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2005 box set by David Bowie
The Platinum Collection
Released 7 November 2005 (2005-11-07 ) Recorded 1969–1987
Genre
Rock Length 223 :59
Label
EMI /
Virgin
Producer Producer varies from track to track
The Platinum Collection is a
box set by English singer-songwriter
David Bowie , released in 2005 by
EMI and
Virgin Records . The period from 1969 to 1987 is summarised over three discs. The first disc is the same as the compilation
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 , which was released in 1997, and the second disc is the same as the 1998 compilation
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 . The third disc, original to this collection upon its release in 2005, was later re-released separately as an independent compilation
The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 by EMI on 19 March 2007 (2007-03-19 ) . This 2007 release was part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series of releases and features a DVD of 1980s videos on the second disc.
Track listing
All songs written by
David Bowie , except where noted.
Disc one (1969–1974)
Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 1. "
The Jean Genie "
Aladdin Sane , 19734:08 2. "
Space Oddity "
David Bowie , 19695:15 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 3:16 5. "
John, I'm Only Dancing " (
Sax version) Non-album
single , released in 1973; the original version released the previous year 2:42 6. "
Rebel Rebel "
Diamond Dogs , 19744:30 7. "
Let's Spend the Night Together "
Mick Jagger ,
Keith Richards Aladdin Sane ; originally by
The Rolling Stones released as a non-album double
A-side single in the
UK and
Between the Buttons in the U.S. in 19673:07 8. "
Suffragette City " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:27 9. "
Oh! You Pretty Things "
Hunky Dory , 19713:14 10. "
Velvet Goldmine " B-side of the 1975 single reissue of "Space Oddity"; recorded in 1971 for Ziggy Stardust 3:11 11. "
Drive-In Saturday " Aladdin Sane 4:29 12. "
Diamond Dogs " Diamond Dogs 6:05 13. "
Changes " Hunky Dory 3:34 14. "
Sorrow " Bob Feldman,
Jerry Goldstein ,
Richard Gottehrer
Pin Ups , 1973; originally by
The McCoys in 1965 and made famous by
The Merseys the following year2:55 15. "
The Prettiest Star " (
Marc Bolan
stereo version) Recorded in 1970 as a follow-up to "Space Oddity"; re-recorded for Aladdin Sane in 1972 3:14 16. "
Life on Mars? " Hunky Dory 3:52 17. "
Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?) " Aladdin Sane 5:10 18. "
The Man Who Sold the World "
The Man Who Sold the World , 1970/19713:56 19. "
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide " The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:00 20. "
All the Young Dudes " (
Mono version) Originally by
Mott the Hoople from
All the Young Dudes , 1972; was recorded in that same year for Aladdin Sane and was released in
mono sound for this compilation 4:11
Disc two (1974–1979)
Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 1. "
Sound and Vision "
Low , 19773:05 2. "
Golden Years " (
Single version )
Station to Station , 19763:29 3. "
Fame " Bowie,
Carlos Alomar ,
John Lennon
Young Americans , 19754:14 4. "
Young Americans " (
U.S. single version) Young Americans 3:15 5. "
John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) " Non-album single, 1979; 1974 re-recorded version of "
John, I'm Only Dancing " from 1972/1973 7:00 6. "
Can You Hear Me? " Young Americans 5:07 7. "
Wild Is the Wind "
Dimitri Tiomkin ,
Ned Washington Station to Station ; originally by
Johnny Mathis for
the film of the same name , 19576:00 8. "
Knock on Wood " (Live)
Steve Cropper ,
Eddie Floyd
David Live , 1974; originally by Eddie Floyd from
Knock on Wood , 19663:00 9. "
TVC 15 " (Single version) Station to Station 3:34 10. "
1984 " Diamond Dogs 3:29 11. "
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City "
Bruce Springsteen
Sound + Vision box set, 1989; recorded in 1975 for Station to Station 3:49 12. "
Look Back in Anger " Bowie,
Brian Eno
Lodger , 19793:08 13. "The Secret Life of Arabia" Bowie, Eno, Alomar
"Heroes" , 19773:48 14. "
DJ " Bowie, Eno, Alomar Lodger 4:02 15. "
Beauty and the Beast " "Heroes" 3:36 16. "
Breaking Glass " Bowie,
Dennis Davis ,
George Murray Low 1:53 17. "
Boys Keep Swinging " Bowie, Eno Lodger 3:20 18. "
" Heroes" " (Single version) Bowie, Eno "Heroes" 3:33
Disc three (1980–1987)
Title Writer(s) Place of Origin 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 Taylor Non-album single, 1981; later 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 Osterberg (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" Brecht, Weill
Baal , 19822:26 11. "
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) " (Single version) 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 , 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 " Tonight 3:11 17. "
Day-In Day-Out " (Single version)
Never Let Me Down , 19874:11 18. "
Time Will Crawl " Never Let Me Down 4:18 19. "
Underground " (Single version)
Labyrinth
soundtrack/studio album , 19864:26
Chart performance
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References
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