Blackstar (stylised as ) is the twenty-fifth and final studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was released on 8 January 2016, the date of Bowie's 69th birthday and two days before his death.
Personnel adapted from Blackstar liner notes:
David Bowie vocals, acoustic guitar, mixing, production, string arrangements, "Fender Guitar" on "Lazarus"
Donny McCaslin flute, saxophone, woodwinds
Ben Monder guitar
Jason Lindner piano, organ, keyboards
Tim Lefebvre bass
Mark Guiliana drums, percussion
Kevin Killen engineering
Erin Tonkon assistant engineer, backing vocals on "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore"
Joe Visciano mixing assistant
Kabir Hermon assistant engineer
Joe LaPorta mastering engineer
Tom Elmhirst mixing engineer
Tony Visconti production, strings, engineering, mixing engineer
James Murphy percussion on "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and "Girl Loves Me"
