The Prettiest Star

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About this book

"The Prettiest Star" is a song by the English musician David Bowie, originally released on 6 March 1970 through Mercury Records as the follow-up single to "Space Oddity". A love song for his soon-to-be wife Angie, it was recorded in January 1970 at Trident Studios in London and featured Marc Bolan on guitar, who was brought on by the producer Tony Visconti. Despite praise from music journalists, the single flopped and failed to chart. Years later, Bowie rerecorded the track for his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. On this more glam rock influenced take with lyrics matching themes on the album, Mick Ronson recreated Bolans guitar part almost note-for-note. The remake was better received.

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4.3/5 · 41 readers · 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Prettiest Star?

About ≈ 5 h 20 m — 288 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Prettiest Star~5 h 20 m

How many pages is The Prettiest Star?

288 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Prettiest Star288

What genre is The Prettiest Star?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is The Prettiest Star in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Prettiest Star?

Carter Sickels.