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Tonight [Original recording reissued]

~ David Bowie
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  • Audio CD (20 Sep 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • ASIN: B00001OH80
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,146 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Loving The Alien (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 7:09£0.69
Listen  2. Don't Look Down (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 4:07£0.69
Listen  3. God Only Knows (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 3:06£0.69
Listen  4. Tonight (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie With Tina Turner 3:42£0.69
Listen  5. Neighborhood Threat (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 3:10£0.69
Listen  6. Blue Jean (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 3:09£0.69
Listen  7. Tumble And Twirl (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 4:57£0.69
Listen  8. I Keep Forgettin' (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 2:33£0.69
Listen  9. Dancing With The Big Boys (1999 Digital Remaster)David Bowie 3:34£0.69

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Following the enormous success of the vibrant and upbeat LET'S DANCE, David Bowie's follow-up TONIGHT was a slicker yetmore enigmatic-sounding collection. Full of synthesizers and polite Arif Mardin arrangements, this record allowed Bowieto indulge himself, even if that meant not putting out LET'S DANCE II. Three songs were resurrected from the '70s Iggy Pop catalogue and another newer one was co-written with Pop ("Dancing With The Big Boys".) A 1977 Pop song was used as the title track, on which Bowie duetted with Tina Turner (whowas in the middle of a comeback herself) and turned it intoa reggae-flavoured love song. Elsewhere, the Thin White Duke paid tribute to the Beach Boys by covering "God Only Knows" and scored a hit with "Blue Jean", which was turned into athen-radical mini-film/music video.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Bowie's Big Mistake, 17 Oct 2005
I've been working my way through the Bowie back catalogue album by album recently. It's a catalogue that I was already intimately familiar with but sometimes returning to records that you haven't heard for awhile gives you a new sense of perspective and a chance to re-evaluate. The following observations were made. Firstly his 60's period is far more varied and interesting than I thought ("The Laughing Gnome" being the obvious exception) whilst the 70's stuff confirms what an astonishingly innovative and accomplished songwriter he was. And then there's the 80's and consequently this album. I remember thinking when I first heard it that it was easily the worst record that he had made. And you know what? I haven't changed my mind. This album is STILL a piece of crap and there are several reasons why this is the case. In 1983, Bowie decides that he wants commercial success. So instead of sticking with the hugely versatile Tony Visconti as producer he hires a couple of "young guns" - namely Nile Rodgers and Derek Bramble, both of whom use 80's production techniques that make Bowie's records sound just like any other from that period. Bowie decides not to play on either album and exists as a vocalist only. This not only gives the producer greater control over the musical direction but it also significantly limits Bowie's input. With the hugely successful "Let's Dance" shifting zillions of units, for the first time on "Tonight", instead of being one step ahead of the game, Bowie treads water by following the formula of the previous album. Meanwhile the lack of decent new material on this record suggests that either Bowie had lost interest in songwriting or that his creative well had dried up, though the inclusion of no less than 5 Iggy Pop songs leads some people to think that the record is a deliberate attempt to line Mr.Pop's pockets as Ig had recently fallen on hard times.

O.K. So what do we get for our money? The singles - "Blue Jean" and "Loving The Alien" are good but elsewhere there are 2 vastly inferior re-treads of songs that Bowie and Iggy had already perfected on "Lust For Life", one of which, the title track - is given an awful cod-reggae arrangement that takes away the humour and the vitality of the original. Iggy's "Don't Look Down" is also afflicted by another reggae make-over whilst the 2 new Pop/Bowie songs are so-so but are swamped by a production that is so shiny that the material struggles through a blinding flash of drum booms and saxophone squeals - an aberration that not only effects the entire album but afflicted the entire decade. As for the remaining cover versions - Leiber and Stoller's "I Keep Forgettin" is an abomination whilst no disrespect to the reviewer who suggested that Bowie's turgid "God Only Knows" is better than the Beach Boys original but it's like comparing Michelangelo to Paint By Numbers.

