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Let's Dance E

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David Bowie

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Smash Hit 1983 album featuring 'Modern Love' ,'China Girl', 'Let's Dance' & 'Cat People'.

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David Bowie returned to recording after a four-year break with this relatively clean-cut 1983 album. Although offering another definite new direction for Bowie, with Nile Rodgers of Chic helping to produce a stylish post-disco dance sound, Let's Dance is a mixed bag. Much of the album's success was due to its three danceable hit singles--"China Girl," a sensuous Bowie/Iggy Pop collaboration, the distinctive "Modern Love," and the funky title track. However, much of the rest of the album is bland and vapid, marking the start of serious decline in Bowie's songwriting skills. A cover of Metro's "Criminal World" and "Cat People" are the only other strong tracks here. --James Swift

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Modern Love (1999 Remastered Version)

2. China Girl (1999 Remastered Version)

3. Let's Dance (1999 Remastered Version)

4. Without You (1999 Digital Remaster)

5. Ricochet (1999 Remastered Version)

6. Criminal World (1999 Digital Remaster)

7. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [1999 Remastered Version]

8. Shake It (1999 Digital Remaster)

Product Details

Audio CD (September 20, 1999)
Original Release Date: 1983
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Parlophone
ASIN: B00001OH7Z
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (176 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #17 in Music > R&B > Soul > Blue-Eyed Soul
- #45 in Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave & Post-Punk > New Wave
- #127 in Music > Pop > Dance Pop

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Hardly as evil as you've heard

ByJohn Stodderon August 23, 2004

Format: Audio CD

Hard core Bowie fans hate this album, because it was "commercial" and light, and lacked the angst of "Scary Monsters" or "Lodger." At the time, it seemed like it was an enjoyable album of the moment, picking up on the dance rhythms that had taken over the airwaves by the mid-80s. With hindsight, it is musically a lot more sturdy than that, and seems like a minor classic. Don't follow biography that closely, but I suspect Bowie was just in a good mood then, and that impacted his music, giving it a jolly quality his CD's typically lack. The beats are beautifully constructed, and it is a very pleasing meeting of rock and dance aesthetics.

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Great Sounds, Good Beat- -and You Can Dance To It!

ByM. Allen GreenbaumHALL OF FAMEVINE VOICEon April 4, 2001

Format: Audio CD

Why so much disagreement over this album? I suppose it's because this time around, Bowie reinvents himself as a smooth progenitor of blue-eyed soul. This is a dance/pop fest ("Let's Dance"--get it?) with excellent fat guitar sounds from Stevie Ray Vaughan, great sax work, and some cheeky background vocals. The well mannered, tasteful sounds may disappoint those expecting rocker songs like "Cracked Actor," etc.
After the excellent, ironically romantic, "Modern Love" (with it's great opening line "I know when to go out; I know when to stay in"), Bowie follows with two other commercial hits "China Girl" and "Let's Dance." "Let's Dance" is a riot, an MGM musical of a number with a boy background chorus, impassioned vocals (listen to Bowie wonderfully over-emote on the line "tremble like a Floweeer!"), and an infectious beat. This song has stood the test of time better than any other song on the album. It's high drama seasoned with camp and it's one of Bowie's best efforts. With excellent jazz-infused sax, Latin percussion, and memorable lyrics, it's one of the funnest songs in the Bowie discography. I think he really took chances with this song, and he thoroughly succeeds. The final song on the first side, the laid-back "Without You," features some trademark falsetto, but is not up to the other songs.
"Ricochet" is a reggae track that gets a little tiresome, but it's a harbinger of his later work for kids, with great sci-fi voiceover effects, and a very sound-trackish feeling to it. It sounds like something important is going on, though I can't figure out what the narrative is. (It doesn't matter--this is all for fun.) "Criminal World" has a nice hook about three minutes into it, leading to the best guitar solo on the album--this is the time to turn it up LOUD. I just wish the solo were longer.
"Cat People" is another hit from the album, and features classic Bowie vocals: The big slow spooky voice over some ponderous drumming, then a breakout into his singular rock voice. With some snarling blues guitar by SRV, this is superb. The final song is reminiscent work by the "Tom-Tom Club." It has a zany, almost throwaway quality to it, but I think that's the intended effect... a funky little dance piece with no pretense. An underrated album if anything, this album delivers on its promise: It's infused with the sound and the spirit of rock/pop dance. Highly recommended, but remember that it's a bit of a departure from the Bowie you may have come to expect.

