Red Sails
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| "Red Sails" | ||||
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 "Red Sails" cover |
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| Song by David Bowie from the album Lodger | ||||
| Released | May 18, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 - 1979 | |||
| Genre | Art rock, New Wave | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer | David Bowie and Brian Eno | |||
| Producer | David Bowie and Tony Visconti | |||
| Lodger track listing | ||||
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"Red Sails" is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1979 for the album Lodger. The song is a swashbuckling epic inspired in part by the ambient motorik of German band Neu!.
Musicians on this song:
- David Bowie: Vocals
- Dennis Davis: Drums
- George Murray: Bass
- Carlos Alomar: Guitar
- Adrian Belew: Guitar
- Brian Eno: Synthesizers and Guitar treatments
- Stan: Saxophone
- Simon House: Violin
- Sean Mayes: Piano
[edit] Other releases
- It also appeared on the following compilations:
- Golden Years (1983)
- The Sound and Vision box set (1989)
[edit] Cover versions
- Danny Michel - Loving the Alien: Danny Michel Sings the Songs of David Bowie (2004)
- Catherine Ringer - Catherine Ringer chante les Rita Mitsouko and more à la Cigale (2008)
