•
Bob Feldman •
Jerry Goldstein •
Richard Gottehrer }} •
Ken Scott • David Bowie }} }} David Bowie's remake of "Sorrow", recorded in July 1973 at
Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, was the only single released in the UK from his
Pin Ups covers album, reaching No. 3 on the
UK Singles Chart, and staying in the charts for 15 weeks. It was also Bowie's first number one hit single in Australia, where it topped the charts for two weeks in February 1974. The B-side, "
Amsterdam", was a cover of a
Jacques Brel song that Bowie had been performing live since 1968. Bowie may have recorded the song in the summer 1973 sessions for
Pin Ups or in late 1971 for the album
Ziggy Stardust. Never selected as an album track, it was used as the single B-side as it fitted with "Sorrow". In France, it was billed as the A-side of the single. "Sorrow" was featured in the 2008
John Cusack film
War, Inc. In 2017,
Paul Shaffer and
Jenny Lewis released a cover version based on Bowie's version.
Track listing • "Sorrow" (Bob Feldman,
Jerry Goldstein,
Richard Gottehrer) – 2:53 • "
Amsterdam" (
Jacques Brel,
Mort Shuman) – 2:39 The Spanish release of the single had "
Lady Grinning Soul" as the B-side.
Personnel According to Chris O'Leary: •
David Bowie lead and backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar,
tenor saxophone •
Mick Ronson lead guitar, backing vocal, string arrangement •
Trevor Bolder bass guitar •
Aynsley Dunbar drums •
Mike Garson piano • Ken Fordham
baritone saxophone •
G. A. MacCormack backing vocals • Unknown musicians violins, violas, celli
Technical • David Bowie producer •
Ken Scott producer • Dennis MacKay
engineer Charts ==Certifications==