Sound and Vision

"Sound and Vision"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Low
B-side"A New Career in a New Town"
Released11 February 1977 (1977-02-11)
RecordedSeptember–November 1976
StudioChâteau d'Hérouville (Hérouville); Hansa (West Berlin)
Genre
Length3:00
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Suffragette City"
(1976) 		"Sound and Vision"
(1977) 		"Be My Wife"
(1977)

"Sound and Vision" is a 1977 song by David Bowie and taken from his 11th studio album Low. It went to number 2 in the Netherlands, number 3 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, number 6 in Germany, number 7 in New Zealand, number 15 in Austria and number 69 in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Bowie.

Original 7" single[7]

  1. "Sound and Vision" – 3:00
  2. "A New Career in a New Town" – 2:50

David Bowie vs 808 State (1991)[8]

  1. "Sound + Vision (808 Gift mix)" – 3:58
  2. "Sound + Vision (808 'lectric Blue remix instrumental)" – 4:08
  3. "Sound + Vision (David Richards remix 1991)" – 4:40
  4. "Sound + Vision (Original version)" – 3:03

David Bowie vs 808 State – "Sound and Vision" Remix EP (2010)[9]

  1. "Sound + Vision (808 Gift mix)" – 3:58
  2. "Sound + Vision (808 'lectric Blue remix instrumental)" – 4:08
  3. "Sound + Vision (David Richards remix 1991)" – 4:40
  4. "Sound + Vision (Original version)" – 3:03
  • This 2010 release is a digital download only

David Bowie – "Sound and Vision (2013)"[10]

  1. "Sound and Vision 2013" – 1:50
  2. "Sound and Vision (Remastered)" – 3:04

Notes

  1. ↑ Bowie's biographers consider "Sound and Vision" the closest to a "conventional pop song" on Low.[1][2] Michael Gallucci of Ultimate Classic Rock describes it as a "traditional rock song" with "krautrock and electronic textures".[3] Other reviewers have noted the presence of soul and disco.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Seabrook 2008, pp. 122–124.
  2. ↑ Buckley 2005, pp. 265–266.
  3. ↑ Gallucci, Michael (16 January 2019). "The Best Song From Every David Bowie Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Perone 2007, p. 59.
  5. ↑ Needs, Kris (February 1977). "David Bowie: Low". ZigZag. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2021 – via Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
  6. ↑ Doggett 2012, pp. 310–311.
  7. ↑ "Sound and Vision" (Single liner notes). David Bowie. UK: RCA Records. 1977. PB 0905.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Sound + Vision (Remix)" (CD liner notes). David Bowie vs 808 State. US: Tommy Boy Records. 1991. TBCD 510.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Sound + Vision Remix EP" (Digital media notes). David Bowie vs 808 State. UK: Parlophone. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Sound and Vision 2013" (Digital media notes). David Bowie. Parlophone. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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