The Best of Bowie

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The Best of Bowie
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	15 December 1980
Recorded	1969-1979
Genre	Rock
Length	58:17
Label	K-tel
Producer	David Bowie, Gus Dudgeon, Ken Scott, Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin

The Best of Bowie is a David Bowie compilation album released in 1980. In addition to including the rare 7" edits of "Fame" and "Golden Years", the compilation contains unique edits of "Life on Mars?" and "Diamond Dogs", ostensibly to allow all 16 tracks to fit on one LP. The cover was based on the 12-inch single sleeve design of Bowie's "Fashion".^[1] It made #3 in the UK Albums Chart.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side 1 1.2 Side 2 2 Charts 3 Notes

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

[edit] Side 1

1. "Space Oddity" – 5:07
2. "Life on Mars?" (K-tel edit) – 3:34
3. "Starman" – 4:07
4. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – 2:56
5. "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Sax version) – 2:37
6. "The Jean Genie" – 4:03
7. "Breaking Glass" (Live from Stage) (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) – 3:27
8. "Sorrow" (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) – 2:51

[edit] Side 2

1. "Diamond Dogs' (K-tel edit) – 4:36
2. "Young Americans" – 5:05
3. "Fame" (Edit) (Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar) – 3:25
4. "Golden Years" (Edit) – 3:20
5. "TVC 15" (Edit) – 3:28
6. "Sound and Vision"– 3:00
7. "Heroes" (Edit) (Bowie, Brian Eno) – 3:26
8. "Boys Keep Swinging" (Bowie, Eno) – 3:15

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Norway's album Charts	21

[edit] Notes

v • d • e David Bowie Studio albums David Bowie • Space Oddity • The Man Who Sold the World • Hunky Dory • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars • Aladdin Sane • Pin Ups • Diamond Dogs • Young Americans • Station to Station • Low • "Heroes" • Lodger • Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) • Let's Dance • Tonight • Never Let Me Down • Black Tie White Noise • Outside • Earthling • 'hours...' • Heathen • Reality With Tin Machine Tin Machine • Tin Machine II Live albums David Live • Stage • Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture • Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby • Santa Monica '72 • LiveAndWell.com • Bowie at the Beeb • Live Santa Monica '72 Soundtracks Christiane F. • Love You Till Tuesday • Labyrinth • The Buddha of Suburbia Compilations The World of David Bowie • Images 1966-1967 • ChangesOneBowie • ChangesTwoBowie • The Best of Bowie • Rare • Golden Years • Fame and Fashion • Sound + Vision • Changesbowie • Early On (1964-1966) • The Singles Collection • The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 • The Best of 1969/1974 • The Best of 1974/1979 • All Saints • Best of Bowie • The Collection • The Platinum Collection • The Best of 1980/1987 • Bowie Box Set (Outside, Earthling, Hours, Heathen, Reality- 10CD) Concert videos Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars • Serious Moonlight • Glass Spider • A Reality Tour Promotional films and compilations Love You Till Tuesday • Bowie – The Video Collection • Black Tie White Noise • Best of Bowie Tours Ziggy Stardust Tour • Diamond Dogs Tour • Isolar • Isolar II • Serious Moonlight Tour • Glass Spider Tour • Tin Machine Tour • Sound and Vision Tour • It's My Life Tour • Outside Tour • Outside Summer Festivals Tour • Earthling Tour • The 'hours...' Tour • Mini Tour • Heathen Tour • A Reality Tour Related articles Discography • Filmography • Tony Visconti • Brian Eno • Mick Ronson • Mick Woodmansey • Trevor Bolder • Iggy Pop • Mike Garson • Reeves Gabrels • Earl Slick • Major Tom • "Bowie"