- rock, art rock, glam rock, pop rock
- 42 min
- 11 tracks
- RCA
Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on 17 December 1971 through RCA Records. Following a break from touring and recording, Bowie settled down to write new songs, composing on piano rather than guitar as in earlier works.
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Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Classic Rock4.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
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Tracks
- 1Changes3:37
- 2Oh! You Pretty Things3:12
- 3Eight Line Poem2:56
- 4Life on Mars?3:54
- 5Kooks2:53
- 6Quicksand5:07
- 7Fill Your Heart3:07
- 8Andy Warhol3:57
- 9Song for Bob Dylan4:12
- 10Queen Bitch3:19
- 11The Bewlay Brothers5:24
11 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- David Bowie
- Label
- RCA
- Released
- 1971-12
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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