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David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
Studio album by David Bowie with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Released May 1978
Recorded December 1977 at RCA Studio B, New York
Genre Classical
Length 44:18
Label RCA
Producer Jay David Saks
Professional reviews

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (also known as Peter and the Wolf) is an album containing David Bowie's narration of the Sergei Prokofiev composition of the same name. The music is by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The album was released in May 1978 on RCA Records.[1] The album reached number 136 on the US Pop Albums chart.[2]

Contents

Overview

Bowie was RCA's third choice to undertake the narration for Peter and the Wolf behind Alec Guinness and Peter Ustinov, who had both turned the album down.[3] Bowie has since said that it was a Christmas present for his son.[3]

The original US version of the LP was pressed on green vinyl and released with a different album cover depicting Bowie with wolf ears.[4]

Release and reception

The album was released in May 1978 and reached number 136 on the US Pop Albums chart.[2] Stephen Demorest, reviewing the album Rolling Stone, describes Bowie's involvement as "engaging and benevolent".[5] Demorest finishes his review by saying Bowie had "found his most charming guise since Hunky Dory." Joe Viglione for Allmusic described the album as "charming" and Bowie's performance as "splendid".[4] Viglione also described the Philidelphia Orchestra's involvement as "first rate" and he finished by saying it was "A remarkable and well-crafted project."

Reissues

The album has been reissued a number of times on CD with varying extra tracks and album covers. The most recent was released in 2004 with a cover photo of Bowie from his Thin White Duke period and Camille Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals as extra track.[6]

Track listing

Side one

  1. Peter and the Wolf, opus 67 (Sergei Prokofiev) – 27:08

Side two

  1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, opus 34 (Benjamin Britten) – 17:10

Personnel

  • David Bowie – Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, Narrator
  • Lord Benjamin Britten – Composer
  • Mary Campbell – Liner Notes
  • Paul Goodman – Engineer
  • Tom Kelly – Cover Photo
  • Eugene Ormandy – Conductor
  • Philadelphia Orchestra – Orchestra
  • Jay David Saks – Producer
  • J.J. Stelmach – Art Direction

Notes

  1. ^ Pegg, Nicholas (2006) [2000]. The Complete David Bowie. London: Reynolds & Hearn. p. 390. ISBN 1-905287-15-1
  2. ^ a b "David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b Seabrook, Thomas Jermome (2008). Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town. London: Jawbone Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-906002-08-4
  4. ^ a b Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at Allmusic
  5. ^ Demorest, Stephen (29 June 1978). "Various Artists: David Bowie Narrates Peter and the Wolf". Rolling Stone 268. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.
  6. ^ "David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf". illustrated-db-discography.nl. http://www.illustrated-db-discography.nl/Guest.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.  
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