The Best of Bowie - a compilation of the greatest hits of David Bowie , was released on December 15, 1980. The compilation contains rare versions (7 "edits) of the songs" Fame "and" Golden Years ", as well as unique editions of the compositions" Life on Mars? "And" Diamond Dogs ", allegedly to fit all 16 tracks on one record . The design of the cover is based on the front image from the single “ Fashion " [1] , which was published two months earlier. The collection reached the third line in the British charts .
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| David Bowie Collection | ||||
| Date of issue | December 15, 1980 | |||
| Recorded by | 1969-1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Duration | 58:17 | |||
| Producer | David Bowie , Gus Dudgeon , Ken Scott , Tony Visconti , Harry Maslin | |||
| Label | K-tel | |||
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Content
Song List
All songs are written by David Bowie, with the exception of those marked.
Side one
- " Space Oddity " - 5:07
- “ Life on Mars? (K-tel edit) - 3:34
- Starman - 4:07
- " Rock 'n' Roll Suicide " - 2:56
- " John, I'm Only Dancing " (Sax version) - 2:37
- " The Jean Genie " - 4:03
- Breaking Glass (from the Stage album) (David Bowie, Dennis Davis , George Murray ) - 3:27
- “ Sorrow ” (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer ) - 2:51
Side two
- Diamond Dogs (K-tel edit) - 4:36
- " Young Americans " - 5:05
- " Fame " (Edit) (David Bowie, John Lennon , Carlos Alomar ) - 3:25
- Golden Years (Edit) - 3:20
- TVC 15 (Edit) - 3:28
- Sound and Vision - 3:00
- “ “ Heroes ” (Edit) (David Bowie, Brian Eno ) - 3:26
- “ Boys Keep Swinging ” (David Bowie, Brian Eno ) - 3:15
Hit Parades
Album
| Year | Hit parade | Higher position |
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| 1981 | Norway's album Charts | 21 |
| 1981 | UK Albums Chart | 3 |
Notes
- ↑ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record : pp.114-115