Station to Station (song)

"Station to Station"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Station to Station
B-side "TVC 15"
Released 23 January 1976
Format 7"
Recorded September – November 1975 at Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length
  • 10:14 (album version)
  • 3:40 (French single version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) David Bowie
Producer(s)
David Bowie singles chronology
"Golden Years"
(1975)		 "Station to Station"
(1976)		 "TVC 15"
(1976)
Station to Station track listing
"Station to Station"
(1)		 "Golden Years"
(2)

"Station to Station" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was written and recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles in 1975, and released in January 1976 as the title track and opener of Bowie's tenth studio album as well as on a promotional 7-inch single in France.

Composition

The song is Bowie's longest studio recording, at just over 10 minutes. Structurally, the song builds from a droning, guitar-driven introductory portion that mimics a train building up speed, to an uptempo section punctuated by the refrain "It's too late."

The lyrics contain various references to Aleister Crowley, Kabbalah[1] and gnosticism.[1] Bowie stated that "The "Station to Station" track itself is very much concerned with the Stations of the Cross."[1]

Single version

The song was released as a promo single (42549 A) in January 1976 in France, with a shortened duration of 3:40 and "TVC 15" on the b-side.[2] The single version begins at the central section of the song with the drums just prior to the "once there were mountains..." lyric. This short edit of "Station To Station" was mainly for radio stations and was played frequently on French radio at the time.[2] The single can be heard on the Deluxe Edition of the 2010 reissue of the Station to Station album.

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Station to Station"   3:40
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "TVC 15"   4:40

Personnel

Live versions

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
 France 23 January 1976 RCA/RCA Victor 7" 42549[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cavanagh, David (February 1997), "ChangesFiftyBowie", Q magazine: 52–59
  2. 1 2 3 4 "David Bowie - Station To Station (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Tony Visconti (2005). Stage 2005 reissue: CD booklet

External links


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