Best of Bowie
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Best of Bowie is a career-spanning greatest hits
album by multi-platinum recording artist David Bowie
. The songs range from his second album
(1969) to 2002. It was released 35 years after his first album, David Bowie
.
In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, based upon which songs were most popular locally. In a number of countries, there were two versions - a single disc version, and a double disc version. All in all 63 tracks appear in at least one of the 20 different versions. The country the edition came from can be identified by a small national flag on the spine, except for the Argentine/Mexican, Eastern European and UK editions, which are "flag-less".
All the tracks are digitally remastered either from 1999, or, for the single edits from 2002, with the exception of "Under Pressure", which is also at a lower volume than the rest of the disc.
A DVD
version of the compilation was also released, containing 47 videos
and live performances as well as alternate versions as easter eggs. Some of the videos on this collection, notably "China Girl," "Loving the Alien" and "Day-In Day-Out" are the censored versions of the original videos.
except as noted.
Track listings note: The first unique track reference contains all information pertaining to that song and version, including song writing credits, source and length. Subsequent references only mention song and version.
CD 2
CD 2
CD 2
CD 2
CD 3
Interview with Russell Harty
Ad for forthcoming Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture DVD
Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")
Blue Jean (Alternate Version for MTV
), recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London
Miracle Goodnight (Remix Version)
Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin version)
Survive (Live Version)
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by multi-platinum recording artist David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
. The songs range from his second album
Space Oddity (album)
-Release history:-7" open reel tape releases:There was only one release of Space Oddity on open reel, in 1972 duplicated by Magtec, North Hollywood, CA 91605. This is a high speed 7.5 ips release...
(1969) to 2002. It was released 35 years after his first album, David Bowie
David Bowie (album)
-Bonus tracks :# "Rubber Band" – Mono Single A-side # "The London Boys" – Mono Single B-side # "The Laughing Gnome" – Mono Single A-side # "The Gospel According To Tony Day" – Mono Single B-side...
.
In each of the 21 territories that the album was released, it was given its own track listing, based upon which songs were most popular locally. In a number of countries, there were two versions - a single disc version, and a double disc version. All in all 63 tracks appear in at least one of the 20 different versions. The country the edition came from can be identified by a small national flag on the spine, except for the Argentine/Mexican, Eastern European and UK editions, which are "flag-less".
All the tracks are digitally remastered either from 1999, or, for the single edits from 2002, with the exception of "Under Pressure", which is also at a lower volume than the rest of the disc.
A DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
version of the compilation was also released, containing 47 videos
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
and live performances as well as alternate versions as easter eggs. Some of the videos on this collection, notably "China Girl," "Loving the Alien" and "Day-In Day-Out" are the censored versions of the original videos.
Track listings
All tracks written by David BowieDavid Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
except as noted.
Track listings note: The first unique track reference contains all information pertaining to that song and version, including song writing credits, source and length. Subsequent references only mention song and version.
CD: EMI / 5 39821 2 (UK)
CD 1- "Space Oddity" (from Space OdditySpace Oddity (album)-Release history:-7" open reel tape releases:There was only one release of Space Oddity on open reel, in 1972 duplicated by Magtec, North Hollywood, CA 91605. This is a high speed 7.5 ips release...
, 1969) – 5:15 - "The Man Who Sold the WorldThe Man Who Sold the World (song)"The Man Who Sold the World" is a song by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, released in the U.S. in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. The song has been covered by a number of other artists, notably by Lulu in 1974, and Nirvana in 1993.-Inspiration and explanation:The...
" (from The Man Who Sold the WorldThe Man Who Sold the WorldThe Man Who Sold the World is the third studio album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK. The album was Bowie's first with the nucleus of what would become the "Spiders from Mars", the backing band made...
, 1970) – 3:55 - "Oh! You Pretty ThingsOh! You Pretty Things"Oh! You Pretty Things" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. It opens with only Rick Wakeman's piano and Bowie's vocal, before entering the catchy refrain. The simple piano style is often compared to The Beatles' "Martha My Dear"...
" (from Hunky DoryHunky DoryHunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971. It was Bowie's first release through RCA, which would be his label for the next decade...
, 1971) – 3:12 - "ChangesChanges (David Bowie song)"Changes" is a song by David Bowie, originally released on the album Hunky Dory in December 1971 and as a single in January 1972. Despite missing the Top 40, "Changes" became one of Bowie's best-known songs. The lyrics are often seen as a manifesto for his chameleonic personality, sexual ambiguity,...
