JOHNNY YEN AGAIN
WITH THE LIQUOR AND DRUGS
AND A FLESH MACHINE
HE'S GONNA DO
ANOTHER STRIP TEASE
Lust for Life
is the second
solo studio album
by the American
musician
released on
September 9, 1977,
through RCA Records.
It was his second
collaboration with
after
The Idiot,
released in March
the same year.
Shortly after Bowie
released his
own album
Low in January,
Pop went on a tour
to support
The Idiot
with Bowie
as his keyboardist.
At the tour's conclusion,
Pop and Bowie
regrouped in Berlin
to record the former's
next solo album.
Lust for Life
was recorded at
Hansa Studio
by the Wall
in West Berlin
from
May to June 1977,
with production
being handled
by Bowie,
Iggy Pop,
and the engineer
Colin Thurston.
The touring band
of Pop, Bowie,
the guitarist
Ricky Gardiner,
and brothers
Tony Fox
and
Hunt Sales
on bass and drums,
respectively,
comprised the
primary lineup
for the album.
After
The Idiot
was mostly composed
by Bowie,
Pop was adamant
about having
more control over
Lust for Life,
often composing
his own arrangements,
including for
"Sixteen".
This resulted in a
hard rock and
proto-punk sound
more akin to his
older style
with the band
the Stooges.
Pop would use
Bowie's arrangements
for some songs,
including the
well-known title track.
Upon release,
Lust for Life
received little promotion
from RCA
but nevertheless
peaked at number 28
on the
UK Albums Chart
and remained
Pop's
highest-charting album
there until 2016's
Post Pop Depression.
It also peaked at
number 8
in the Netherlands
and number 120
on the
US Billboard
Top LPs & Tape chart.
Critically,
Lust for Life
was well-received,
with many praising
Pop's energetic performance
throughout and his
greater role compared
to
The Idiot;
the former would later
be regarded as one
of his best works
and has appeared
on several
best album lists.
It was
Pop and Bowie's
final collaboration
until the mid-1980s.
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