Low is the eleventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 through RCA Records. The first of three collaborations with the producer Tony Visconti and the musicia
Low
In the months before recording Low, Bowie co-wrote and produced The Idiot, Iggy Pop's (pictured in 1977) debut solo studio album. Due to the two albums featuring a similar sound, Nicholas Pegg described The Idiot as "a stepping stone between Station to Station and Low ".
"Sound and Vision" contains backing vocals from Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin (pictured in 1970).
Music critic Robert Christgau (pictured in 2014) initially gave Low a mixed assessment, but revised his opinion after the release of "Heroes" later that year, including Low on his list of the best albums of 1977.