“Your soul is calling”
Rumoured to be slated as a possible follow up to Fame before the release of Golden Years in the US in 1975, Fascination was a track from the Young Americans LP.
Aside from being a superb song, the composition is also notable for being the first published credit (shared with Bowie), for one Luther Vandross, who also sang backing vocals on the album.
Last week we mentioned Bowie’s appearance on the Cher show 40 years ago, the broadcast of which is listed in the advert in our montage.
Also pictured is the sheet music for Fascination, giving even more credence to the single release theory. Either way, it’s a great excuse to use another Steve Schapiro shot.
Top right is the David Bowie logo used on the Young Americans album sleeve, a logo reproduced for the very rare promotional Young Americans brass buckle, pictured bottom left. Tasty.
Listen to Fascination now and judge for yourself how good a single you think it might have been.
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