Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Space Oddity ~ David Bowie |  |
| 2. Man Who Sold The World, The ~ David Bowie | |
| 3. Changes ~ David Bowie | |
| 4. Life On Mars? ~ David Bowie | |
| 5. Moonage Daydream ~ David Bowie | |
| 6. Suffragette City ~ David Bowie | |
| 7. Ziggy Stardust ~ David Bowie | |
| 8. All The Young Dudes ~ David Bowie | |
| 9. Jean Genie, The ~ David Bowie | |
| 10. Panic In Detroit ~ David Bowie | |
| 11. Rebel Rebel ~ David Bowie | |
| 12. Diamond Dogs ~ David Bowie | |
| 13. Young Americans ~ David Bowie | |
| 14. Fame ~ David Bowie | |
| 15. Golden Years ~ David Bowie | |
| 16. TVC 15 ~ David Bowie | |
| 17. Sound And Vision ~ David Bowie | |
| 18. Heroes ~ David Bowie | |
| 19. DJ ~ David Bowie | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Ashes To Ashes ~ David Bowie | |
| 2. Fashion ~ David Bowie | |
| 3. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) ~ David Bowie | |
| 4. Under Pressure - (with Queen) ~ David Bowie | |
| 5. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) ~ David Bowie | |
| 6. Let's Dance ~ David Bowie | |
| 7. China Girl ~ David Bowie | |
| 8. Modern Love ~ David Bowie | |
| 9. Blue Jean ~ David Bowie | |
| 10. This Is Not America - (with Pat Metheny Group) ~ David Bowie | |
| 11. Dancing In The Street - (with Mick Jagger) ~ David Bowie | |
| 12. Absolute Beginners ~ David Bowie | |
| 13. Time Will Crawl ~ David Bowie | |
| 14. Under The God ~ David Bowie | |
| 15. Jump They Say ~ David Bowie | |
| 16. Heart's Filthy Lesson, The ~ David Bowie | |
| 17. I'm Afraid Of Americans (VI) ~ David Bowie | |
| 18. Thursday's Child ~ David Bowie | |
| 19. Slow Burn ~ David Bowie | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: David Bowie (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Mick Jagger (vocals); The Pat Metheny Group, Queen. | | Producers include: Ken Scott, David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin, Paul Buckmaster. | | Compilation producers: Nigel Reeve, Jo Brooks. | | All tracks have been digitally remastered. | | Ably serving as a substitute for the excellent but out-of-print collection BOWIE: THE SINGLES 1969-1993, the two-CD BEST OF BOWIE serves as an outstanding career-spanning retrospective featuring material from as recent as 2002. Above all reflecting the visionary aptitude of a restless creative genius who switched into different musical guises the way some people change suits, these 38 cuts trace David Bowie's path from space-rock folkie ("Space Oddity") and glam god ("Ziggy Stardust") to blue-eyed soulster ("Young Americans"), and cutting-edge futurist ("Fashion"). | | 21st-century kids might be aware of Bowie via covers by Nirvana ("The Man Who Sold The World") or the Wallflowers ("Heroes"), but it's equally likely they've heard playlist war-horses like '80s alt-pop classics "Let's Dance," "Modern Love," and "China Girl." Not to be missed are this icon's stellar collaborations with a wide range of talent including John Lennon ("Fame"), Queen ("Under Pressure"), Mick Jagger ("Dancing In The Streets"), and The Pat Metheny Group ("This Is Not America"). The latter material rounding out this collection is equally deserving of attention whether it's the howling nihilism of Bowie's group Tin Machine ("Under The God"), a Nine Inch Nails industrial-rock team-up ("I'm Afraid Of Americans [V1]"), or the 2002 reunion with '70s collaborator Tony Visconti ("Slow Burn"). |
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| Artist Overview |
| The mercurial David Bowie is the original pop chameleon. He's been everything from inoffensive pop singer to glam icon to white soul man to art-rocker and more in the course of his long, prolific career. Although Bowie's first hit was 1969's "Space Oddity," he didn't arrive as a full-formed pop sensation until he unveiled his Ziggy Stardust persona in 1972. After retiring Ziggy in 1974, Bowie moved from dystopian rock to Philly soul to cutting-edge experimental pop, all within the span of three years. In the following decades, Bowie has regularly released albums and starred in movies. Perhaps the most startling thing is that he's been at the forefront of so many musical movements, inspiring a slew of genres spearheaded by countless Bowie disciples. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/22/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 41930 | | Label : Virgin Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724354193026 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Uncut (01/03, p.132)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...This double gathers 39 steps to greatness: all the kinky glam and Berlin angst hits, plus the '80s floor-fillers..." |
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