" (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 3:33 - "Life on Mars?Life on Mars?"Life on Mars?" is a song by David Bowie first released in 1971 on the album Hunky Dory. The song—which BBC Radio 2 later called "a cross between a Broadway musical and a Salvador Dalí painting"—featured guest piano work by keyboardist Rick Wakeman. When released as a single in 1973,...
" (from Hunky Dory, 1971) – 3:48 - "StarmanStarman (song)"Starman" is a single by David Bowie, released in April 1972. The song was a late addition to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, included at the insistence of RCA’s Dennis Katz, who heard a demo and loved the track, believing it would make a great single...
" (from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by English musician David Bowie, which is loosely based on a story of a rock star named Ziggy Stardust. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music...
, 1972) – 4:16 - "Ziggy StardustZiggy Stardust (song)"Ziggy Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The name Stardust was inspired by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy...
" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 3:13 - "Suffragette CitySuffragette City“Suffragette City” is a song by David Bowie. Originally from the 1972 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album, it was later issued as a single in 1976 to promote the Changesonebowie compilation in the UK, with the US single edit of “Stay” on the B-side...
" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 3:25 - "John, I’m Only Dancing" (1972) – 2:43
- "The Jean GenieThe Jean Genie"The Jean Genie" is a song by David Bowie, originally released as a single in November 1972. According to Bowie, it was "a smorgasbord of imagined Americana", with a protagonist inspired by Iggy Pop, and the title being a pun on author Jean Genet. One of Bowie’s most famous tracks, it was the lead...
" (from Aladdin SaneAladdin SaneAladdin Sane is the sixth album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 . The follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it was the first album Bowie wrote and released as a bona fide rock star...
, 1973) – 4:08 - "Drive-In SaturdayDrive-In Saturday"Drive-In Saturday" is a song by David Bowie from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. It was released as a single a week before the album and, like its predecessor "The Jean Genie", became a Top 3 UK hit.-Music and lyrics:...
" (from Aladdin Sane, 1973) – 4:36 - "Sorrow" (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard GottehrerRichard GottehrerRichard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive.-Career:Gottehrer came to prominence as a songwriter in the 1960s with his most notable songs being "My Boyfriend's Back" and "I Want Candy". As Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer , he wrote various songs including...
) (from Pin UpsPin Ups- Personnel :* David Bowie – vocals, guitar, tenor and alto saxophone, harmonica, arrangements, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer* Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangements* Trevor Bolder – bass* Aynsley Dunbar – drums- Additional personnel :...
, 1973) – 2:53 - "Diamond DogsDiamond Dogs (song)"Diamond Dogs" is a 1974 single by David Bowie, and the title track of the album of the same name.The lyric introduces the listener to Bowie’s latest persona and his environment; Halloween Jack dwells on top of tenement buildings in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan...
" (from Diamond DogsDiamond DogsDiamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. Thematically it was a marriage of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Bowie's own glam-tinged vision of a post-apocalyptic world...
, 1974) – 6:05 - "Rebel RebelRebel Rebel"Rebel Rebel" is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. Cited as his most-covered track, it was effectively Bowie's farewell to the glam movement that had made him a star.-Music and lyrics:...
" (from Diamond Dogs, 1974) – 4:30 - "Young AmericansYoung Americans (song)"Young Americans" is a single by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975. It is included in the album with the same name.-History:...
" (U.S. single A-side, 1975) – 3:16 - "FameFame (David Bowie song)"Fame" is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1975. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of September 20, 1975.-Song development:...
" (David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Carlos AlomarCarlos AlomarCarlos Alomar is an American guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie, having played on more Bowie albums than any other musician...
, John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) (from Young AmericansYoung Americans (album)Young Americans, released in 1975, shows off David Bowie’s 1970’s shift to his “obsession” with soul music . For this album, Bowie let go of the influences he had drawn from in the past, replacing them with sounds from “local dance halls”, which, at the time, were blaring with “…lush strings,...
, 1975) – 4:17 - "Golden YearsGolden Years (song)An updated single for "Golden Years" was released in 2011 to coincide with the re-release of Station to Station. 4 new remixes were provided by DJs from radio station KCRW in California.-Track listing:# "Golden Years " - 3:27...
