''Serious Moonlight'' is a

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concert video. Filmed in

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on 12 September 1983, on the singer's "

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", the video was released on VHS and laserdisc in 1984 and on DVD in 2006. The concert includes most of the songs from the concert although "Star", "

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", "Red Sails" and " Modern Love" were left off the 1984 release due to time constraints; the songs were not reinstated for the 2006 DVD release. A live version (audio only) of "Modern Love", recorded on 13 July 1983 at a show in Montreal and originally released as the B-side to the studio version of the same song, can be found elsewhere on the 2006 DVD release as background music for the photo gallery. The audio and exact setlist from the concert film was reused for the ''Serious Moonlight (Live '83)'' live album, included with the ''

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'' box set in 2018 and released separately the following year; the live album additionally includes the aforementioned live recording of "Modern Love" as the final track.

Track listing

All songs were written by

, except where noted.

Film Tracklisting

Album Tracklisting

Charts

Album charts

Video charts

''Ricochet'' (2006 DVD extra)

The 2006 DVD release of ''Serious Moonlight'' also contains, as an extra, the 1984 documentary/ concert film ''Ricochet'', chronicling Bowie's experiences in

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, and

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on the Asian leg of the ''Serious Moonlight'' tour. ''Ricochet'' was previously released to home video in the mid-1980s in a shorter version, separately from the ''Serious Moonlight'' video.

References

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, ''The Complete David Bowie'', Page 524, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Serious Moonlight (1983 Film) David Bowie video albums 1984 live albums Live video albums 1984 video albums David Bowie live albums Concert films