Song · David Bowie
“Soul Love” by David Bowie
From the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)
“Soul Love” by David Bowie appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2022. It was first released in 1972 on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Its best result is #714 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,132 alternative song of all time.
David Bowie cut "Soul Love" at Trident Studios in London on 12 November 1971 for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, co-producing with Ken Scott. The Spiders are all here: Mick Ronson on electric guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass and Mick Woodmansey on drums and percussion, with Bowie on 12-string guitar, handclaps and saxophone, and he and Ronson sharing the arrangement and the backing vocals.
It's a love song with the clock running out, a handful of characters chasing love while the catastrophe announced in the opener, "Five Years", bears down on Earth, rewritten like most of the album to slot into the Ziggy story. Critics tend to single out Bowie's sax solo and Ronson's guitar solo. He rarely played it live, though it was a regular on the Isolar II Tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1815 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2022 | 714 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
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