Best of Bowie

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 36 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Space Oddity5:14
2Life on Mars?
recording engineer:
Ken Scott (on 1971-08-06)
assistant producer:
the actor
producer:
Ken Scott
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (on 1971-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (on 1971-08-06)
electric guitar [Gibson Les Paul electric guitar] and mellotron:
Mick Ronson (on 1971-08-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (on 1971-08-06)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (on 1971-08-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-08-06)
conductor:
Mick Ronson (on 1971-08-06)
remixer:
Ken Scott
strings arranger:
Mick Ronson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-06)
music videos:
Life on Mars? by David Bowie
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 105)
recording of:
Life on Mars? (on 1971-08-06)
written in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (in 1971)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
3:51
3Changes
recording engineer:
Ken Scott (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
electric guitar:
Mick Ronson (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
background vocals:
David Bowie (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06) and Mick Ronson (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
remixer:
Ken Scott
strings arranger:
Mick Ronson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 127), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 200) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 201)
recording of:
Changes (David Bowie song) (from 1971-07-09 until 1971-08-06)
lyricist:
David Bowie
composer:
David Bowie and Daniel Licht
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Tintoretto Music and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
3:34
4Starman
sound engineer:
Dennis MacKay
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott
12 string guitar, handclaps and lead vocals:
David Bowie (on 1972-02-04)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano and background vocals:
Mick Ronson (on 1972-02-04)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (on 1972-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (on 1972-02-04)
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (in 1972), Jones Music (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (in 1990)
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-04)
mixed at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Starman (on 1972-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
4:14
5Ziggy Stardust3:13
6The Jean Genie4:06
7Rebel Rebel
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
David Bowie
mixer:
David Bowie and Keith Harwood
bass:
Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar:
Alan Parker (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar, keyboard and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano:
Mike Garson (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
recorded at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Rebel Rebel (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music, EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing, MainMan, Jones Music America (from 1974 to present) and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)
4:31
8Young Americans
producer and mixer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Young Americans
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
3:15
9Fame4:17
10Golden Years3:30
11“Heroes”3:37
12Ashes to Ashes3:37
13Fashion3:27
14Cat People (Putting Out Fire)4:15
15Let’s Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-12 until 1983-01)
recording of:
Let’s Dance (from 1982-12 until 1983-01)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex, Jones Music, Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
4:10
16China Girl4:19
17Blue Jean
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
David Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham
mixer:
David Bowie and Hugh Padgham
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
electric bass guitar:
Carmine Rojas (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
electric bass guitar and guitar:
Derek Bramble (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
marimba:
Guy St. Onge (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
trumpet:
Mark Pender (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
background vocals:
Curtis King (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10) and George Simms (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
horn arranger:
The Borneo Horns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1984)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
recording of:
Blue Jean (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Jones Music, The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:12
18This Is Not America
engineer:
Marcellus Frank and David Richards
producer:
David Bowie and Pat Metheny
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
analog synthesizer [Oberheim], analog synthesizer [Prophet-5], keyboard [Kurzweil] and marimba:
Lyle Mays (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Wertico (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Rodby (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer] and synclavier:
Pat Metheny (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
performer:
Pat Metheny Group (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (in 1985)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
recording of:
This Is Not America (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
lyricist and writer:
David Bowie
composer:
Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Donna Dijon Music Publications, Jones Music, Jones Music America, OPC Music Publishing, Inc., Pat Meth Music Corp, Pat‐Meth Music, RZO Music Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部
3:53
19Absolute Beginners
co-producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
producer:
David Bowie, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1986)
recording of:
Absolute Beginners
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Jones Music (in 1986)
5:38

Credits

Release group

part of:Vidéos “disques d’or” (number: le 2002-11-26, après 1 mois) (order: 1)
Vidéos “disques de platine” (number: le 2003-12-09, après 1 an et 1 mois) (order: 1)
Vidéos “doubles disques de platine” (number: le 2004-11-23, après 2 ans et 1 mois) (order: 1)
Vidéos “triples disques de platine” (number: le 2008-04-23, après 5 ans et 6 mois) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/49770 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j354 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/david_bowie/best_of_bowie_f11/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000694821 [info]
Wikidata:Q1951274 [info]