A Reality Tour (album)

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A Reality Tour
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Live album by
Released25 January 2010
Recorded22–23 November 2003
Venue Point Theatre, Dublin
Genre Rock
Length154:00
Label ISO, Columbia, Legacy
Producer Jerry Rappaport
David Bowie chronology
VH1 Storytellers
(2009)
A Reality Tour
(2010)
The Next Day
(2013)
David Bowie live albums chronology
VH1 Storytellers
(2009)
A Reality Tour
(2010)
Live Nassau Coliseum '76
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
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A Reality Tour is a live album by David Bowie that was released on 25 January 2010. [7] The album features 22 and 23 November 2003 performances in Dublin during his concert tour A Reality Tour. This is an audio version of the concert video of the same name, except that it adds three bonus tracks. The digital download on iTunes adds two more bonus tracks. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Rebel Rebel" Diamond Dogs (1974)3:30
2."New Killer Star" Reality (2003)4:59
3."Reality"Reality5:08
4."Fame" (Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar) Young Americans (1975)4:12
5."Cactus" (Black Francis) Heathen (2002)3:01
6."Sister Midnight" (Bowie, Alomar, Iggy Pop) The Idiot (by Iggy Pop (1977))4:37
7."Afraid"Heathen3:28
8."All the Young Dudes" All the Young Dudes (by Mott the Hoople (1972))3:48
9."Be My Wife" Low (1977)3:15
10."The Loneliest Guy"Reality3:58
11."The Man Who Sold the World" The Man Who Sold the World (1970)4:18
12."Fantastic Voyage" (Bowie, Brian Eno) Lodger (1979)3:13
13."Hallo Spaceboy" (Bowie, Eno) Outside (1995)5:28
14."Sunday"Heathen7:56
15."Under Pressure" (Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor) Hot Space (by Queen (1982))4:18
16."Life on Mars?" Hunky Dory (1971)4:40
17."Battle for Britain (The Letter)" (Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Mark Plati) Earthling (1997)4:55
Disc 2
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Ashes to Ashes" Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)5:46
2."The Motel"Outside5:44
3."Loving the Alien" Tonight (1984)5:17
4."Never Get Old"Reality4:18
5."Changes"Hunky Dory3:51
6."I'm Afraid of Americans" (Bowie, Eno)Earthling5:17
7."'Heroes'" (Bowie, Eno) "Heroes" (1977)6:58
8."Bring Me the Disco King"Reality7:56
9."Slip Away"Heathen5:56
10."Heathen (The Rays)"Heathen6:24
11."Five Years" The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)4:19
12."Hang On to Yourself"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars2:50
13."Ziggy Stardust"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars3:44
CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
14."Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"Reality4:11
15."Breaking Glass" (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray)Low2:27
16."China Girl" (Bowie, Pop) Let's Dance (1983)4:18
Digital Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
14."5:15 The Angels Have Gone"Heathen5:22
15."Days"Reality3:25

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010–16)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [9] 91
Austrian Albums Chart [10] 18
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart [11] 18
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart [12] 27
Dutch Albums Chart [13] 57
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 39
Irish Albums Chart [16] 33
Italian Albums (FIMI) [17] 55
Portuguese Albums Chart [18] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 56
Swiss Albums Chart [21] 39
UK Albums Chart [22] 53
US Billboard Current Albums [23] 191

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [24] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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