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Stay (David Bowie song)

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B-side
  
"Word on a Wing"

Format
  
7"

Released
  
July 1976

Genre
  
Funk rock

Recorded
  
September – November 1975 at Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles)

Length
  
6:15 (album version) 3:21 (single version)

"Stay" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie in 1975 for the album Station to Station, released in January the following year. In July 1976, the song was released as a single by RCA in the United States The length of the album version of "Stay" is 6:15.

Contents

The verse and chorus structures can be traced back to "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)", a track recorded for the Young Americans album but first released (as a single) in 1979.

Track listing

  1. "Stay" (Bowie) – 3:21
  2. "Word on a Wing" (Bowie) – 3:10

Production credits

  • Producer:
  • Harry Maslin
  • David Bowie
  • Musicians:
  • David Bowie: Lead Vocals, Synthesizers
  • Warren Peace: Percussion, Backing vocals
  • Earl Slick: Electric guitar
  • Carlos Alomar: Electric guitar
  • George Murray: Bass guitar
  • Dennis Davis: Drums

    • Live versions

  • A live version recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York on 23 March 1976 was released as a bonus track on the Rykodisc CD release of Station to Station in 1991. It also appears on the 2010 reissues of Station to Station.
  • A concert performance recorded in spring 1978 was released on the 2005 reissue of the live album Stage.
  • A live recording made at the BBC Radio Theatre, London, England on 27 June 2000 was released on the bonus disc accompanying the first releases of Bowie at the Beeb.

    • Other releases

  • It was released as the B-side of "Suffragette City" in July 1976.
  • The single version also appeared on the Christiane F. soundtrack.

    • Cover versions

  • Ava Cherry – 3" CD single

    • References

    Stay (David Bowie song) Wikipedia
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