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2007 greatest hits album by David Bowie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The CD was originally released by EMI as part of The Platinum Collection in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist. The DVD portion of the collection features two videos previously unreleased on DVD - "When the Wind Blows" and "The Drowned Girl".
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 | ||||
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Released | 19 March 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1987 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 77:14 (CD only) | |||
Label | EMI/Virgin | |||
Producer | Producer varies from track to track | |||
David Bowie chronology | ||||
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David Bowie compilation chronology | ||||
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All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
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1. | "Let's Dance" (Single version) | Let's Dance, 1983 | 4:07 | |
2. | "Ashes to Ashes" (Single version) | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 1980 | 3:36 | |
3. | "Under Pressure" (with Queen) | Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor | Non-album single, 1981; found on Hot Space the following year | 4:05 |
4. | "Fashion" (Single version) | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 3:26 | |
5. | "Modern Love" (Single version) | Let's Dance | 3:58 | |
6. | "China Girl" (Single version) | Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop) | Let's Dance | 4:17 |
7. | "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (Single version) | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 3:32 | |
8. | "Up the Hill Backwards" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 3:15 | |
9. | "Alabama Song" | Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht | Non-album single, 1980 | 3:52 |
10. | "The Drowned Girl (Vom ertrunkenen Mädchen)" | Brecht, Weill | Baal, 1982 | 2:26 |
11. | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Film version single edit) | Bowie, Giorgio Moroder | Cat People soundtrack, 1982; later re-recorded for and found on Let's Dance | 4:12 |
12. | "This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group) | Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays | The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack, 1985 | 3:51 |
13. | "Loving the Alien" | Tonight, 1984 | 7:08 | |
14. | "Absolute Beginners" (Single version) | Absolute Beginners soundtrack, 1986 | 5:37 | |
15. | "When the Wind Blows" | Bowie, Erdal Kızılçay | When the Wind Blows soundtrack, 1986 | 3:34 |
16. | "Blue Jean" | Tonight | 3:11 | |
17. | "Day-In Day-Out" (Single version) | Never Let Me Down, 1987 | 4:11 | |
18. | "Time Will Crawl" | Never Let Me Down | 4:18 | |
19. | "Underground" (Single version) | Labyrinth soundtrack/studio album, 1986 | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ashes to Ashes" | |
2. | "Fashion" | |
3. | "Under Pressure" | |
4. | "The Drowned Girl" (Previously unreleased) | |
5. | "Let's Dance" | |
6. | "China Girl" (Censored version) | |
7. | "Modern Love" | |
8. | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" | |
9. | "Blue Jean" | |
10. | "Loving the Alien" (Censored version) | |
11. | "Absolute Beginners" | |
12. | "Underground" | |
13. | "When the Wind Blows" (Previously unreleased) | |
14. | "Day-In Day-Out" | |
15. | "Time Will Crawl" |
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