" (single version, 1975) – 3:22 - "TVC 15TVC 15"TVC 15" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie and released in 1976.The track was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie’s LA home, hallucinated and believed the television set was swallowing his girlfriend. Bowie developed a story of a holographic...
" (from Station to StationStation to StationStation to Station is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1976. Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works, Station to Station is also notable as the vehicle for Bowie's last great 'character', The Thin White Duke...
, 1976) – 5:33 - "Wild Is the WindWild Is the Wind (song)"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind...
" (Dimitri TiomkinDimitri TiomkinDimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor. He is considered "one of the giants of Hollywood movie music." Musically trained in Russia, he is best known for his westerns, "where his expansive, muscular style had its greatest impact." Tiomkin...
, Ned WashingtonNed WashingtonNed Washington was an American lyricist.-Biography:Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962...
) (from Station to Station, 1976) – 6:02
CD 2
- "Sound and VisionSound and Vision"Sound and Vision" is a song and single by David Bowie which appeared on the album Low in 1977.The song is notable for juxtaposing an uplifting guitar and synthesizer-led instrumental track with Bowie’s withdrawn lyrics...
" (from Low, 1977) – 3:00 - ""Heroes"" (Bowie, Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
) (single version, 1977) – 3:32 - "Boys Keep SwingingBoys Keep Swinging"Boys Keep Swinging" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released as a single from the album Lodger on 27 April 1979.-Recording and release:...
" (Bowie, Eno) (from LodgerLodger (album)Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979. The last of the 'Berlin Trilogy' recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno , it was more accessible than its immediate predecessors Low and "Heroes", having no instrumentals and being somewhat lighter and more pop-oriented...
, 1979) – 3:18 - "Under PressureUnder Pressure"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song recorded by Queen and David Bowie. It marked Bowie's first released collaboration with another recording artist as a performer, and is featured on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest...
" (Bowie, Freddie MercuryFreddie MercuryFreddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
, Brian MayBrian MayBrian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
, John DeaconJohn DeaconJohn Richard Deacon is a retired English multi-instrumentalist and song writer, best known as the bassist for the rock band Queen. Of the four members of the band, he was the last to join and also the youngest, being only 19 years old when he was recruited by the other members of the band...
, Roger TaylorRoger Meddows-TaylorRoger Meddows Taylor , known as Roger Taylor, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the drummer, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Queen. As a drummer he is known for his "big" unique sound and is considered one of...
) (with QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, 1981) – 4:02 - "Ashes to AshesAshes to Ashes (David Bowie song)"Ashes to Ashes" is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980. It made #1 in the UK and was the first cut from the Scary Monsters album, also a #1 hit. As well as its musical qualities, it is noted for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet...
" (single version, 1980) – 3:38 - "Fashion" (single version, 1980) – 3:23
- "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (song)"Scary Monsters " is the title track from David Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters . It was also issued as the third single from that album in January 1981...
" (single version, 1981) – 3:27 - "Let's DanceLet's Dance (David Bowie song)"Let's Dance" is the title album track on David Bowie's album Let's Dance. It was also released as the first single from that album in 1983, and went on to become one of his biggest-selling tracks....
" (single version, 1983) – 4:07 - "China GirlChina Girl (song)"China Girl" is a song co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop during their years in Berlin, first appearing on Pop's album The Idiot...
" (Bowie, Jim OsterbergIggy PopIggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
) (single version, 1983) – 4:18 - "Modern LoveModern Love (song)"Modern Love" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, and the first track on his album Let's Dance. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983....
" (single version, 1983) – 3:56 - "Blue JeanBlue Jean"Blue Jean" is a song from the album Tonight by David Bowie. One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album....
" (from Tonight, 1984) – 3:12 - "This Is Not AmericaThis Is Not America"This Is Not America" is a song from the soundtrack for the film The Falcon and the Snowman.The track is the result of a collaboration between the jazz fusion Pat Metheny Group and rock singer David Bowie who provided the lyrics and vocals....
" (with The Pat Metheny Group, 1985) – 3:43 - "Loving the AlienLoving the Alien"Loving the Alien" is a track from the album Tonight by David Bowie. One of only two tracks on the album written solely by Bowie, the song was a surprisingly late release as a single , reputedly because Bowie read a review saying it would make a good single.It was remixed as a single...
