Hunky Dory - Definition and Overview

Hunky Dory
LP by David Bowie
Released	1971
Recorded	Trident Studios
Genre	Glam rock
Length	39 min 4 s
Record label	RCA
Producer	Ken Scott and David Bowie
Professional review
AMG (http://Allmusic.com)	5 stars out of 5	[1] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qi0xlf3e5cqi)
David Bowie Chronology
The Man Who Sold the Wolrd (1970)	Hunky Dory (1971)	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

Hunky Dory is the title of David Bowie's fourth music album, released by RCA in 1971.

It is described by AllMusic.com as having "a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class".

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Hunky Dory the 43rd greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 47.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

1. "Changes"
2. "Oh! You Pretty Things"
3. "Eight Line Poem"
4. "Life on Mars?"
5. "Kooks"
6. "Quicksand"
7. "Fill Your Heart" (Biff Rose and Paul Williams)
8. "Andy Warhol"
9. "Song for Bob Dylan"
10. "Queen Bitch"
11. "The Bewlay Brothers"

Rerelease bonus tracks

These additional tracks were on the 1990 rerelease from Rykodisc. They were recorded in 1971, and were all written by Bowie.

• "Bombers" [previously unreleased track]
• "The Supermen" [alternate version]
• "Quicksand" [demo version]
• "The Bewlay Brothers" [alternative mix]

Production credits

• Producer: Ken Scott
• Musicians:
  • David Bowie: vocals, guitar, sax, piano
  • Mick Ronson: guitar
  • Rick Wakeman: piano
  • Trevor Bolder: bass
  • Mick Woodmansey: drums

External links

• AMG AllMusic Guide to Hunky Dory (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?P=amg&sql=HunkyDory&opt1=2)