Let's Dance

Although this album was a huge commercial success and gave Bowie three top 5 singles in Modern Love, China Girl and the title track, it's not a memorable Bowie work. I won't say it hasn't aged well since as dance-pop there's probably nothing wrong with it. In Bowie's body of work, however, it doesn't hold up well against his best like Station To Station, the trilogy of Eno albums or most of his other 1970s work. Of the three hits, Let's Dance is the only one that I can still listen to because of its funky feel. The rest of the original tracks are forgettable, throwaway numbers that add nothing to Bowie's reputation. In my opinion, 1980s albums like Tonight & Never Let Me Down - panned by the critics - offer more of lasting value than Let's Dance. This edition of the album includes two hit singles that didn't appear on the original: Cat People and the spectacular Under Pressure (with Queen) and that is the only reason I'm giving it three stars. Without these inclusions, it would have been two.