Station to Station
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 Station to Station facts

• Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works, Station to Station was the vehicle for his last distinct performance persona, the Thin White Duke
• The album was recorded after he completed shooting Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the cover artwork featured a still from the movie
• During the sessions Bowie was heavily dependent on drugs, especially cocaine, and later claimed that he recalled almost nothing of the production
• Musically, Station to Station was a transitional album for Bowie, developing the funk and soul music of his previous release, Young Americans, while presenting a new direction towards synthesisers and motorik rhythms that was influenced by German electronic bands such as Neu! and Kraftwerk
• This trend culminated in some of his most acclaimed work, the so-called "Berlin Trilogy", recorded with Brian Eno in 1977–79
• Bowie himself said that Station to Station was "a plea to come back to Europe for me"
• The album's lyrics reflected his preoccupations with Friedrich Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, mythology and religion
• Blending funk and krautrock, romantic balladry and occultism, Station to Station has been described as "simultaneously one of Bowie's most accessible albums and his most impenetrable"
• Preceded by the single "Golden Years", it made the top five in both the UK and US charts
• In 2003, the album was ranked No