Earthling (album)

Earthling is an album first released January 30 1997 by David Bowie on BMG. It was recorded at Looking Glass Studios, New York City.

Track listing

Lyrics on all songs by Bowie. Music by Bowie / Reeves Gabrels / Mark Plati , unless otherwise noted.

1. "Little Wonder"
2. "Looking For Satellites"
3. "Battle For Britain (The Letter)"
4. "Seven Years In Tibet" (Bowie / Gabrels)
5. "Dead Man Walking" (Bowie / Gabrels)
6. "Telling Lies" (Bowie)
7. "The Last Thing You Should Do"
8. "I'm Afraid Of Americans" (Bowie / Brian Eno)
9. "Law (Earthling On Fire)" (Bowie / Gabrels)

"I'm Afraid Of Americans" is a remake, previously released on the Showgirls soundtrack. Three remixes of "Telling Lies" (Paradox Mix, Feelgood Mix, and Adam F Mix) were released on Bowie's official website in 1996 as early promotion for this album, making history as the first song offered for free digital download by a major artist.

Production credits

• Producers:
  • David Bowie: main producer
  • Mark Plati and Reeves Gabrels: co-producers
• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: vocals, guitar, alto sax, samples and keyboards
  • Reeves Gabrels: programming, synthesizers, real and sampled guitars, vocals
  • Mark Plati: programming, loops, samples, keyboards
  • Gail Ann Dorsey: bass, vocals
  • Zachary Alford: drum loops, acoustic drums, electronic percussion
  • Mike Garson: keyboards and piano