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SACD sounds great

ByPaxon March 9, 2004

Format: Audio CD

I have always been a big Bowie fan, but I came along later in his musical career. In fact, Let's Dance was my 1st introduction to Bowie when I was about 12, so it always has a special place in my heart. The only earlier Bowie I listened to for a long time was from his greatest hits, Changes One. Anyway, I finally began collecting his earlier stuff and now own most of his pre=80's cannon. I never bought Let's Dance on cd, so when it came out as a hybrid SACD, I decided to get it. I don't have the original cd to compare it,with, but the SACD sounds great. Incredibly clear, incredibly crisp sound. Unfortunately, they released this as a 2-channel stereo SACD instead of the multi-channel, so it is limited in that regard. However, it sounds great and highly recommended.

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Dramatic and compelling

ByJinkyuon April 8, 2002

Format: Audio CD

In spite of its being commercial, and in spite of a considerable amount of disco content, "Let's Dance" is my favorite David Bowie album, tho others are close. Each track is excellent except for the throwaway concluder "Shake It" and the good but mild "Without You." David's singing is as usual very versatile, and he performs the dramatic extremely well in "Ricochet" and some other entries. He displays a soft but heavy touch on Iggy Pop's "China Girl" and in parts of other songs, reminding one a bit of Elvis.
Stevie Ray Vaughan makes a fine contribution with his guitar work on "Cat People," "Criminal World," and elsewhere, and there is also good saxophone, but most noteworthy is the songs' lively, catchy beats. The heavy "Modern Love" is the album's big rocker, very commercially successful and justifiably so. The title cut actually employs disco to make an excellent song, not just a dance number. Then, listen to that bass on "China Girl."
The production quality on this record is fabulous. Varied instrumentation is employed and mixed in very skillfully, with well-chosen dramatic flourishes, giving it its theatrical aura. One feels like getting up and dancing even when the beat is not disco.
So, unless you are a die-hard wed to the more characteristic Bowie sound, "Let's Dance" should be an interesting excursion.

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A Note of Technicalities

ByAmazon Customeron September 8, 2004

Format: Audio CD

Having read one of the reviews, I feel I have not add something about, what i believe, common misunderstanding.

Namely, when a SACD is marked as hybrid it does not automatically mean that it is recorded in 5.1 technology. What it means is that it can be played on both SACD player and a conventional CD player. 5.1 disc on the other hand are usually referred to as 'multi-channel' and can be hybrid or single layer (playable only on SAC players).

As far as DSD is conerned, it refers to a new technology of transferring recordings onto the new digital media.

To put it shortly, there is nothing wrong with the Bowie disc. It sounds absolutely great and reminds me of my youth :-))

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bowie lives

Published 1 month ago by robert wisowaty

Five Stars

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Published 2 months ago by the musicreview2

Dance!!!!

Bowie at his pinnacle of success!

Published 3 months ago by Michael D. Heintz

Five Stars

excellent and accurate, thanks

Published 4 months ago by universalcore

Let's Dance/China Girl

I purchased this CD for the song China Girl . I really didn't care much for most of the other songs, although they are able to be listened to .

Published 4 months ago by herman goodloe

Four Stars

great

Published 4 months ago by Freddie

... legendary Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar does not get better than this

David Bowie with the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar does not get better than this!

Published 5 months ago by Joan

what's not to love? This isn't my favorite Bowie album

Bowie, catchy upbeat tunes, what's not to love? This isn't my favorite Bowie album, but it's definitely one worth having.

Published 7 months ago by SueF

LOVE LET'S DANCE

Love DAVID BOWIE music CD LET'S DANCE. I love it a lot. LET'S DANCE awesome song.

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Five Stars

Perfect :)

Published 8 months ago by Princess Winter

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