Talk:Young Americans

Craig DeCamps
Here is a source that says that Craig DeCamps designed the album cover. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  23:17, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * In the Artwork section, I used that ref to credit DeCamps for the design. David notMD (talk) 11:08, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , I find it odd that literally none of the biographers mention this individual. – zmbro (talk) 13:05, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I think everyone was using cocaine back then. Anyway, here is another ref crediting DeCamps: https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-david-bowie-album-covers/ A search on his name confirms he did many album covers and book covers. David notMD (talk) 15:30, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , that is definitely true but still surprising since all of the biographies were written after 1990. But Classic Rock History I can accept as reliable so thank you. – zmbro (talk) 16:24, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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Philly soul
Both of you please discuss the matter here. You're currently engaged in an edit war. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 16:44, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I was under the impression you're not supposed to add unsourced content to Wiki, the other editor continues to do so, I don't have time for some protracted debate about it. They have repeatedly admitted to adding the genre because it was an "influence" which is not what the infobox is for. There are currently no sources cited labeling the album an example of Philly soul. Kkollaps (talk) 16:49, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * You can't obviously. I think the editor is wrong is saying that just because Bowie was influenced by the genre means it is a part of the genre itself, because that's not always the case. The article currently cites Douglas Wolk at Pitchfork here for Philly soul. He says: "Young Americans represented David Bowie's dive into soul music, particularly Philly Soul," but at the same time says: "You couldn't mistake it for an actual Philly soul record." So there are conflicting viewpoints for sure in the cited source. If there was another source that could help verify YA as philly soul I say we could have it. But for now it might be best to not have it in the infobox. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 18:27, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

The “Unknown Singer”
The singer in the photo with Luther who is marked as "unknown" is Diana Ross. On the closing night of the "Return to Love" tour in 2000, Luther joined Diana onstage and they performed a duet of her song "The Best Years of My Life". Silkelectric (talk) 03:48, 22 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Plz read the caption closer. It is referring to Vandross himself, who was an unknown singer at the time of recording the album. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 14:24, 22 March 2024 (UTC)