A Bowie album that, oddly, I don't have. Apparently somewhere in between Ziggy Stardust and the Berlin trilogy, Bowie got fully into American soul music and called his producer Tony Visconti across to London to bash out an album of it... really bashed it out, like apparently they wrote half of it in the studio.
Kind of a mixed album, quality-wise. There are some great tracks on it, but I really love the original of "Across the universe" and Bowie's version here doesn't do it justice. "Fame" and the title track are clear standouts. "Somebody up there likes me" is a soul/gospel epic.
The album title ended up being apt, as the album went over nicely in the States.
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