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1993 compilation album by David Bowie
The Singles Collection
UK release cover
Released 8 November 1993
[1] Recorded 1969–1993
Genre Length 154 :14
Label
Cover of The Singles 1969 to 1993 US release
Cover of the Dutch 1997 reissue
The Singles Collection is a
compilation album by the English musician
David Bowie , released in 1993 in the UK and (with some changes) as The Singles 1969 to 1993 in the United States. A video companion,
Bowie – The Video Collection , was released on VHS at the same time.
Release
Released in late 1993, this "singles" collection included some tracks that were never officially released as singles (such as "
Ziggy Stardust "). This release marked the first time some 7"/single edits were available on CD, and included some unusual or rare versions, such as the shortened mixes of "
TVC 15 ", "
Space Oddity " and "
Loving the Alien ". The US release included the full-length original version of Bowie's "
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) " and the 4:01 remix of "
Under Pressure " from
Classic Queen , while the UK version instead includes a 3:58 edit originally found on
Queen 's
Greatest Hits II .
The first 40,000 copies of the US CD release included a third disc containing a single track, "
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy ", a duet by Bowie and
Bing Crosby taken from Bing's 1977 Christmas television special.
Track listing
All songs written by
David Bowie except where noted.
UK version
(*) = not on the U.S. version
Disc one Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 1. "
Space Oddity "
David Bowie , 19695:15 2. "
Changes "
Hunky Dory , 19713:35 3. "
Starman "
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars , 19724:18 4. "
Ziggy Stardust " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:14 5. "
Suffragette City " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:26 6. "
John, I'm Only Dancing " Non-album
single , 1972 2:47 7. "
The Jean Genie "
Aladdin Sane , 19734:07 8. "
Drive-In Saturday " Aladdin Sane 4:30 9. "
Life on Mars? " Hunky Dory ; released as a single in 19733:51 10. "
Sorrow " Bob Feldman,
Jerry Goldstein ,
Richard Gottehrer
Pin Ups , 1973; originally by
The McCoys in 1965 and made famous by
The Merseys the following year2:54 11. "
Rebel Rebel "
Diamond Dogs 4:30 12. "
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide " (*) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ; released as a single in 19742:58 13. "
Diamond Dogs " Diamond Dogs 6:04 14. "
Knock on Wood " (*) (Live)
Eddie Floyd ,
Steve Cropper
David Live , 1974; originally by Eddie Floyd from
Knock on Wood , 19663:03 15. "
Young Americans "
Young Americans , 19755:11 16. "
Fame " Bowie,
Carlos Alomar ,
John Lennon Young Americans 4:14 17. "
Golden Years "
Station to Station , 1976; released as a single the previous year4:00 18. "
TVC 15 " Station to Station 5:31 19. "
Sound and Vision "
Low , 19773:02
Disc two Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 1. "
" Heroes" " (
Single edit ) Bowie,
Brian Eno
"Heroes" , 19773:37 2. "
Beauty and the Beast " "Heroes" 3:33 3. "
Boys Keep Swinging " Bowie, Eno
Lodger , 19793:17 4. "
DJ " Bowie, Eno, Alomar Lodger 4:00 5. "
Alabama Song " (*)
Bertolt Brecht ,
Kurt Weill Non-album single, 1980 3:51 6. "
Ashes to Ashes "
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) , 19804:24 7. "
Fashion " Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 4:47 8. "
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) " Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 5:11 9. "
Under Pressure " (Edited version; with
Queen ) Bowie,
Freddie Mercury ,
Brian May ,
John Deacon ,
Roger Taylor Non-album single, 1981; later included on the Queen album
Hot Space the following year 3:57 10. "
Wild Is the Wind " (*)
Dimitri Tiomkin ,
Ned Washington Station to Station ; originally by
Johnny Mathis for
the film of the same name , 1957; released as a single in 1981 in support of the
Changestwobowie compilation album6:01 11. "
Let's Dance " (Single edit)
Let's Dance , 19834:07 12. "
China Girl " (Single edit) Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a.
Iggy Pop ) Let's Dance ; originally by Iggy Pop from
The Idiot , 19774:16 13. "
Modern Love " (Single edit) Let's Dance 3:56 14. "
Blue Jean "
Tonight , 19843:11 15. "
This Is Not America " (*) (with the
Pat Metheny Group ) Bowie,
Pat Metheny ,
Lyle Mays
The Falcon and the Snowman
soundtrack , 19853:47 16. "
Dancing in the Street " (with
Mick Jagger of
The Rolling Stones )
Marvin Gaye ,
William "Mickey" Stevenson ,
Ivy Jo Hunter Non-album single for
Live Aid , 1985; originally by
Martha and the Vandellas released as a single in 1964 and appeared on
Dance Party the following year 3:10 17. "
Absolute Beginners " (Single edit)
Absolute Beginners
soundtrack , 19865:37 18. "
Day-In Day-Out " (Single edit)
Never Let Me Down , 19874:11
U.S. version
(*) = Not on the UK version
Disc two Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 1. ""Heroes"" (Single edit) Bowie, Eno
"Heroes" 3:39 2. "
Boys Keep Swinging " Bowie, Eno
Lodger 3:20 3. "DJ" (Single edit) Bowie, Eno, Alomar Lodger 3:24 4. "
Look Back in Anger " (*) Bowie, Eno Lodger 3:09 5. "
Ashes to Ashes " (Single edit)
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 3:37 6. "
Fashion " (Single edit) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 3:26 7. "
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) " Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 5:12 8. "
Under Pressure " (with
Queen ) Bowie, Mercury, May, Deacon, Taylor
Hot Space (Queen album)4:05 9. "
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) " (*) (soundtrack version, with
Giorgio Moroder ) Bowie, Moroder
Cat People
soundtrack , 1982; re-recorded for Let's Dance the following year6:46 10. "
Let's Dance " (Edited version exclusive to this release)
Let's Dance 4:10 11. "
China Girl " (Edited version exclusive to this release) Bowie, Osterburg (a.k.a. Pop) Let's Dance 4:18 12. "
Modern Love " (Edited version exclusive to this release) Let's Dance 3:59 13. "
Blue Jean "
Tonight 3:12 14. "
Loving the Alien " (*) (Single remix) Tonight ; remixed & released as a 1985 single4:42 15. "
Dancing in the Street " (with
Mick Jagger ) Gaye, Stevenson, Hunter non-album single for
Live Aid 3:17 16. "
Absolute Beginners " (Single edit)
Absolute Beginners soundtrack5:39 17. "
Day-In Day-Out " (Single edit)
Never Let Me Down 4:17 18. "
Never Let Me Down " (*) Bowie, Alomar Never Let Me Down 4:07 19. "
Jump They Say " (*) (Radio edit)
Black Tie White Noise , 19933:55
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
Sources
Studio albums
Live albums
Soundtracks EPs Compilations Box sets Concert videos Video albums Documentaries Tours
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