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"Sound and Vision" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1977 by RCA Records on side one of his 11th studio album Low. RCA later chose it as the first single from the album. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the song was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France, in September 1976, and completed at Hansa Studios in West Berlin in October and November. The song began as a simple G major chord progression that Bowie gave to the backing musicians, writing and recording his vocals afterward. It features backing vocals from Brian Eno and Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin.

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  • "Sound and Vision" es una canción por el músico británico David Bowie que apareció en su álbum de 1977, Low. Fue publicado como sencillo el 11 de febrero de 1977, donde alcanzó el número 3 en las listas de Reino Unido.​ De acuerdo con el enfoque minimalista de Low, Bowie y el coproductor Tony Visconti grabaron originalmente la canción como un instrumental, a excepción de los coros (interpretados por la esposa de Visconti, Mary Hopkin). Bowie luego grabó su parte después de que el resto de la banda dejara el estudio. Seleccionada como el primer sencillo del álbum, "Sound and Vision" fue usada por la BBC para tráileres en su momento. Esto proporcionó una exposición considerable, lo suficiente para que Bowie decidiera no hacer nada para promocionar el sencillo, y ayudó a la canción a llegar al número 3. La canción también fue un éxito en las listas de Alemania, Austria y los Países Bajos. Sin embargo, se estanco en el número 87 en Canadá,​ y sólo llegó al número 69 en los Estados Unidos, donde marcó el final de su pequeño éxito comercial hasta "Let's Dance" en 1983. (es)
  • Sound and Vision est une chanson de David Bowie parue en 1977 sur l'album Low. Elle est également éditée en single par RCA Records en février de l'année suivante. Bien que Bowie ne fasse aucun effort pour en assurer la promotion, elle se classe no 3 des ventes au Royaume-Uni. (fr)
  • "Sound and Vision" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1977 by RCA Records on side one of his 11th studio album Low. RCA later chose it as the first single from the album. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the song was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France, in September 1976, and completed at Hansa Studios in West Berlin in October and November. The song began as a simple G major chord progression that Bowie gave to the backing musicians, writing and recording his vocals afterward. It features backing vocals from Brian Eno and Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin. Regarded by biographers as the closest to a "conventional pop song" on Low, "Sound and Vision" is oddly structured. Beginning as an instrumental, elements are added throughout the song's runtime; Bowie's vocals do not appear for over a minute and a half. The song's lyrics are dark and introspective, reflecting Bowie's mental state after years of drug addiction, and provide a stark contrast to the music itself, which is more joyous and upbeat. Like other Low tracks, the song's drum sound was achieved through the use of Visconti's Eventide H910 Harmonizer. Released as a single on 11 February 1977, "Sound and Vision" was a commercial success, making number three on the UK Singles Chart, aided by its appearance in BBC television commercials. It peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, signalling Bowie's commercial downturn in the US until 1983. Music critics and biographers consider "Sound and Vision" one of Bowie's greatest songs. He performed it only once on his 1978 Isolar II world tour, but frequently on later tours. Remixes of the song have been created in subsequent decades and it has appeared on several compilation albums. (en)
  • Sound and Vision è un brano musicale scritto ed interpretato dal cantante rock britannico David Bowie, inserito nell'album Low del 1977 come quarta traccia, e pubblicato come singolo lo stesso anno. (it)