" (single remixed version, 1985) – 4:43 - "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin GayeMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo HunterIvy Jo HunterIvy Jo Hunter, born George Ivy Hunter and sometimes credited as Ivy Hunter, is a former R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for the Motown label in the 1960s....
) (with Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, 1985) – 3:14 - "Absolute BeginnersAbsolute Beginners (song)"Absolute Beginners" was the theme tune to the film of the same name , composed and performed by David Bowie....
" (single version, 1986) – 5:39 - "Jump They SayJump They Say"Jump They Say" is a song by David Bowie from his album Black Tie White Noise. It was released as a first single from the album in March 1993....
" (radio editRadio editIn music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
, 1993) – 3:53 - "Hallo SpaceboyHallo Spaceboy"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1996. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the song...
" (Bowie, Eno) (Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
remix, 1996) – 4:25 - "Little WonderLittle Wonder"Little Wonder" is a song and single by David Bowie, from the 1997 album Earthling. It was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in The United Kingdom and topping the charts in Japan.-Background:...
" (Bowie, Reeves GabrelsReeves GabrelsReeves Gabrels is an American guitarist, known for virtuosity, versatility, and originality. His compositions and improvisations defy genre and "explore sonic extremes with a great, adaptive intuition for what each song needs most."...
, Mark PlatiMark PlatiMark Plati is a New York-based musician, record producer, and songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. An in-demand producer, Plati also has worked with Spookey Ruben, The Cure, Duncan Sheik, Hooverphonic, Robbie Williams, Joe McIntyre, and Natalie Imbruglia...
) (single version, 1997) – 3:40 - "I'm Afraid of AmericansI'm Afraid of Americans"I'm Afraid of Americans" is a song and single by David Bowie from the 1997 album Earthling. The song, co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, was originally written during Bowie's studio sessions for the 1995 album Outside but was not released until a rough mix appeared on the soundtrack to the film...
" (Bowie, Eno) (V1 radio edit, 1997) – 4:26 - "Slow BurnSlow Burn (song)"Slow Burn" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen in 2002. The recording features Pete Townshend on guitar. In June 2002 it was released as a single...
" (radio edit, 2002) – 3:55
CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41929 2 (US) // EMI 7243 5 42244 2 5 (Canada)
- "Space Oddity"
- "Changes"
- "Suffragette City"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Fame"
- "Golden Years" (single version)
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love"
- "Blue Jean"
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)
2003 Bonus DVD: / Virgin/EMI 5 95692 0 (US)
- "Let's Dance" (Club Bolly extended mix)
- "Let's Dance" (Club Bolly Mix)
- "China Girl" (Club Mix)
- "Just For One Day (Heroes)" (David Guetta vs. Bowie, extended version)
- "Loving The Alien" (Scumfrog Remix)
- "The Man Who Sold the World" (Brian Eno "Live" Mix)
- "Nite Flights" (Moodswings Back to Basics Remix)
- "Let's Dance" (Club Bolly Mix) - DVD video
- "Just For One Day (Heroes)" (David Guetta vs. Bowie) - DVD video
- "Black Tie White NoiseBlack Tie White Noise (song)"Black Tie White Noise" is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album. Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993....
" (Live @ Hollywood Center Studios) - DVD video – 4:12
CD: Virgin-EMI / 5 41930 2 (US) // EMI 7243 5 42244 2 3 (Canada)
CD 1- "Space Oddity"
- "The Man Who Sold the World"
- "Changes"
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Moonage DaydreamMoonage Daydream"Moonage Daydream" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and first released as a single under the name Arnold Corns. A rerecorded version was released in 1972 on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars....
" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 4:37 - "Suffragette City"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "All the Young DudesAll the Young Dudes (song)"All the Young Dudes" is a song written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972. NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described the track as "one of that rare breed: rock songs which hymn the solidarity of the disaffected without...
" (from The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974The Best of 1969/1974The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 is an album by David Bowie, released by EMI in 1997. The US release of the album was pulled from the stores because of a large number of inaccuracies in the credits and liner notes. This album was also included as the first disc of the compilation The Platinum...
, 1997) – 4:11 - "The Jean Genie"
- "Panic in DetroitPanic in Detroit"Panic in Detroit" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Aladdin Sane in 1973. Bowie based it on friend Iggy Pop's descriptions of revolutionaries he had known as a youth in Michigan. It is also interpreted as being written about the 1967 Detroit riots...
