DAVID BOWIE – “Young Americans” was released 50 years ago today. Did you already know these facts?

David Bowie’s ninth studio album “Young Americans” was released on March 7, 1975. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ After David Bowie’s first leg of his “Diamond Dogs” tour, the recordings for “Young Americans” began at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

★ The producer is Tony Visconti, who produced a total of 14 studio albums with David Bowie.

★ While working in Philadelphia, Bowie immersed himself in soul music and created a new persona called “The Gouster”, which is the slang term for a hip street kid. This was also initially the working title.

★ Due to his cocaine addiction, David often stayed in the studio day and night to make his recordings while the band slept.

★ “Young Americans” was awarded gold in Canada, the UK and the USA.