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Let's Dance

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - Remastered)

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Overview

For David Bowie fans young and old comes a very special picture book celebrating dancing and being joyful while paying homage to an iconic musical figure.

"Let's dance. Put on your red shoes and dance the blues..." Embrace the spirit and mood of iconic musician David Bowie in this must-have book for any Bowie fan, especially those wanting to introduce a new generation to a favorite musical artist. Lightly adapting the lyrics to "Let's Dance" for a younger audience, kids and parents will soon be tapping their shoes to this lively book with bright, fun, whimsical artwork.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/15/2019
Label:	Parlophone / Rhino
UPC:	0190295692735
Rank:	4266

Tracks

Modern Love
China Girl
Let's Dance
Without You
Ricochet
Criminal World
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Shake It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Bowie Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Saxophone,Lead Vocals
Queen Primary Artist
Nile Rodgers Guest Artist,Guitar
Omar Hakim Guest Artist,Drums
Bernard Edwards Guest Artist,Bass
Stevie Ray Vaughan Guest Artist,Guitar,Lead Guitar
Robert Sabino Keyboards
Frank Simms Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Carmine Rojas Bass
Mac Gollehon Trumpet
George Simms Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robert Arron Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Tenor (Vocal)
Stan Harrison Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Tenor (Vocal)
Steve Elson Flute,Baritone,Sax (Baritone),Baritone (Vocal)
Robert Aaron Flute,Tenor (Vocal)
Sammy Figueroa Percussion
David Spinner Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Tony Thompson Drums
Rob Sabino Keyboards

Technical Credits

Brian May Composer
Audrey Auld Composer
Bob Clearmountain Mixing,Engineer
Bob Ludwig Mastering
Freddie Mercury Composer
Duncan Browne Composer
John Deacon Composer
Roger Taylor Composer
Peter Godwin Composer
Sean Lyons Composer
Peter Mew Engineer,Remastering,Digital Remastering
Nigel Reeve Engineer,Remastering,Digital Remastering,Project Coordinator
Nile Rodgers Mixing,Arranger,Producer,Assistant,Mastering,Mixing Assistant,Horn Arrangements
David Bowie Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Assistant,Adaptation,Horn Arrangements
Dave Greenberg Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Giorgio Moroder Composer
Ray Staff Mastering
Queen Producer,Performer
Iggy Pop Composer
Kevin Cann Design,Package Design
Denis O'Regan Photography
Greg Gorman Cover Photo,Photography
Mick Haggerty Logo,Design,Cover Art,Photography,Package Design
Derek Boshier Paintings,Cover Painting

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Editorial Reviews

02/10/2020
Bowie considered his 1983 global hit one of his less nihilistic numbers, ostensibly qualifying it for the ever-expanding jukebox picture book genre. Marks (The Panda Problem) works hard to keep the mood light, with peppy vignettes featuring a multigenerational cast of varying ethnicities with bright eyes, wide smiles, and happy feet. The first mention of the famous opening lines (“Put on your red shoes/ And dance the blues”) shows a school dance team performing in blue uniforms (curiously, the scarlet shoes are barely visible); the later reprise takes readers to a kitchen dance party. But the dancing never shakes loose of being well-behaved (the one exception is a girl who boogies with an authentic rocker stance, hair askew, tongue stuck out), and images for some of the lyrics have an indistinct feel: “Because my love for you/ Would break my heart in two” attends two kids and an adult bouncing on a trampoline. Playing the actual song, with its irresistible signature chords and Bowie’s distinctive quaver, will probably be a more effective means of inspiring little folks to get funky. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

2019-12-08
Dancers of various ages, races, abilities, and species groove to the abridged lyrics of iconic rocker Bowie's titular 1983 hit.
"Let's dance," the author invites. And dance Marks' joyful, cartoony figures do. A child and older adult jive to "the song they're playin' on" an old-fashioned radio; another child "sway[s] through" a playground crowd "to an empty space." A dog and cat join paws/hands with a child in a hijab. Under "this serious moonlight," a couple and a cat float in spacesuits. Two kids dance in manual wheelchairs; one is an amputee. After omitting much of the last verse, the ending urges, "Let's dance, / DANCE, / DANCE." Characters' skin colors range from pale to dark. However, despite diverse characters and bright, textured digital illustrations, the song's translation to picture book falls flat. Without the melody, the lyrics' rhythm falters, and such lines as "If you should fall into my arms / And tremble like A FLOWER" ring awkward. Some illustrations seem incongruous with their lyrics, as when a double-page file of cheerleading kids wearing itty-bitty red sneakers illustrates "Put on your red shoes / And dance the blues." Though adult fans will appreciate nods to Bowie's eclectic style—lightning bolts pepper the pages, and a child's shirt is reminiscent of his Union Jack-patterned coat—such touches will be lost on readers unfamiliar with Bowie's oeuvre.
It's wonderfully inclusive, but only Bowie's biggest fans may feel like dancing. (Picture book. 4-6)

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