Photography Mick RockMusic / NewsA lost David Bowie album is getting releasedThe Gouster, which later morphed into the star's Young Americans album, is coming out alongside an official boxsetShareLink copied ✔️July 22, 2016MusicNewsTextAnna Cafolla A previously unreleased David Bowie album will be released as part of a new box set sanctioned by the star’s estate. The Gouster was Bowie’s experimental foray into soul and funk, but it later became his 1975 album Young Americans. It includes tracks like “Somebody Up There Likes Me” and “Can You Hear Me” from the singer’s ninth studio album. The album was recorded in Philadelphia in August 1974. The box set, Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), was announced on Bowie’s Facebook page. More details about what’s included in the package are to be announced next week, but an excerpt of notes from Bowie’s longtime friend and producer Tony Visconti were however posted online. Visconti wrote: “Gouster was a word unfamiliar to me but David knew it as a type of dress code worn by African American teens in the 60s, in Chicago. But in the context of the album its meaning was attitude, an attitude of pride and hipness. Of all the songs we cut, we were enamoured of the ones we chose for the album that portrayed this attitude.” “David had a long infatuation with soul, as did I,” he added. “We were fans of the TV show Soul Train. We weren’t ‘young, gifted and black’ but we sure as hell wanted to make a killer soul album, which was quite insane, but pioneers like the Righteous Brothers were there before us.” Read the tracklist for The Gouster below: TRACKLIST: SIDE 1 1. “John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)” 2. “Somebody Up There Likes Me” 3. “It’s Gonna Be Me” SIDE 2 1. “Who Can I Be Now?” 2. “Can You Hear Me” 3. “Young Americans” 4. “Right” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-set2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy