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Let's Dance is the fifteenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 14 April 1983 through EMI America Records.Co-produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers, the album was recorded in December 1982 at the Power Station in New York City.
"Let's Dance" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally included as the title track of his 1983 album of the same name. Co-produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic , it was recorded in late 1982 at the Power Station in New York City.
"Modern Love" was released on 14 April 1983 as the opening track of Let's Dance. [11] It was later released on 12 September 1983 by EMI America on seven-inch vinyl (as EA 158, featuring the shortened single version), and on twelve-inch vinyl (as 12EA 158, featuring the full length song) as the third single of the album, [12] with a live version, recorded in Montreal in July 1983, [7] as its B ...
In a 1983 interview with MTV, during the promotion of Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album, he called the network out for them not playing music videos by Black artists.
The success of Let's Dance revitalised Bowie's back catalogue: throughout the summer of 1983, he had multiple albums on the UK Albums Chart. This peaked on 16 July that year, with ten entries – a figure bettered only by Elvis Presley .
Bowie re-recorded a more well-known version during the sessions for his 1983 album Let's Dance, reportedly to assist Pop with his poor finances at the time. It was co-produced by Nile Rodgers, who transformed the song into a pop number with an Asian-inspired guitar riff. Bowie's version was released as the second single from the album in May ...