SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Unspecified UK  press (single review column) Date: July 19 1975 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Single Review Title: David Bowie – “Fame” (RCA) This mid‑1975 review hails David Bowie’s “Fame” as a return to form and one of the standout tracks from his Young Americans album. The critic calls Bowie “the king of excess,” praising his audacious mix of funk, brass, and soul influences while noting the song’s “steady clatter” of percussion and

BACKGROUND "Fame" is a funk, funk rock and soul track written by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975, the song expresses Bowie’s dissatisfaction with fame, stardom, and the pressures of management, entourage culture and public expectation. It was issued as the second single from Young Americans and became Bowie’s first US number 1, while performing more modestly in the UK. "Fame" is a funk, funk rock a