" (from Aladdin Sane, 1973) – 4:25 - "Rebel Rebel"
- "Diamond Dogs"
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version) – 3:15
- "Fame"
- "Golden Years" (single version, 1975) – 3:22
- "TVC 15" (single version, 1976) – 3:43
- "Sound and Vision"
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "DJDJ (song)"DJ" was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK, being released on June 29, 1979.A cynical comment on the cult of the DJ, the track is noted for Adrian Belew's guitar solo, which was recorded in multiple takes, and then mixed back together for the album track...
" (Bowie, Eno, Alomar) (from Lodger, 1979) – 3:59
CD 2
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"Cat People " is a song by David Bowie, the title song of the 1982 film Cat People. It was written by Bowie with producer Giorgio Moroder. A re-recorded version of the song appears on the album Let's Dance...
" (Bowie, Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
) (single version, 1982) - 4:08 - "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Absolute Beginners" (single version)
- "Time Will CrawlTime Will Crawl"Time Will Crawl" is the second track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down and was issued as the second single from the album.The lyric is themed around the pollution and destruction of the planet by industry , and is often praised by critics for its restrained production compared to...
" (from Never Let Me DownNever Let Me DownNever Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released in April 1987. Written over a 3-month period and recorded in Switzerland, Bowie regarded the album at the time as a "move back to rock 'n roll music...
, 1987) – 4:18 - Tin MachineTin MachineTin Machine was a hard rock band formed in 1988, famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. The group recorded two studio albums before dissolving in 1992, when Bowie returned to his solo career...
: "Under the GodUnder the God"Under the God" was the first single released by Tin Machine, taken from their eponymous debut album in June 1989.The track, a straightforward rock song, established Tin Machine’s manifesto for back-to-basics rock and roll....
" (from Tin MachineTin Machine (album)Tin Machine is the debut album of Tin Machine originally released by EMI in 1989. The group was the latest venture of David Bowie, inspired by sessions with guitarist Reeves Gabrels...
, 1989) – 4:06 - "Jump They Say" (radio edit)
- "The Hearts Filthy LessonThe Hearts Filthy Lesson"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" is a song by David Bowie, from his 1995 album Outside, and issued as a single ahead of the album. It showcased Bowie's new, industrial-influenced sound. The lack of an apostrophe in the title is deliberate. Lyrically, the single connects with the rest of the album, with...
" (Bowie, Sterling CampbellSterling CampbellSterling Campbell in New York City, New York, is an American rock drummer who has worked with numerous high-profile acts. He rose to attention in 1986, touring with Cyndi Lauper on her her True Colors World Tour, in 1986, and in 1987, joined Duran Duran...
, Eno, Reeves GabrelsReeves GabrelsReeves Gabrels is an American guitarist, known for virtuosity, versatility, and originality. His compositions and improvisations defy genre and "explore sonic extremes with a great, adaptive intuition for what each song needs most."...
, Mike GarsonMike GarsonMike Garson is an American pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan, Free Flight, and The Smashing Pumpkins.- Early career :...
, Erdal KizilcayErdal KizilcayErdal Kizilcay is a multi-instrumental musician of Turkish birth who has worked with, among others, David Bowie. He lives in Aegerten, Switzerland.-With David Bowie:*Never Let Me Down...
) (radio edit) – 3:34 - "I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)
- "Thursday's Child" (Bowie, Gabrels) (radio edit, 1999) – 4:25
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD: EMI / 5 41888 2 (Belgium)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "Fame"
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Space Oddity"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Golden Years" (single version)
- "Absolute Beginners" (single version)
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Changes"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Tonight" (Bowie, Pop) (with Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
) (from Tonight, 1984) – 3:50 - "China Girl" (single version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD: EMI 7243541900-2 (Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezuela)
- "The Man Who Sold the World"
- "Changes"
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Starman"
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Fame"
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Ashes To Ashes" (single version)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Never Let Me DownNever Let Me DownNever Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released in April 1987. Written over a 3-month period and recorded in Switzerland, Bowie regarded the album at the time as a "move back to rock 'n roll music...
" (single version, 1987) – 3:58 - "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Fame 90" (Gass mix) - 3:36
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix)
- "Little Wonder" (single version)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD: EMI / 5 41912 2 (Germany/Switzerland/Austria)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Helden" (Bowie, Eno) (single version) (from German version of "Heroes" single A-side, 1977) – 3:40
- "Fame '90" (Gass mix)
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "Space Oddity"
- "When The Wind BlowsWhen the Wind Blows (song)"When the Wind Blows" is a song from the soundtrack of the film of the same name, performed by David Bowie.It marked the second contribution from Bowie to a film based on a Raymond Briggs book – he contributed a filmed introduction to The Snowman in 1982...
