Line #38 Creator/DavidBowie


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5	!!Articles about David Bowie
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7	[[index]]
8	* Music/DavidBowie is the main entry about the artist.
9	* [[Characters/DavidBowie Characters: David Bowie]]: About his ever-changing persona in his concept albums.
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11	!!Articles about his studio albums:
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13	* 1967 - ''[[Music/DavidBowie1967 David Bowie]]''
14	* 1969 - ''Music/SpaceOddity''
15	* 1970 - ''Music/TheManWhoSoldTheWorld''
16	* 1971 - ''Music/HunkyDory''
17	* 1972 - ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''
18	* 1973 - ''Music/AladdinSane''
19	* 1973 - ''Music/PinUps''
20	* 1974 - ''Music/DiamondDogs''
21	* 1975 - ''Music/{{Young Americans\|1975}}''
22	* 1976 - ''Music/StationToStation''
23	* 1976 - ''Music/{{Changesonebowie}}'' (GreatestHitsAlbum)
24	* 1977 - ''[[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum Low]]''
25	* 1977 - ''Music/HeroesDavidBowieAlbum''
26	* 1979 - ''Music/{{Lodger}}''
27	* 1980 - ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''
28	* 1983 - ''Music/LetsDance''
29	* 1984 - ''Music/{{Tonight}}''
30	* 1987 - ''Music/NeverLetMeDown''
31	* 1989 - ''[[Music/TinMachineAlbum Tin Machine]]'' (with Tin Machine)
32	* 1993 - ''Music/BlackTieWhiteNoise''
33	* 1993 - ''Music/TheBuddhaOfSuburbia''
34	* 1995 - ''Music/{{Outside}}''
35	* 1997 - ''Music/{{Earthling}}''
36	* 1999 - ''Music/HoursDavidBowieAlbum''
37	* 2002 - ''Music/{{Heathen}}''
38	* 2003 - ''Music/{{Reality}}''
39	* 2013 - ''Music/TheNextDay''
40	* 2016 - ''Music/BlackstarAlbum''
41	* 2022 - ''Toy''[[note]]A "lost album" recorded in 2000 in which Bowie revisited older and/or obscure songs from his 1964-71 catalogue, with a few new songs; scheduled for release in 2001 but canceled, it finally came out officially as part of the ''Brilliant Adventure'' box set in 2021, and an expanded individual version was released in 2022[[/note]]
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43	!! Albums not made, but produced by Bowie:
44	* 1972 - ''All the Young Dudes'' by Music/MottTheHoople: Also wrote the TitleTrack.
45	* 1972 - ''Music/{{Transformer}}'' by Music/LouReed: Co-produced and performed backing vocals alongside Mick Ronson.
46	* 1973 - ''Music/RawPower'' by Music/TheStooges: Was brought in to do last-minute mixing work after the original mix proved to be too poor-quality to release; is credited alongside Music/IggyPop as a co-producer as a result.
47	* 1974 - ''Weren't Born a Man'' by Dana Gillespie: Co-produced "Andy Warhol" (a CoverVersion of the ''Hunky Dory'' track), "Backed a Loser", and "Mother, Don't Be Frightened".
48	* 1977 - ''Music/TheIdiot'' by Music/IggyPop: The first of three Pop albums that Bowie co-wrote and produced, also adding musical instrumentations and backing vocals. Is generally seen as a prelude to the Berlin Trilogy, given the similarity in production style, Bowie's heavy involvement that ended up shaping it into one of his albums in all but name, and the fact that the opening track, "Sister Midnight", was written into Bowie's own "Red Money" on ''Lodger'' in 1979.
49	* 1977 - ''Music/LustForLife'' by Music/IggyPop: The second of three Pop albums that Bowie produced and co-wrote, and sang backing vocals on, and the last that he added instrumentation to (Bowie didn't play any of the instruments on ''Blah-Blah-Blah''). Bowie would later cover "Neighborhood Threat" and "Tonight" on ''Tonight'' in 1984.
50	* 1986 - ''Blah-Blah-Blah'' by Music/IggyPop: The third of three Pop albums that Bowie produced, co-wrote, and sang backing vocals on; also did mixing work on the album. Co-produced and co-mixed by David Richards and features contributions from multi-instrumentalist Erdal Kızılçay, both of whom would join Bowie on ''Never Let Me Down'' and ''The Buddha of Suburbia''.
51	* 1995 - ''People from Bad Homes'' by Ava Cherry & the Astronettes: Archival release of recordings from November 1973. Also provided backing vocals and wrote several tracks (including ones that Bowie revisited on ''Scary Monsters'').
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53	!! Acting roles:
54	* 1976 - ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'': A cult classic starring Bowie as an extraterrestrial alien who landed on Earth as part of a mission to save his home planet from an apocalyptic drought. (This was his first major dramatic role.)
55	* 1981 - ''Literature/ChristianeF'': A film adaptation of the autobiographical non-fiction book by Christiane F. who suffered through a life as a teenage heroin prostitute. Bowie appears as himself in the film, performing some of his '70s hits during a concert.
56	* 1983 - ''Film/TheHunger'': A horror movie in which Bowie plays a vampire.
57	* 1983 - ''Film/MerryChristmasMrLawrence'': A World War II movie in which Bowie portrays a South African prisoner of war in a Japanese POW camp, forming a unique relationship with the camp's rigid captain.
58	* 1985 - ''Film/IntoTheNight'': A comedy thriller with Bowie as an EvilBrit hitman.
59	* 1986 - ''Film/AbsoluteBeginners'': A rock musical where he has a key supporting role and also contributes several songs to the soundtrack. The title track was released as a single during the leadup to the film's release.
60	* 1986 - ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'': A children's musical adventure fantasy film made with puppets provided by Creator/JimHenson. Bowie plays the primary antagonist, Jareth the Goblin King, and provides the song score.
61	* 1988 - ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'': A controversial Bible film about the final days of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Jesus of Nazareth]], in which Bowie has a small role as Pontius Pilate.
62	* 1991 - ''Film/TheLinguiniIncident'': A heist comedy starring Bowie as a British immigrant in New York who teams up with his co-worker and a lingerie designer in order to rob his workplace, marry his co-worker, and earn his green card.
63	* 1992 - ''Film/TwinPeaksFireWalkWithMe'': A movie adaptation of the eponymous TV series. Bowie has a cameo as an FBI agent; Bowie allowed his footage to be reused in the TV series' revival, but per his request, his voice was redubbed there.
64	* 2001 - ''Film/{{Zoolander}}'': A comedy in which he appears as himself in a cameo.
65	* 2006 - ''Film/ThePrestige'': A sci-fi period piece. Bowie portrays UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla.
66	* 2006 - ''Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles'': An animated fantasy film. Bowie voices Emperor Maltazard.
67	* 2007 - [[/index]]''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':[[index]] Played Lord Royal Highness in [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS5E12AtlantisSquarePantis "Atlantis SquarePantis"]], a MusicalEpisode in which [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick find an amulet that brings them to Atlantis (ironically, Bowie doesn't sing in it).
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69	!! Films based on the man and his music
70	* 1998 - ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'': A NoCelebritiesWereHarmed dramatization of his glam rock period.
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72	!! References to Bowie
73	* ''ReferencedBy/DavidBowie''.
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