Reality (David Bowie album)

Reality
Studio album by David Bowie
Released	16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
Recorded	The Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	49:25
Label	Iso, Columbia
Producer	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
David Bowie chronology
Best of Bowie (2002) Reality (2003) Live Santa Monica '72 (2008)
Singles from Reality
"New Killer Star" Released: 29 September 2003 (2003-09-29) "Never Get Old" Released: February 2004 (2004-02)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2][dead link]
The Guardian	[3]
Pitchfork	(7.3/10)[4]
Rolling Stone	[5][dead link]
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Reality is an album by English rock musician David Bowie, released in 2003 on Bowie's Iso Records label, in conjunction with Columbia Records.

Release history

Over the promotional period, the album was released in a variety of formats. The standard release was a single jewel case CD version, followed by the CD with a three track bonus CD in digipak format. The album was then released as a multichannel hybrid SACD, and then reissued with a bonus live DVD recorded in London.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David Bowie, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Killer Star"	4:40
2.	"Pablo Picasso" (Jonathan Richman)	4:06
3.	"Never Get Old"	4:25
4.	"The Loneliest Guy"	4:11
5.	"Looking for Water"	3:28
6.	"She'll Drive the Big Car"	4:35
7.	"Days"	3:19
8.	"Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"	4:04
9.	"Try Some, Buy Some" (George Harrison)	4:24
10.	"Reality"	4:23
11.	"Bring Me the Disco King"	7:45

• "Bring Me the Disco King" was originally recorded by Bowie back in 1992/93 during the studio sessions for his album Black Tie White Noise, but for reasons unknown was not released until it made an appearance on this album (in re-recorded form).^[7]

Limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fly"	4:10
2.	"Queen of All the Tarts (Overture)"	2:53
3.	"Rebel Rebel" (2002 re-recording)	3:10

Limited DVD tour edition

The DVD features a promotional concert where the whole album was played live track by track. It was recorded at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, 8 September 2003. On the regular CD a recording of The Kinks' song "Waterloo Sunset" was released as a bonus track. On the Canadian reissue, the live DVD was truncated down to five tracks, while the Japanese release did not include "Waterloo Sunset" as a bonus.

DualDisc edition

A DualDisc edition was released initially in the Boston and Seattle regions of the US only. The CD side contains the album, whereas the DVD side contains the album in 5.1 surround sound and bonus material (photo gallery, lyrics, biography, and discography). Of most interest is the otherwise unavailable Reality film featuring full length videos of "Never Get Old", "The Loneliest Guy", "Bring Me the Disco King", and "New Killer Star". About half a year later this edition was released countrywide in the US and Canada.

The original test marketed DualDisc version differs in packaging and in the design on the inlay card from the version that was later released countrywide.

Personnel

• David Bowie – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, saxophone, stylophone, synthesizer
• Sterling Campbell – drums
• Gerry Leonard – guitar
• Earl Slick – guitar
• Mark Plati – bass, guitar
• Mike Garson – piano
• David Torn – guitar
• Gail Ann Dorsey – backing vocals
• Catherine Russell – backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Matt Chamberlain – drums on "Bring Me the Disco King" and "Fly"
• Tony Visconti – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Mario J. McNulty – additional percussion and drums on "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"
• Carlos Alomar – guitar on "Fly"
• Greg Tobler – Assistant Engineer

Design

• Cover Design – Jonathan Barnbrook
• Illustration – Rex Ray

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Czech Album Chart	1[citation needed]
	Danish Album Chart	1[citation needed]
	Austrian Album Chart	3[citation needed]
	French Album Chart	2[citation needed]
	German Album Chart	3[citation needed]
	Greek Album Chart	2[citation needed]
	Italian Album Chart	4[citation needed]
	Portuguese Album Chart	2[citation needed]
	Russian Album Chart	2[citation needed]
	Norway Albums Chart	2[citation needed]
	UK Albums Chart	3[citation needed]
	Billboard 200	29[citation needed]
	Euro Albums Chart	1[citation needed]

References

1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Reality". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r658210. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Reality – Blender". Blender. http://www.blender.com/guide/back-catalogue/53979/reality.html. Retrieved 16 June 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Caroline Sullivan (12 September 2003). "David Bowie, Reality". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/sep/12/popandrock.shopping8. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
4. ^ Eric Carr (16 September 2003). "David Bowie: Reality". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/880-reality/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
5. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/davidbowie/albums/album/298864/review/5940735/reality^{[dead link]}
6. ^ (Portuguese) Ivan Claudio (24 September 2003). "Jovialidade sem botox". http://www.istoe.com.br/reportagens/detalhePrint.htm?idReportagem=13698&txPrint=completo. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
7. ^ David Wild. "Bowie's Wedding Album". Rolling Stone (21 January 1993): 14.