When David Bowie was promoting Let's Dance, he considered writing its follow-up as a "protest" record. Instead, he rushed out Tonight, a pop-oriented album heavy on big Eighties production but light on Bowie originals. Unable to write on tour, he added reggae rhythms to some of his favorite Iggy
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Inside David Bowie’s 1984 Pop Detour ‘Tonight’