David Bowie: "Slow Burn" Single (2002)

David Bowie’s "Slow Burn" backed with "Wood Jackson", was released as a CD single in Japan, Europe, and the United States by ISO/Columbia Records (catalog number COL 672744 2) on June 3, 2002.

It was released as the lead single from his 22nd studio album, Heathen. The song was not released as a single in the UK. There was no British single from Heathen released until September, with "Everyone Says 'Hi'". The recording features Pete Townshend on guitar. The song earned Bowie a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Male Vocal Performance.

The radio version of the song was included on the Best of Bowie compilation album, also released in 2002.

Cover Art

The cover photograph by Markus Klinko, featuring Bowie striding forward with a baby in his arms, is a composite of two images. Bowie's head is grafted onto the body of a male model photographed separately.

Music video

The music video of "Slow Burn" was directed by Gary Koepke, and released in 2002. A music video for "Slow Burn" was uploaded to the official DavidBowieVEVO YouTube channel on 23 March 2011. The video shows Bowie dressed in white performing the vocals to the song in a recording studio booth, with a young girl wandering around the darkened control room and occasionally touching the equipment and mixing desk. Track listings below

info courtesy Wikipedia

Track listing

CDs

ISO-Columbia / 672744 1 (Austria)

"Slow Burn" – 4:43

"Wood Jackson" – 4:48

"Shadow Man" – 4:46

ISO-Columbia / COL 672744 2 (Austria)

"Slow Burn" – 4:43

"Wood Jackson" – 4:48

"Shadow Man" – 4:46

"When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46

"You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51

Sony / SICP-162 (Japan)

"Slow Burn" (edit) – 3:55

"Shadow Man" – 4:46

"When the Boys Come Marching Home" – 4:46

"You've Got a Habit of Leaving" – 4:51

"Baby Loves That Way" – 4:44

7" Orange Vinyl

ISO-Columbia / 672744 7 (Europe)

"Slow Burn"

"Wood Jackson"

Personnel

Producers

David Bowie

Tony Visconti

Musicians

David Bowie – Vocals, Horns

Pete Townshend – Guitar

Tony Visconti – Bass guitar, Recorders, B-vox, String arrangements

Matt Chamberlain – Drums, Loop programming, Percussion

David Torn – Guitars, Guitar loops, Omnichord

Jordan Rudess – Piano and Hammond organ

The Scorchio Quartet

Greg Kitzis – 1st violin

Meg Okura – 2nd violin

Martha Mooke – Viola

Mary Wooten – Cello