Station to Station

Production notes

Station to Station was recorded at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles from October to November 1975, during a period when David Bowie was in a troubled psychological and physical state due to heavy cocaine use, later admitting he had very little memory of making the album. The album was produced by David Bowie and Harry Maslin, who had previously worked with Bowie on the Young Americans sessions. The recording featured a core band that included guitarist Earl Slick, bassist George Murray, drummer Dennis Davis, and pianist Roy Bittan of the E Street Band, establishing the rhythm section that would continue through Bowie's Berlin Trilogy. Notably, the album blended elements of funk, krautrock, and electronic music, with the ten-minute title track serving as a bridge between Bowie's plastic soul phase and his subsequent experimental work with Brian Eno. The production employed a cleaner, more precise sound compared to Young Americans, reflecting Bowie's growing interest in European electronic artists like Kraftwerk and Neu!, which would heavily influence his next three albums recorded in Berlin and France.