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The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
Greatest hits album by
David Bowie
Released19 March 2007 (2007-03-19)
Recorded1979–1987
Genre Rock
Length77:14 (CD only)
Label EMI/ Virgin
ProducerProducer varies from track to track
David Bowie chronology
The Platinum Collection
(2005) 		The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
(2007) 		David Bowie
(2007)
David Bowie compilation chronology
The Collection
(2005) 		The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
(2007) 		iSelect
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Music Box [2]
Pitchfork(6.0/10) [3]
Prefix Magazine [4]

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".

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1." Let's Dance" ( Single version)  Let's Dance, 19834:07
2." Ashes to Ashes" (Single version)  Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 19803:36
3." Under Pressure" (with Queen)Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger TaylorNon-album single, 1981; found on Hot Space the following year4:05
4." Fashion" (Single version) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)3:26
5." Modern Love" (Single version) Let's Dance3:58
6." China Girl" (Single version)Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop)Let's Dance4:17
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 BrechtNon-album single, 19803:52
10."The Drowned Girl (Vom ertrunkenen Mädchen)"Brecht, Weill Baal, 19822:26
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 Dance4:12
12." This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack, 19853:51
13." Loving the Alien"  Tonight, 19847:08
14." Absolute Beginners" (Single version)  Absolute Beginners soundtrack, 19865:37
15." When the Wind Blows"Bowie, Erdal Kızılçay When the Wind Blows soundtrack, 19863:34
16." Blue Jean" Tonight3:11
17." Day-In Day-Out" (Single version)  Never Let Me Down, 19874:11
18." Time Will Crawl" Never Let Me Down4:18
19." Underground" (Single version)  Labyrinth soundtrack/studio album, 19864:26

DVD

No.TitleLength
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" 

Chart performance

Chart (2007–16) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [5] 30
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [6] 44
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [7] 98
French Albums ( SNEP) [8] 51
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [9] 59
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [10] 16
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] 31
UK Albums ( OCC) [12] 34

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Best of David Bowie 1980–1987 – David Bowie". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ Metzger, John (15 July 2007). "David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980–1987: Sight & Sound". MusicBox Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ Berman, Stuart (6 July 2007). "David Bowie – Best of Bowie: 1980–1987 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ Woods, Travis (19 March 2007). "David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980–1987". Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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