  • Sound and Vision is een nummer van Britse muzikant David Bowie, uitgebracht als de eerste single van zijn album Low uit 1977. Samen met zijn producer Tony Visconti nam Bowie het nummer oorspronkelijk op als een instrumentaal lied, met uitzondering van de achtergrondzang die werd uitgevoerd door Visconti's vrouw Mary Hopkin. Nadat de band de studio had verlaten, nam Bowie zijn vocals op en bewerkte hij dit tot een nummer met een relatief lange instrumentale introductie. Ten tijde van de release van het nummer op single gebruikte de BBC het in trailers van hun programma's, wat nodig was aangezien Bowie zelf niks deed om het nummer te promoten. In 2013 werd een nieuwe versie van het nummer uitgebracht op single als onderdeel van een reclamecampagne voor de Sony Xperia Z. De nieuwe mix van Sonjay Prabhakar, waarin de leadvocals intact bleven maar Hopkins' achtergrondvocals werden vervangen door een piano die werd bespeeld door Rob Gentry, werd op 7 oktober 2013 uitgebracht als single. (nl)
  • "Sound and Vision" é uma canção do músico britânico David Bowie, lançada como single do álbum Low, de 1977. A canção é notável por justapor uma combinação edificante de guitarra e de faixa instrumental sintetizada com a letra arredia de Bowie. Mantendo a abordagem minimalista de Low, Bowie e o coprodutor Tony Visconti originalmente gravaram a faixa como uma obra instrumental, exceto pelo backing vocal (cantado pela mulher de Visconti, Mary Hopkin). Então, Bowie gravou seu vocal após o resto da banda sair de estúdio, antes de revisar a letra, e criando uma introdução relativamente longa na faixa finalizada. Escolhida como primeiro single do álbum, "Sound and Vision" era, na época, usada pela BBC em trailers. Isso gerou exposição considerável, suficiente para Bowie optar por não fazer nada para se autopromover, e o single alcançou o número 3 no Reino Unido. A canção também entrou para o top 10 alemão, austríaco e holandês. Apesar disso, no Canadá o single só chegou a 87 e, nos Estados Unidos, a 69, representando o fim da curta "lua-de-mel comercial" de Bowie até "Let's Dance", de 1983. A primeira performance ao vivo da canção foi no Earls Court, em 1 de julho de 1978. Em 1990, a canção foi regularmente tocada na turnê Sound + Vision, em que Bowie tocava seus maiores sucessos. O nome também foi usado para uma antologia em box set da Rykodisc de 1989. (pt)
  • Sound and Vision är en låt skriven och framförd av David Bowie och är med på hans album Low från 1977. Sången släpptes även som singel senare samma år. Albumet Low spelades in 1976 i en studio utanför Paris. Skivan är producerad av Tony Visconti. Lite kuriosa i sammanhanget: Tony Visconti var vid tillfället gift med den walesiska popsångerskan Mary Hopkin, mest känd för sin stora hit Those were the days som toppade listorna världen över på hösten 1968. Det är Mary Hopkin, tillsammans med Brian Eno, som sjunger Do-doo-do-biten på introt av låten Sound and vision. Sound and vision utgavs som singel 1977 och nådde som bäst plats nummer tre på englandslistan. (sv)
  • «Sound and Vision» — песня — сингл Дэвида Боуи, которая появилась на его альбоме Low в 1977 году. Песня примечательна сочетанием мажорных партий гитары и синтезатора с текстом о замкнутости в себе. В соответствие с минималистичной концепцией альбома Low, Боуи и сопродюсер Тони Висконти изначально хотели записать трек только как инструментальный, за исключением партии бэк-вокала (в исполнении жены Висконти — Мэри Хопкин). Боуи записывал свой вокал после того как оставшаяся часть группы покинула студию, после сокращения слов и оставив длительное инструментальное вступление на финальной версии песни. Выбранная в качестве первого сингла с альбома, песня «Sound and Vision» использовалась BBC в трейлерах в то время. Это обеспечило значительную известность композиции, что позволило Боуи ничего не предпринимать для пиара песни. Песня находилась в десятке лучших треков в Германии, Австрии и Нидерландах. (ru)
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  • The cover art for David Bowie's 1977 single "Sound and Vision", featuring a profile of Bowie with the words "David Bowie Sound and Vision" in big letters, the title "A New Career in a New Town" to his left, and "RCA" in the bottom right hand corner (en)
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  • As well as illustrating the album's unique drum sound, this sample showcases "Sound and Vision"'s contrasting musical and lyrical qualities. While the music is more joyous and upbeat, the lyrics are more downbeat, reflecting Bowie's mental state at the time. (en)
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  • ["Sound and Vision" is] a very sad song for me... I was trying very hard to drag myself out of an awful period of my life. I was locked in a room in Berlin telling myself I was going to straighten up and not do drugs anymore. I was never going to drink again. Only some of it proved to be the case. It was the first time I knew I was killing myself and time to do something about my physical condition. (en)
