"Prisoner of Love" is a song by Tin Machine taken from their eponymous debut album, issued as their third single in October 1989.
| "Prisoner of Love" | ||||
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| Single by Tin Machine | ||||
| from the album Tin Machine | ||||
| B-side | "Baby Can Dance" (Live) / "Crack City" (Live) | |||
| Released | 30 October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August 1988 – early 1989; studio material recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux Switzerland, and Compass Point Studios, Nassau live recording 25th of June 1989; at La Cigale, Paris | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | EMI MT 76 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
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Song development
editBowie claimed at the time he wrote the song for his then-partner Melissa Hurley.[1] It reads as worldly advice from the singer to his naive younger girlfriend.[2]
Live performances and video
editThe band elected not to make music videos for singles from the album, and instead created a 13-minute megamix video, in which "Prisoner of Love" was included. The video, directed by Julien Temple, went unreleased commercially until its 30th anniversary in 2019.[3]
"Prisoner of Love" was performed during the 1989 Tin Machine Tour. The single was backed by live tracks recorded at La Cigale, Paris on 25 June 1989, and had a novel heart-shaped 7" picture disc release. It failed to chart in the UK or the US.
Track listing
edit7" version
- "Prisoner of Love" (Edit) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:09
- "Baby Can Dance" (Live) (Bowie) – 6:16
12"/CD version
- "Prisoner of Love" (Edit) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:09
- "Baby Can Dance" (Live) (Bowie) – 6:16
- "Crack City" (Live) (Bowie) – 5:13
- "Prisoner of Love" (LP version) (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales) – 4:15
Credits and personnel
editProducers
Musicians
- David Bowie – vocals, guitar
- Reeves Gabrels – lead guitar
- Hunt Sales – drums, vocals
- Tony Sales – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
- Kevin Armstrong – rhythm guitar
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Pegg, Nicholas (October 2016). "The Complete David Bowie New Edition: Expanded and Updated". Titan Books.
- ^ O'Leary, Chris (2019). Ashes to Ashes The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2016. Repeater Books. ISBN 9781912248308.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (3 June 2019). "David Bowie & I: Socks, Sax & Sex Shops". Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5