" (Bowie, Kizilcay) (radio edit, 1986) – 3:32 - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Bowie, Moroder) (single version)
- "Sound and Vision"
- "Loving the Alien" (single remixed version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Absolute Beginners" (single version)
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Thursday's Child" (radio edit)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD: EMI / 5 42075 2 (Australia)
- "Space Oddity"
- "Changes"
- "Starman"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Sorrow"
- "19841984 (song)"1984" is a song by David Bowie, from his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. Written in late 1973, it was inspired by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and, like much of its parent album, originally intended for a never-produced stage musical based on the novel.-Music and lyrics:The centerpiece of Side...
" (from Diamond Dogs, 1974) – 3:27 - "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "Fame 90" (Gass mix)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD: EMI / 5 41918 2 (Denmark)
CD 1- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Fame"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Jump They Say" (radio edit)
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Changes"
- "TVC 15"
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Absolute Beginners" (single version)
- "Thursday's Child" (radio edit)
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Drive-In Saturday"
- "Space Oddity"
CD 2
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix)
- "Sorrow"
- "Blue Jean"
- "Sound and Vision"
- "Little Wonder" (single version)
- "Starman"
- "Boys Keep Swinging"
- "Loving the Alien" (single remixed version)
- "Golden Years" (single version)
- "John, I'm Only Dancing"
- "Day-In Day-OutDay-In Day-Out"Day-In Day-Out" is the first track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single ahead of the album's release.The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to in order to feed...
" (from Never Let Me Down, 1987) – 4:14 - "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Black Tie White NoiseBlack Tie White Noise (song)"Black Tie White Noise" is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album. Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993....
" (single version, 1993) – 4:10 - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (single version)
- "Rock 'N' Roll SuicideRock 'n' Roll Suicide"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" is a song by David Bowie, originally released as the closing track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in June 1972. It detailed Ziggy’s final collapse as an old, washed-up rock star and, as such, was also the closing number of the...
" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 2:59
CD: EMI / 5 77949 2 (Hong Kong)
CD 1- "Space Oddity"
- "The Man Who Sold the World"
- "Oh! You Pretty Things"
- "Changes"
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Starman"
- "Ziggy Stardust"
- "Suffragette City"
- "John, I'm Only Dancing"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Drive-In Saturday"
- "Sorrow"
- "Diamond Dogs"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Fame"
- "Golden Years" (single version)
- "TVC 15"
- "Wild Is the Wind"
CD 2
- "Sound and Vision"
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Boys Keep Swinging"
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Ashes to Ashes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (single version)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Blue Jean"
- "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group)
- "Loving The Alien" (single remixed version)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Absolute Beginners" (single version)
- "Jump They Say" (radio edit)
- "Hallo Spaceboy" (Pet Shop Boys remix)
- "Little Wonder" (single version)
- "I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1 radio edit)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
CD 3
- "Loving the Alien" (Scumfrog vs Bowie)
- "Let's Dance" (Trifactor bs Deeper Substance Remix)
- "Just for One Day ('Heroes')" (David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
vs Bowie) - "This Is Not America" (with The Pat Metheny Group) (Scumfrog vs Bowie)
- "Shout (Fashion)" (Scumfrog vs Bowie)
- "China Girl" (Riff & Vox Club Mix)
- "Magic Dance" (Danny S Magic Party Remix)
- "Let's Dance" (Club Bolly Extended Mix)
- "Let's Dance" (Club Bolly Mix - Enhanced Video)
- Album released in 2004.
CD: Toshiba-EMI / TOCP-67061 (Japan/Thailand)
- "Space Oddity"
- "Changes"
- "Life on Mars?"
- "Starman"
- "Lady StardustLady Stardust"Lady Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie that appeared on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . The song is generally interpreted as alluding to fellow glam rock icon Marc Bolan...