It took a while for Bowie to come to his senses but rest assured it never got as bad as this again. If you want good Bowie I would suggest everything from Hunky Dory to Heroes, a good 60's compilation and a close look at his last 4 or 5 records - all of which confirm that David is back on the ball and making great records again. Meanwhile, if it's the 80's you're after - buy Haircut 100.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The worst of Bowie, 22 Dec 2007
By CJ (woking ,england) - See all my reviews
Although I am a Bowie fan this is ,in my opinion , just an album made to cash in on his success , having followed on from his biggest selling "Lets Dance" album. There is not much original work on Tonight and of the many covers on it they are poor imitations of the originals.
Tonight does start with loving the alien which is a great atmospheric song and gets the listeners hopes up a little too much as what follows is sub standard music and leaves the listener to believe that the hugely talented Bowie had just ran out of ideas.
The Iggy pop covers, some of which are given a weak reggae treatment are disasters, neighborhood threat is messy and all over the place. The title track is just such an ordinary cover of one of Iggy s best songs.
God only knows is awful , such a shameful cover of what was an extremely well made song by Brian Wilson , I bet that Brian would smile if he heard Bowies inglorious and weary version on this album!
The album ends with "Dancing with the big boys " almost sung in tune , but sadly , Bowie was no longer up among the big boys and it would take a good few years before he would return to anything like his creative best after this affair!
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3.0 out of 5 stars If it wasnt for two tracks on this album it would be a 2 star review, 11 Jul 2007
By Raven "mn004a5454" (West Midlands) - See all my reviews
As the above states if it wasnt for two particular songs on this album it would be given two stars by myself as this is the least best Bowie album to date. Following on from the excellent Lets dance this album is a dissapointment. The two tracks which save it are Loving the alien and Blue Jean. Both excellent and both released as singles. For Bowie completists like myself only.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Bowie loses the plot
Official - this is Bowie's worst album. Blue Jean and Loving The Alien are superb, but these tracks can be listened to on numerous Bowie compilations. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Jonathan Robin Oxley

2.0 out of 5 stars Tonight: What Ed thinks
If this was graded as an exam paper, it would get a D+ or maybe a C-. What we get is a lot of filler (more cover versions that any other Bowie album since PinUps). Read more
Published 12 months ago by Edward Hough

1.0 out of 5 stars Life's too short to bother listening to the 23rd best David Bowie album....
Rating: 2.5/10

Best songs: "Blue Jean", "Loving the Alien"

Urgh, what happened? Read more
Published 13 months ago by New Gold Dreamer

2.0 out of 5 stars Give it a go.
O.K. Sure this isn't a great album but it's still miles ahead of what a lot of artists were producing in the eighties. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lee Vincent Crawford

4.0 out of 5 stars Massively Underrated.
Don't listen to the reviews that say this is Bowie's worst album (that dubious award should go to Black Tie White Noise), Tonight has some wonderful tracks on it, and the overall... Read more
Published 18 months ago by M. Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars Tonight Review
Tonight is not a peice of garbage, some of these reviews might appropriately be called that instead. I'd suggest you people use a bit more sense. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Hardrein Zulam

3.0 out of 5 stars rubbish or genius???
ok.......let's get down to it.
let's dance was of course brilliant.....then it's followed up with tonight!. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2007 by S. Donnelly

4.0 out of 5 stars Expect the unusual
As with a lot of Bowie's 80s and early 90s work, this album takes a bit of getting used to. Take the first four tracks. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2006 by Dante Gideon

3.0 out of 5 stars Give this a go - you might be surprised
This album is not bad at all. Take it for what it is - David Bowie in the 1980's. Trust me, that's no bad thing! Read more
Published on 23 April 2006 by Theolonious

4.0 out of 5 stars Loving The Album
I don't really see what so many people hate about this album. Sure, it is not Bowie at his best, but as one reviewer stated, it is not Bowie at his worst either. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004 by Simon Edwards

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