Aladdin Sane

Aladdin Sane is a 1973 (see 1973 in music) album by British glam rocker David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of Bowie's best, perhaps second only to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972, see 1972 in music), Aladdin Sane is an inaccessible album, filled with jazzy breaks and avant-garde dissonance.

"The Jean Genie" was intended as a sequel to Bowie's first hit, "Space Oddity"; "The Jean Genie" peaked at #71 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Singles chart, while Aladdin Sane hit #17 on the Pop Albums chart.

Track listing

Watch That Man (Bowie) - 4:25

Aladdin Sane (Bowie) - 5:06

Drive-In Saturday (Bowie) - 4:29

Panic in Detroit (Bowie) - 4:25

Cracked Actor (Bowie) - 2:56

Time (Bowie) - 5:09

The Prettiest Star (Bowie) - 3:26

Let's Spend the Night Together (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - 3:03
The Jean Genie (Bowie) - 4:02
Lady Grinning Soul (Bowie) - 3:46

Personnel

David Bowie - Guitar, Harmonica, Arranger, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, Producer
Mick Ronson - Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Vocals, Engineer, Mixing
Trevor Bolder - Bass
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey - Drums
Mike Garson - Piano
Linda Lewis - Vocals (bckgr)
Ken Scott - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Mac Cormack - Vocals
Ken Fordham - Flute, Saxophone
Juanita "Honey" Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
G.A. MacCormack - Vocals (bckgr)
Peter Mew - Remastering
Mike Moran - Engineer
Dr. Toby Mountain - Remixing
Jonathan Wyner - Digital Remastering Assistant
Sukita - Photography
Nigel Reeve - Remastering
Duffy Design Concepts - Design
Celia Philo - Design, Cover Design
Duffy Philo - Design, Cover Design
Kevin Cann - Design
Pierre LaRoche - Make-Up