Alabama Song

~ Recording by David Bowie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.10Alabama Song4:07David BowieStageDavid BowieAlbum + Live
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDS 7986172
2.10Alabama Song4:00David BowieStageDavid BowieAlbum + Live
RykodiscRCD 10144/45
2.10Alabama Song4:00David BowieStageDavid BowieAlbum + Live
  • JP1992-02-06
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)TOCP-6217, TOCP-6217·18, TOCP-6218

Relationships

recorded in:United States (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
analog synthesizer, analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey] and string synthesizer [ARP Solina]:Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia") (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
bass:George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
drums (drum set):Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
electric violin:Simon House (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
guitar:Carlos Alomar (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
Adrian Belew (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
piano:Sean Mayes (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
background vocals:Carlos Alomar (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
Sean Mayes (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
lead vocals:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06)
recording of:Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (from 1978-04-29 until 1978-05-06: cover, live)

Related works

Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”)

lyricist:Bertolt Brecht
composer:Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:Harms Co.
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
later translated versions:Alabama song (French version)
Song o Alabamie
translated version of:Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)