" (from Ziggy Stardust, 1972) – 3:20 - "Ziggy Stardust"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Rebel Rebel"
- "Young Americans" (U.S. single version)
- "Fame"
- "Golden Years" (single version)
- "Heroes" (single version)
- "Ashes To Ashes" (single version)
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Under Pressure" (with Queen)
- "Let's Dance" (single version)
- "China Girl" (single version)
- "Modern Love" (single version)
- "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- "Slow Burn" (radio edit)
DVD 1
- "Oh! You Pretty Things" (from Old Grey Whistle TestOld Grey Whistle TestThe Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers...
) - "Queen BitchQueen Bitch"Queen Bitch" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. Bowie was a great Velvet Underground fan and wrote the song in tribute to the band and Lou Reed...
" (from Old Grey Whistle Test) - "Five YearsFive Years"Five Years" is a song written by David Bowie and released in 1972. It was the opening track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars....
" (from Old Grey Whistle Test) - "Starman" (from Top of the PopsTop of the PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
) - "John, I'm Only Dancing"
- "The Jean Genie"
- "Space Oddity"
- "Drive-In Saturday" (from Russell HartyRussell HartyRussell Harty was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows.-Early life:Born Frederick Russell Harty in Blackburn, Lancashire, he was the son of a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market...
Plus Pop) - "Life on Mars?"
- "Ziggy Stardust" (from Ziggy Stardust - The Motion PictureZiggy Stardust - The Motion PictureZiggy Stardust: The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie, corresponding to the film of the same name. The music was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on , although the album was not issued by RCA Records until 1983...
) - "Rebel Rebel" (from TopPop)
- "Young Americans" (from The Dick CavettDick CavettRichard Alva "Dick" Cavett is a former American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues...
Show) - "Be My WifeBe My Wife"Be My Wife" is a song and single by David Bowie.Arguably the most conventional track on Low, "Be My Wife" toned down the electronic feel of the rest of the album...
" - " "Heroes" "
- "Boys Keep Swinging"
- "D.J."
- "Look Back in AngerLook Back in Anger (song)"Look Back in Anger" is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno for the album Lodger . It concerns "a tatty 'Angel Of Death'", and features a guitar solo by Carlos Alomar....
" - "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Fashion" (single version)
- "Wild Is the Wind"
- "Let's Dance"
- "China Girl"
- "Modern Love"
- "Cat People (Putting out Fire)" (from Serious Moonlight tourSerious Moonlight TourThe David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour was thus far Bowie's longest, largest and most successful concert tour. The tour opened at the Vorst Forest Nationaal - Brussels on 18 May 1983 and ended in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983; 16 countries visited, 96 performances, 2,601,196 tickets...
) - "Blue Jean"
- "Loving the AlienLoving the Alien"Loving the Alien" is a track from the album Tonight by David Bowie. One of only two tracks on the album written solely by Bowie, the song was a surprisingly late release as a single , reputedly because Bowie read a review saying it would make a good single.It was remixed as a single...
" - "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger)
- Easter eggs:
- "Oh! You Pretty Things" (alternate take from Old Grey Whistle Test)
- Interview with David Bowie by Russell Harty
- Ad for then forthcoming Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture DVD
- Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")
- "Blue Jean" (alternate version for MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
)
DVD 2
- "Absolute BeginnersAbsolute Beginners (song)"Absolute Beginners" was the theme tune to the film of the same name , composed and performed by David Bowie....
" - "UndergroundUnderground (song)"Underground" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth, performed by David Bowie.- Details :The track was something of an experiment for Bowie, dabbling in gospel music to a small extent, helped by a large chorus of backing vocalists and blues guitarist Albert Collins, but retaining use...
" - "As the World Falls DownAs the World Falls Down"As the World Falls Down" is a song written by David Bowie in 1986 for the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth.The song is the backdrop for an illusion which Jareth the Goblin King builds around Sarah through the use of an enchanted peach. The illusion is of a masquerade ball inside a bubble...
" - "Day-In Day-OutDay-In Day-Out"Day-In Day-Out" is the first track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single ahead of the album's release.The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to in order to feed...
" - "Time Will CrawlTime Will Crawl"Time Will Crawl" is the second track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down and was issued as the second single from the album.The lyric is themed around the pollution and destruction of the planet by industry , and is often praised by critics for its restrained production compared to...
" - "Never Let Me DownNever Let Me Down (song)"Never Let Me Down" is the title track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as the third single from the album in August 1987 – it would be Bowie's last solo single until 1992's "Real Cool World", barring a remix of "Fame"....
