Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes

“All The Young Dudes” single by Mott the Hoople, from the album All The Young Dudes, released in 1972. Charted #3 in UK and #37 in US.

This was written and produced by David Bowie. Mott The Hoople had a cult following in England and Bowie was a big fan. The problem was, they weren’t selling many albums and were about to break up. Bowie heard about their impending breakup when Mott bass player Pete Overend Watts called looking for work, and in an effort to keep the band together, he offered to produce their next album and provide them with a song he was working on. The challenge was getting Mott in the studio to record the song, since they had alienated their record label, Island. Bowie got them some time at Olympic Studios in London in the middle of the night, and that’s where they recorded the song. Besides producing the track, Bowie played guitar, sang backup, and clapped.

Mott The Hoople released four albums before All The Young Dudes and their near demise. When this song was released, they quickly found a following in the UK and scored five more Top 40 hits before breaking up in 1974, with guitarist Mick Ralphs moving on to form Bad Company.

This was Mott The Hoople’s only US Top 40 hit and their biggest hit in England. It is the only Mott The Hoople song many people have heard, but the band has a large following of fans who think they have a number of great songs, but were never appreciated.

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Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes Live Video 1973 104:06

All The Young Dudes este o melodie compusă de David Bowie. El a oferit melodia grupului Mott The Hoople, pe care ei au înregistrat-o  pentru albumul cu același titlu din 1972. Producătorul albumului este David Bowie.

Melodia a fost lansată pe single la 28 Iulie 1972. David Bowie a înregistrat și el melodia în  Decembrie 1972, dar a fost făcută public abia în 1995, când a fost inclusă pe albumul RarestOneBowie.

Videoclipul, este o înregistrare din turneul lor american, concertul din Los Angeles în 1973.

Membri formației la inregistrarea albumului:

• Ian Hunter – lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Mick Ralphs – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Ready For Love / After Lights”
• Verden Allen – organ, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Soft Ground”
• Pete Overend Watts – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dale “Buffin” Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals

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