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The one cover version on David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album, It Ain’t Easy was originally written by Ron Davies, who was often assumed to be the role model for the Ziggy Stardust character (Bowie himself has said otherwise).

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Written By
Percussion
Synthesizer
Mellotron
Saxophone
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Background Vocals
Keyboards
Engineer
Mixing
Arranged By
Harpischord
Recorded At
Trident Studios, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Release Date
June 16, 1972
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