David Bowie Yassassin - Repetition (1979 Netherlands) estimated value € 22,00
Label: RCA Victor – PB-9417
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Recorded at: Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
Recorded date: 1979
Released: 1979
Country: Netherlands
Yassassin’ is a song on David Bowie’s 13th studio album Lodger. It was released as a single in Turkey and the Netherlands.
Description
Tracklist
Side A – Yassassin – 3:06
Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Written-By – David Bowie
Side B – Repetition – 2:58
Producer – David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Written-By – David Bowie
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Personnel
David Bowie: vocals, synthesizer
Carlos Alomar, Tony Visconti: guitar
George Murray: bass guitar
Dennis Davis: drums
Simon House: mandolin
Everyone: backing vocal
Key Details
Artists: David Bowie
Songs: "Yassassin" (A-side) / "Repetition" (B-side)
Year: 1979
Label: RCA Victor
Format: 7-inch single
Country: Netherlands (Dutch Press)
About the Songs
"Yassassin": An upbeat, Middle Eastern-influenced track from the Lodger album, featuring a distinctive mandolin-like riff.
"Repetition": A stark, gloomy song about domestic conflict, with lyrics describing a couple trapped in a bleak situation, leading to a tragic end. The repetition in the lyrics emphasizes their cyclical struggle, notes Pushing Ahead of the Dame.