Reality (album)

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Reality
Studio album by David Bowie
Released	16 September 2003
Recorded	Looking Glass Studio, New York City, New York
Genre	Rock, Alternative rock
Length	49:25
Label	Iso
Producer	Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) link
David Bowie chronology
Heathen (2002) Reality (2003) The Collection (2005)

Reality is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2003. The album was well received by fans and critics, being one of Bowie's most critically acclaimed albums since Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), alongside with Heathen. It is his last album to date.

Some of the lyrics found in Reality, deals with Bowie's perception of himself as an old person, in songs like The Loneliest Guy, Days, the ironic Never Get Old, and especially on the nostalgic Bring Me The Disco King. The album also makes reference to the 9/11 attacks in New Killer Star and the concept of Reality as subjective.

Over the promotional period, the album was released in a variety of formats. The standard release was a single jewelcased CD version, followed by the CD with a three track bonus CD in digipak format. The album was then released as a multichannel hybrid SACD, and then reissued with a bonus live DVD featuring a performance at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Limited edition bonus disc 1.2 Limited DVD tour edition 1.3 DualDisc edition 2 Production credits 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

1. "New Killer Star" – 4:40
2. "Pablo Picasso" (Jonathan Richman, John Cale) – 4:06
3. "Never Get Old" – 4:25
4. "The Loneliest Guy" – 4:11
5. "Looking for Water" – 3:28
6. "She'll Drive the Big Car" – 4:35
7. "Days" – 3:19
8. "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" – 4:04
9. "Try Some, Buy Some" (George Harrison) – 4:24
10. "Reality" – 4:23
11. "Bring Me the Disco King" – 7:45

[edit] Limited edition bonus disc

1. "Fly" – 4:10
2. "Queen of All the Tarts (Overture)" – 2:53
3. "Rebel Rebel" (2002 re-recording) – 3:10

[edit] Limited DVD tour edition

The DVD features a promotional concert where the whole album was played live track by track. It was recorded at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, 8 September 2003. On the regular CD a recording of The Kinks song "Waterloo Sunset" was released as a bonus track. On the Canadian reissue, the live DVD was truncated down to five tracks, while the Japanese release did not include "Waterloo Sunset" as a bonus.

[edit] DualDisc edition

A DualDisc edition was released initially in the Boston and Seattle regions of the US only. The CD-side contains the album, whereas the DVD-side contains the album in 5.1 surround sound and bonus material (photo gallery, lyrics, biography and discography). Of most interest is the otherwise unavailable Reality film featuring full length videos of "Never Get Old", "The Loneliest Guy", "Bring Me the Disco King" and "New Killer Star". About half a year later this edition was released countrywide in the US and Canada.

[edit] Production credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie
  • Tony Visconti

• Musicians:
  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, sax, stylophone and synthesizer
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Mike Garson – piano
  • David Torn – guitar
  • Gail Ann Dorsey – background vocals
  • Sterling Campbell – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums on "Bring Me the Disco King" and "Fly"
  • Catherine Russell – background vocals
  • Tony Visconti – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar
  • Mark Plati – bass, guitar
  • Mario J. McNulty – additional percussion and drums on "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"
  • Carlos Alomar – guitar on "Fly"

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Norway	2
2003	UK Albums Chart	3
2003	Billboard	29
2003	Euro Albums Chart	1

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