that many Germans' belief that homosexuality was a communicable disease limited the success of the first homosexual movement? that Alisha Kramer worked to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and inequity in women's health in Africa and Europe as a program coordinator for the Center for Strategic and International Studies? that Rogelio de Egusquiza's paintings of Tristan and Isolde (one pictured) arose from his decades-long fascination with the works of Richard Wagner? In later decades, critics have rated Low one of Bowie's best works, and it has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Two singles were released: " Sound and Vision" and " Be My Wife". Nevertheless, the album reached number two in the UK and number eleven in the US. Upon release, it divided critical opinion and received little promotion from either RCA or Bowie. RCA refused to issue Low for three months, fearing it would be a commercial failure. The cover artwork, a profile of Bowie from the film The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), was intended as a visual pun, meaning "low profile". Recording sessions began at Château d'Hérouville in northern France in September 1976 and ended in October at Hansa Studios in West Berlin.
Grounded in art rock and experimental rock, Low features Bowie's first explorations in electronic and ambient styles. Low is the 11th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 by RCA Records.