The Idiot

~ Release by Iggy Pop (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
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1Sister Midnight
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
electric piano [Baldwin electric piano], guitar and piano:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28) and Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1976-07 until 1976-08) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Sister Midnight (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Carlos Alomar, David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
3.54:20
2Nightclubbing
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
drum machine, piano [treated Yamaha piano] and synthesizer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-08 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-08 until 1976-08-28)
instruments:
Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1976-08 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, drum machine, synthesizer, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Nightclubbing (from 1976-08 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
44:15
3Funtime
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Michel Santangeli (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
piano [treated Yamaha piano] and synthesizer [ARP Axxe]:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1976-06 until 1976-08), David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08) and Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1976-07 until 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Funtime (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
4.52:55
4Baby
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Laurent Thibault (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Michel Santangeli (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
piano [treated Yamaha piano] and synthesizer [ARP Axxe]:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28) and Iggy Pop (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Baby (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
4.53:25
5China Girl
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
alto saxophone, guitar, piano [treated Yamaha piano], synthesizer [ARP Axxe] and toy piano:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
bass guitar:
Laurent Thibault (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Michel Santangeli (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
China Girl (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Fujipacific Music, Inc., James Osterberg Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo), Watanabe Music Publishing CM division, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.25:08
6Dum Dum Boys
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
guitar:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28) and Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
piano [treated Yamaha piano] and synthesizer [ARP Axxe]:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Dum Dum Boys (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and James Newell June Osterberg
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Fujipacific Music, Inc., James Osterberg Music, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, Watanabe Music Publishing CM division, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
written at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
57:12
7Tiny Girls
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Laurent Thibault (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Michel Santangeli (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
organ, piano [treated Yamaha piano] and tenor saxophone:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Tiny Girls (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
David Robert Jones (English singer‐songwriter) and James Newell June Osterberg
43:00
8Mass Production
engineer:
Laurent Thibault
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
drum machine, electric piano [Baldwin electric piano], piano [treated Yamaha piano] and synthesizer [ARP Axxe]:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist) (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (in 1976-08)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-07-30), Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1976-08: lead vocals, guitar) and Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
mixed at:
Hansa Tonstudio I in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-08-21 until 1976-08-28)
recording of:
Mass Production (from 1976-06-05 until 1976-08-28)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
3.58:24