" - "Fame '90"
- "Jump They SayJump They Say"Jump They Say" is a song by David Bowie from his album Black Tie White Noise. It was released as a first single from the album in March 1993....
" - "Black Tie White NoiseBlack Tie White Noise (song)"Black Tie White Noise" is the title track from David Bowie's 1993 album. Featuring guest vocals by Al B. Sure!, it was released as a second single from the album in June 1993....
" - "Miracle GoodnightMiracle Goodnight"Miracle Goodnight" is a song from David Bowie's album Black Tie White Noise, and was released as the third single from the album in October 1993....
" - "The Buddha of SuburbiaThe Buddha of Suburbia (song)- Cassette single :* UK, Germany, Netherlands: Arista-BMG / 74321 17705 4- CD single :* UK, Germany, Netherlands: Arista-BMG / 74321 17705 2- Collectors Edition CD single :Collectors edition with a holographic CD.* UK: Arista-BMG / 74321 18168 2...
" - "The Heart's Filthy Lesson"
- "Strangers When We Meet"
- "Hallo SpaceboyHallo Spaceboy"Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1996. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the song...
" - "Little WonderLittle Wonder"Little Wonder" is a song and single by David Bowie, from the 1997 album Earthling. It was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in The United Kingdom and topping the charts in Japan.-Background:...
" - "Dead Man WalkingDead Man Walking (song)"Dead Man Walking" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels and released as single from the 1997 album Earthling. It was a number 32 hit in the UK....
" - "Seven Years in TibetSeven Years in Tibet (song)"Seven Years in Tibet" is a song and single by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels from the 1997 album Earthling.A version with lyrics in Mandarin was also recorded...
" - "I'm Afraid of AmericansI'm Afraid of Americans"I'm Afraid of Americans" is a song and single by David Bowie from the 1997 album Earthling. The song, co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, was originally written during Bowie's studio sessions for the 1995 album Outside but was not released until a rough mix appeared on the soundtrack to the film...
" - "Thursday's Child"
- "SurviveSurvive (David Bowie song)"Survive" is a song and single written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album hours... in 1999.-UK CD version 1:# "Survive " - 4:18# "Survive " - 4:11...
"
- Easter eggs:
- "Day-In Day-Out" (extended mix)
- "Miracle Goodnight" (remix)
- "Seven Years in Tibet" (Mandarin version)
- "Survive" (live in Paris)
DVD 1
Oh! You Pretty Things (Take 1) (alternate take from Old Grey Whistle Test)- Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the alternate version will appear in place of the broadcast version of the song. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.
Interview with Russell Harty
- Highlight Drive-In Saturday on the tracklisting display, then press 'right' button. An underscore _ will appear, press 'enter'.
Ad for forthcoming Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture DVD
- Select the lightning bolt to the right of Ziggy Stardust on the tracklisting display.
Jazzin' For Blue Jean (full promotional video for "Blue Jean")
- Highlight the track and press 'right'. Select the ')' symbol on the tracklisting display. The image to the right will change. Select the new image. The image can be toggled back and forth by pressing the ')' image.
Blue Jean (Alternate Version for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
), recorded at The Wag Club, Soho, London
- This has to be activated during the Easter egg Jazzin' For Blue Jean video. Right after the girl approaches the jukebox to start the video, as soon as Bowie appears on the TV above the jukebox (approximately 1:40 into the film), press 'enter'. If using a computer for playback, you can click on the TV screen Bowie appears in.
DVD 2
Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix)- The Extended Dance Mix will appear every second time you select "Day-In, Day-Out" from the tracklisting menu.
Miracle Goodnight (Remix Version)
- This has to be activated after playback of the 'Miracle Goodnight' video. Wait 5 minutes on the tracklist display and press enter.
Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin version)
- Play the video "Seven Years in Tibet". Three seconds after the video starts a subtitle will appear. Press 'enter' and this will switch versions. Pressing 'enter' again at the same time will toggle the version back to English.
Survive (Live Version)
- Select 'play all'. Every 2nd time the whole DVD plays through, the live version will appear in place of the other version of the song. If you don't want to wait, just skip through all of the chapters.
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Peak position |
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2002 | Austria | 12 |
2002 | Belgium | 4 |
2002 | New Zealand | 6 |
2002 | Norway | 10 |
2002 | Sweden | 9 |
2002 | Switzerland | 15 |
2002 | UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
11 |
2002 | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
70 |