Serious Moonlight is a live document of David Bowie's tour of the same name, filmed in Vancouver on 12 September 1983. It first appeared as a concert video on VHS and laserdisc in 1984, then reached DVD in 2006. Time constraints meant "Star", "Stay", "The Jean Genie", "Red Sails" and "Modern Love" were cut from the original release, and they stayed out of the DVD edition too.
It comes from the year Bowie released Let's Dance, with Tonight following in 1984. The concert's audio and running order were later reused for the live album Serious Moonlight (Live '83), part of the Loving the Alien (1983–1988) box set in 2018 and issued separately the following year. That version closes with a Montreal recording of "Modern Love", made on 13 July 1983, which gives the missing song a place at the end.
Serious Moonlight: tracklist, credits and charts
21 tracks · 1:31:58Tracklist
- 1Look Back in AngerDavid Bowie and Brian Eno3:07
- 2“Heroes”David Bowie and Brian Eno4:53
- 3What in the WorldDavid Bowie3:44
- 4Golden YearsDavid Bowie3:31
- 5FashionDavid Bowie2:43
- 6Let’s DanceDavid Bowie4:34
- 7Breaking GlassBowie, Davis, Murray3:00
- 8Life on Mars?David Bowie4:07
- 9SorrowFeldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer2:49
- 10Cat People (Putting Out Fire)Giorgio Moroder and David Bowie4:20
- 11China GirlDavid Bowie and Iggy Pop5:26
- 12Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)David Bowie3:42
- 13Rebel RebelDavid Bowie2:14
- 14White Light/White HeatLou Reed5:34
- 15Station to StationDavid Bowie8:58
- 16Cracked ActorDavid Bowie3:58
- 17Ashes to AshesDavid Bowie3:51
- 18Space Oddity / Band IntroductionDavid Bowie6:32
- 19Young AmericansDavid Bowie5:25
- 20FameAlomar, Bowie, Lennon5:36
- 21Modern LoveDavid Bowie3:54
- Produced by
- David Bowie
- Recorded at
- Pacific Coliseum, Montreal Forum
- Recorded
- 12 September 1983
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain, Jason Corsaro, Nile Rodgers
- Length
- 1:31:58
Line-up
- Carlos Alomar · guitar
- David Bowie · acoustic guitar, vocals
- Steve Elson · horn
- Stan Harrison · horn
- David LeBolt · keyboard
- Lenny Pickett · horn
- Carmine Rojas · bass
- Earl Slick · guitar
- Tony Thompson · drums (drum set)
- Frank Simms · background vocals
- George Simms · background vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Top Music Video (Billboard) · 1984 | 10 |
| US Top VHS Sales (Billboard) · 1984 | 13 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2019 | 36 |
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 1983 |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | XE | — | 4010946230474 | other |
| 13 March 2006 | FR | EMI | 094634153997 | other |
| 2009 | IT | IT-WHY | 8026208083050 | other |
| 15 February 2019 | — | Parlophone | 190295671518 | remaster |
| 15 February 2019 | XE | Parlophone | 0190295511180 | other |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 756×1092 | rejected |