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  • Sound and Vision est une chanson de David Bowie parue en 1977 sur l'album Low. Elle est également éditée en single par RCA Records en février de l'année suivante. Bien que Bowie ne fasse aucun effort pour en assurer la promotion, elle se classe no 3 des ventes au Royaume-Uni. (fr)
  • Sound and Vision è un brano musicale scritto ed interpretato dal cantante rock britannico David Bowie, inserito nell'album Low del 1977 come quarta traccia, e pubblicato come singolo lo stesso anno. (it)
  • Sound and Vision är en låt skriven och framförd av David Bowie och är med på hans album Low från 1977. Sången släpptes även som singel senare samma år. Albumet Low spelades in 1976 i en studio utanför Paris. Skivan är producerad av Tony Visconti. Lite kuriosa i sammanhanget: Tony Visconti var vid tillfället gift med den walesiska popsångerskan Mary Hopkin, mest känd för sin stora hit Those were the days som toppade listorna världen över på hösten 1968. Det är Mary Hopkin, tillsammans med Brian Eno, som sjunger Do-doo-do-biten på introt av låten Sound and vision. Sound and vision utgavs som singel 1977 och nådde som bäst plats nummer tre på englandslistan. (sv)
  • "Sound and Vision" es una canción por el músico británico David Bowie que apareció en su álbum de 1977, Low. Fue publicado como sencillo el 11 de febrero de 1977, donde alcanzó el número 3 en las listas de Reino Unido.​ De acuerdo con el enfoque minimalista de Low, Bowie y el coproductor Tony Visconti grabaron originalmente la canción como un instrumental, a excepción de los coros (interpretados por la esposa de Visconti, Mary Hopkin). Bowie luego grabó su parte después de que el resto de la banda dejara el estudio. (es)
  • "Sound and Vision" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released in January 1977 by RCA Records on side one of his 11th studio album Low. RCA later chose it as the first single from the album. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the song was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France, in September 1976, and completed at Hansa Studios in West Berlin in October and November. The song began as a simple G major chord progression that Bowie gave to the backing musicians, writing and recording his vocals afterward. It features backing vocals from Brian Eno and Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin. (en)
  • Sound and Vision is een nummer van Britse muzikant David Bowie, uitgebracht als de eerste single van zijn album Low uit 1977. Samen met zijn producer Tony Visconti nam Bowie het nummer oorspronkelijk op als een instrumentaal lied, met uitzondering van de achtergrondzang die werd uitgevoerd door Visconti's vrouw Mary Hopkin. Nadat de band de studio had verlaten, nam Bowie zijn vocals op en bewerkte hij dit tot een nummer met een relatief lange instrumentale introductie. Ten tijde van de release van het nummer op single gebruikte de BBC het in trailers van hun programma's, wat nodig was aangezien Bowie zelf niks deed om het nummer te promoten. (nl)
  • "Sound and Vision" é uma canção do músico britânico David Bowie, lançada como single do álbum Low, de 1977. A canção é notável por justapor uma combinação edificante de guitarra e de faixa instrumental sintetizada com a letra arredia de Bowie. Mantendo a abordagem minimalista de Low, Bowie e o coprodutor Tony Visconti originalmente gravaram a faixa como uma obra instrumental, exceto pelo backing vocal (cantado pela mulher de Visconti, Mary Hopkin). Então, Bowie gravou seu vocal após o resto da banda sair de estúdio, antes de revisar a letra, e criando uma introdução relativamente longa na faixa finalizada. (pt)
  • «Sound and Vision» — песня — сингл Дэвида Боуи, которая появилась на его альбоме Low в 1977 году. Песня примечательна сочетанием мажорных партий гитары и синтезатора с текстом о замкнутости в себе. В соответствие с минималистичной концепцией альбома Low, Боуи и сопродюсер Тони Висконти изначально хотели записать трек только как инструментальный, за исключением партии бэк-вокала (в исполнении жены Висконти — Мэри Хопкин). Боуи записывал свой вокал после того как оставшаяся часть группы покинула студию, после сокращения слов и оставив длительное инструментальное вступление на финальной версии песни. (ru)
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