VH1 Storytellers (David Bowie album)

VH1 Storytellers
Live album by David Bowie
Released	6 July 2009 (2009-07-06) 14 July 2009 (2009-07-14)
Recorded	23 August 1999 (1999-08-23)
Venue	Manhattan Center, New York City
Genre	Rock
Label	EMI
David Bowie chronology
Live Santa Monica '72 (2008) VH1 Storytellers (2009) A Reality Tour (2010)
David Bowie video chronology
A Reality Tour (2004) VH1 Storytellers (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(B)[2]
Pitchfork Media	(4.5/10)[3]
PopMatters	(4/10)[4]

VH1 Storytellers is a live album by David Bowie. It was released on 6 July 2009 and features a 23 August 1999^[5] performance on Storytellers, a VH1 program. The package contains an audio CD and a DVD of footage. The set list contains songs that spanned Bowie's career until that point, from the 1960s until his then-soon to be released album Hours (1999).

Track listing

All tracks written by David Bowie except where noted.

CD & DVD

1. "Life on Mars?" (truncated) – 4:22
2. "Rebel Rebel" (truncated) – 3:15
3. "Thursday's Child" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels) – 6:43
4. "Can't Help Thinking About Me" – 6:31
5. "China Girl" (Bowie, Iggy Pop) – 6:48
6. "Seven" (Bowie, Gabrels) – 5:01
7. "Drive-In Saturday" – 5:22
8. "Word on a Wing" – 6:35

iTunes and DVD bonus performances

1. "Survive" (Bowie, Gabrels)
2. "I Can't Read" (Bowie, Gabrels)
3. "Always Crashing in the Same Car"
4. "If I'm Dreaming My Life" (Bowie, Gabrels)

Personnel

• David Bowie: vocals, guitar
• Reeves Gabrels: guitar
• Mark Plati: guitars
• Gail Ann Dorsey: bass guitar, vocals
• Mike Garson: piano, keyboards
• Sterling Campbell: drums, percussion
• Holly Palmer and Lani Groves: background vocals
• Audio remixer: Mark Plati
• Audio mixer: Thom Cadley

Charts

References