What connects this song
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Recorded at Compass Point Studios, also Back in Black (AC/DC), Just Like Heaven (The Cure) and You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
Written by David Bowie, also Space Oddity (David Bowie), “Heroes” (David Bowie) and Under Pressure (Queen)
Engineered by Justin Shirley‐Smith, also Killer Queen (Queen), I Want It All (Queen) and The Invisible Man (Queen)
Released on EMI Records USA, also The Look (Roxette), Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Dangerous (Roxette)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
461 other songs on fono were recorded at Right Track Recording, by Carter Burwell and Mariah Carey and others
357 other songs on fono were recorded at Compass Point Studios, by Iron Maiden and Talking Heads and others
Tim Palmer produced 165 songs on fono
Justin Shirley‐Smith engineered 87 songs on fono
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- David Bowie
- Produced by
- Tim Palmer and Tin Machine
- Performed by
- David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Kevin Armstrong, Reeves Gabrels and Tony Sales
- Engineered by
- Justin Shirley‐Smith
- Part of
- Tin Machine
- Recorded at
- Compass Point Studios, Mountain Studios and Right Track Recording
- Released on
- EMI Records USA
- Written by
- David Bowie
- Produced by
- Tim Palmer and Tin Machine
- Performed by
- David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Kevin Armstrong, Reeves Gabrels and Tony Sales
- Engineered by
- Justin Shirley‐Smith
- Part of
- Tin Machine
- Recorded at
- Compass Point Studios, Mountain Studios and Right Track Recording
- Released on
- EMI Records USA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: David Bowie
Same engineer: Justin Shirley‐Smith
Same producer: Tim Palmer
Same studio: Compass Point Studios
Same label: EMI Records USA
Same release: Tin Machine
Same writer: David Bowie
Same engineer: Justin Shirley‐Smith
Elsewhere
Sources (15)
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1MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was performed by David Bowie
Pretty Thing was performed by David Bowie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was performed by Hunt Sales
Pretty Thing was performed by Hunt Sales
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was performed by Kevin Armstrong
Pretty Thing was performed by Kevin Armstrong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was performed by Reeves Gabrels
Pretty Thing was performed by Reeves Gabrels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was performed by Tony Sales
Pretty Thing was performed by Tony Sales
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was produced by Tim Palmer
7MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was produced by Tin Machine
Pretty Thing was produced by Tin Machine
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was written by David Bowie
9MusicBrainz Pretty Thing is part of the release Tin Machine
Pretty Thing is part of the release Tin Machine
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was recorded at Compass Point Studios
Pretty Thing was recorded at Compass Point Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was recorded at Mountain Studios
Pretty Thing was recorded at Mountain Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was recorded at Right Track Recording
Pretty Thing was recorded at Right Track Recording
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz EMI Records USA is the label of the song Pretty Thing
EMI Records USA is the label of the song Pretty Thing
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was engineered by Justin Shirley‐Smith
Pretty Thing was engineered by Justin Shirley‐Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Pretty Thing was released on 1989-05-23