''Earthling in the City'' is a 6-track promotional CD by
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
that was distributed by the American ''
GQ'' magazine with their November 1997 issue. The disc is largely made up of live performances and remixes of songs drawn from Bowie's albums ''
Black Tie White Noise
''Black Tie White Noise'' is the eighteenth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 5 April 1993 through Savage Records in the United States and Arista Records in the United Kingdom. Conceived following Bowie's marri ...
'', ''
Outside
Outside or Outsides may refer to:
* Wilderness
Books and magazines
* ''Outside'', a book by Marguerite Duras
* ''Outside'' (magazine), an outdoors magazine
Film, theatre and TV
* Outside TV (formerly RSN Television), a television network
* '' ...
'', and ''
Earthling
Earthling or Earthlings may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Earthling'' (film), a 2010 sci-fi film
* ''Earthlings'' (film), a 2005 animal rights documentary
* '' The Earthling'', a 1980 drama film
* "Earthling" (''Fringe''), a 2009 TV episod ...
''.
Background
Distributed solely with an issue of ''GQ'' in late 1997, the EP includes two exclusive live tracks from Bowie's
50th birthday party concert in January that year; the rest of the tracks had been released with other singles over the previous year.
Track listing
# "
Little Wonder" (Recorded live in New York City, 9 January 1997) – 3:44
# "
Seven Years in Tibet
''Seven Years in Tibet: My Life Before, During and After'' (1952; (''Seven years in Tibet. My life at the court of the Dalai Lama''); 1954 in English) is an autobiographical travel book written by Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant Heinr ...
(Edit)" – 3:59
# "
Pallas Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress o ...
" (Recorded live in Amsterdam, 10 June 1997) – 8:28
# "
The Hearts Filthy Lesson
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (no apostrophe in "Hearts") is a song by English musician David Bowie from his 20th studio album, ''Outside'' (1995), and issued as a single ahead of the album. Released in September 1995 by Arista, BMG and RCA, it ...
" (Recorded live in New York City, 9 January 1997) – 5:03
# "
Telling Lies (Paradox Mix by
A Guy Called Gerald
Gerald Rydel Simpson (born 1967), better known as A Guy Called Gerald, is a British record producer and musician. He was an early member of the electronic group 808 State, contributing to their debut LP '' Newbuild'' (1988) and hit single " ...
)" – 5:12
# "Seven Years in Tibet (Mandarin Version)" – 3:58
References
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External links
Discogs entry
1997 EPs
David Bowie EPs
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