Bowie continues with his mainstream pop approach but delivers his weakest album since his 1967 debut. This one features five cover songs; three by Iggy Pop ("Don't Look Down", "Tonight" and "Neighborhood Threat") a Beach Boys cover ("God Only Knows") and a cover by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller ("I Keep Forgetting") all of which are bland and forgettable.
Two songs feature Iggy Pop as co-writer ("Tonight" and "Dancing with the Big Boys") and only two songs, "Loving the Alien" and "Blue Jean" (the best two on the album) were written exclusively by Bowie. Of the two songs written by Bowie, the only hit on the album ("Blue Jean") sounds like it was a leftover song from his previous album.
Tina Turner shows up as a guest vocalist on "Tonight" but even with her and Iggy in the studio this album is a flop.
2/5
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