The Man Who Sold the World (album)

The Man Who Sold the World is the third studio album by David Bowie, originally released through Mercury Records in the United States on 4 November 1970 and in the United Kingdom on 10 April 1971. Produced by Tony Visconti and recorded in London from April to May 1970, the album features the first appearances on a Bowie record of future Spiders from Mars members Mick Ronson and Mick Woodmansey. None of its songs were released as singles, but some appeared as B-sides between 1970 and 1973. The Man Who Sold the World got better reviews from music critics in the US than in the UK. The album did not sell well at first in either country, but the 1972 reissue managed to chart in both the US and the UK. In the decades since it was released, the album has been praised by critics for the band's performance and the unsettling nature of its music and lyrics, being thought of by many as the start of Bowie's "classic period".

All tracks are written by David Bowie.^[1]

Side one

1. "The Width of a Circle"  – 8:07
2. “All the Madmen” – 5:38
3. "Black Country Rock" – 3:33
4. "After All”– 3:52

Side two

1. "Running Gun Blues" – 3:12
2. "Saviour Machine" – 4:27
3. "She Shook Me Cold" – 4:13
4. "The Man Who Sold the World” – 3:58
5. "The Supermen" – 3:39