Berlin Trilogy UK top five. Bowie would later call the music of the trilogy his "DNA". "Consequence of Sound" characterized the trilogy as an "art rock trifecta", while "Rolling Stone" wrote that the Berlin Trilogy "stands as some of the most innovative music in the artist's influential canon". Following Bowie's Thin White Duke period and the commercial success of the singles "Fame" and "Golden Years" in 1976, he was eager to escape the drug culture of Los Angeles, where he had developed a cocaine addiction. He had also become embroiled in controversy regarding comments he made seemingly in favour of fascism. He
This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years period are the three duet albums recorded with Four Tops; these were issued in full in 2009 on the 2-CD compilation "Magnificent - The Complete Studio Duets," which included 13 previously unreleased recordings. A follow-up box set, entitled "" was released in May 2011. It features Scherrie Payne (who replaced Jean Terrell) alongside Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, and Susaye Greene (who replaced Birdsong on the group's final two albums.) CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years This Is The Story is a box set, released in