The Idiot

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The Idiot is Iggy Pop’s 1977 debut solo studio album, co-written and produced with David Bowie, that helped pioneer the darker, experimental sound of post-punk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Iggy Pop NERFINISHED
associatedArtist David Bowie NERFINISHED
associatedTour The Idiot Tour NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKAlbums 72
chartPositionUSBillboard200 72
closingTrack Mass Production NERFINISHED
countryOfRelease United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDesigner David Bowie NERFINISHED
coWriter David Bowie NERFINISHED
Iggy Pop NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
followedBy Lust for Life NERFINISHED
genre art rock
industrial rock
new wave
post-punk
hasInfluenceOnArtist Joy Division NERFINISHED
Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED
Siouxsie and the Banshees NERFINISHED
hasTrack Baby NERFINISHED
China Girl NERFINISHED
Dum Dum Boys NERFINISHED
Funtime NERFINISHED
Mass Production NERFINISHED
Nightclubbing NERFINISHED
Sister Midnight NERFINISHED
Tiny Girls NERFINISHED
influencedGenre gothic rock
post-punk
language English
length 38:40
mainVocalist Iggy Pop NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering a darker experimental sound associated with post-punk
openingTrack Sister Midnight NERFINISHED
performer Iggy Pop NERFINISHED
precededBy Kill City NERFINISHED
primaryProducer David Bowie NERFINISHED
producer David Bowie NERFINISHED
recordedInCity Berlin NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
recordedInYear 1976
1977
recordLabel RCA Records
releaseDate 1977-03-18
releaseYear 1977

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Iggy Pop soloAlbum The Idiot
James Osterberg notableWork The Idiot