Aladdin Sane (i.e. "A Lad Insane") 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, much because of the influence of Mike Garson, the pianist who worked with Bowie on the album. This is regarded as his "On the Road" album, in that most of the songs were written while traveling across America on the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
"The Jean Genie," the lead single of the album, peaked at #71 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Singles chart, while Aladdin Sane hit #17 on the Pop Albums chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by David Bowie, except where noted.
- "Watch That Man" - 4:25
- "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)" - 5:06
- "Drive-In Saturday" - 4:29
- "Panic in Detroit" - 4:25
- "Cracked Actor" - 2:56
- "Time" - 5:09
- "The Prettiest Star" - 3:26
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - 3:03
- "The Jean Genie" - 4:02
- "Lady Grinning Soul" - 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
