seligman
  bass [8-9], electric bass guitar [7]
• Michael Barbiero
  additional [7.8, 8.7], engineer [4, 7], remixer [7.5-6, 7.8, 8.5-6]
• Michael O’Reilly
  assistant [12-14], mix [13], recording [7.8, 8.15]
• Mick Jagger
  additional [7], lead vocals [7]
• Mickey Rourke
  guest [7], lead vocals [7]
• Nadia Sirota
  viola [3-4, 10]
• Neil Conti
  drums (drum set) [7-9]
• Nick Moroch
  guitar [13-15]
• Nico Muhly
  strings [3-4, 10]
• Nile Rodgers
  additional [7], assistant [1.1-8, 8.1-3], guitar [8.3, 1.1-8], horn [1, 3, 5, 8], mix [21], producer [8.1-3, 7.1, 1.1-8]
• Omar Hakim
  drums (drum set) [1.1-3, 3.1-9, 7.7, 8.3]
• Pat Metheny
  acoustic guitar [4], electric guitar [4], guitar synthesizer [4], producer [4]
• Paul Smykle
  remixer [9]
• Paul Weimar
  tenor saxophone [8]
• Paul Wertico
  drums (drum set) [4], percussion [4]
• Paul Westwood
  bass [11], bass guitar [11]
• Pedro Ortiz
  percussion [7]
• Peter Frampton
  electric sitar [5, 10], guitar [8.18, 8.26, 4.2-3, 4.5-10, 6.1, 6.4-25]
• Phil Castellano
  assistant [7.8, 8.12, 8.15]
• Philippe Saisse
  keyboard [2], piano [4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8-10, 8.26]
• Ray Russell
  guitar [11]
• Reeves Gabrels
  acoustic guitar [5, 9], guitar [1, 3-10]
• Rennele Stafford
  background vocals [15]
• Richard Cottle
  keyboard [1, 4-25], saxophone [1, 4-25]
• Richard Sullivan
  assistant [7]
• Richard Tee
  Hammond organ [15], piano [15]
• Rick Wakeman
  piano [8]
• Rob Moose
  violin [3-4, 10]
• Rob Sabino
  Hammond organ [3], analog synthesizer [4, 8], keyboard [1.2-8, 8.3], organ [8], piano [1]
• Rob Yale
  synthesizer [1, 3]
• Robbie Buchanan
  arranger [8.12-13, 8.15, 7.8], guitar [15], keyboard [12-15], programming [12-14], synthesizer [12-15, 15]
• Robert Aaron
  flute [3], tenor saxophone [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 8.3]
• Robert Chausow
  violin [2]
• Robin Beck
  additional [13], background vocals [13]
• Robin Clark
  background vocals [7.7, 3.1-5, 3.7-9, 4.1-3, 4.5-10, 8.18, 8.26]
• Sammy Figueroa
  congas [3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9, 1.3-5, 1.8, 7.7], percussion [8.3, 3.4-5, 1.2], tambourine [1.3, 3.8], wood block [7.7, 1.3, 1.7-8, 3.1-3, 3.7]
• Sid McGinnis
  guitar [1-2, 10]
• Simon Lloyd
  synclavier [11]
• Spencer Bernard
  additional [8.27, 7.12], synthesizer [7.12, 8.27]
• Stan Harrison
  alto saxophone [4.1-3, 4.5, 4.10, 7.7, 8.7, 8.26, 3.1-3, 3.6-9], flute [3], horn [1-21], tenor saxophone [3.9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 8.3, 8.7]
• Stephen Benben
  engineer [7]
• Sterling Campbell
  drums (drum set) [1-5, 7-10]
• Steve Boyer
  assistant [7]
• Steve Elson
  background vocals [9], baritone saxophone [8.3, 8.26, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 3.1-3, 3.6-9, 4.1-3, 4.5, 4.9-10, 7.7], flute [3], horn [1-21]
• Steve Ferrone
  drums (drum set) [12-15], percussion [14-15]
• Steve Hodge
  additional [8.27, 7.12], engineer [7.12, 8.27], keyboard [8.27, 7.12]
• Steve Nieve
  keyboard [7-9], piano [8-9]
• Steve Rodby
  acoustic bass guitar [4], electric bass guitar [4]
• Steve Thompson
  additional [7.4-8, 8.6-7], remixer [8.5-6, 7.4-8]
• Steven Wolf
  bass [6], drums (drum set) [6-7]
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
  guitar [1.2-8, 8.1-3], solo [1-2]
• Terry Britten
  producer [29-30]
• Tessa Niles
  background vocals [7]
• The Borneo Horns
  horn [7.7, 3.1-3, 3.6-9]
• The Coquettes
  background vocals [5]
• Tim Cappello
  keyboard [29-30], percussion [29-30], performing orchestra [29-30], saxophone [29-30]
• Tim Lefebvre
  bass [1, 3-5, 7, 9-10]
• Tina Turner
  lead vocals [4], performer [30], vocal [29-30]
• Tony Thompson
  drums (drum set) [1.4-8, 2.1-21]
• Trevor Jones
  arranger [11], conductor [11], keyboard [11], orchestrator [11], producer [11]
• Will Lee
  background vocals [12], bass [12-13, 15]
• Willie Garnett
  tenor saxophone [8]
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Issues

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  Loving the Alien 1983–1988

  11x CD
  12 October 2018
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  Loving the Alien (1983–1988)

  8x Digital Media
  12 October 2018
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  L
  Loving the Alien (1983–1988)

  8x Digital Media
  12 October 2018