The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Let’s Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1983)
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
4.14:08
2Ashes to Ashes
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
mixer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Ashes to Ashes
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
4.43:37
3Under Pressure
producer:
David Bowie and Queen (UK rock group)
recording of:
Under Pressure
writer:
David Bowie, Brian May (Queen guitarist), John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only), Mainman Saag (New York), Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4:06
4Fashion
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
mixer:
Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-02) and Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Fashion (from 1980-02 until 1980-04)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
2.83:26
5Modern Love
sound engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
baritone saxophone and flute:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player)
bass:
Carmine Rojas
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
flute and tenor saxophone:
Robert Aaron and Stan Harrison
guitar:
Nile Rodgers and Stevie Ray Vaughan
keyboard:
Rob Sabino
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
trumpet:
Mac Gollehon
background vocals:
Frank Simms, George Simms and David Spinner
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1983)
recording of:
Modern Love
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Jones Music America and RZO Music Ltd
43:59
6China Girl
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
recording of:
China Girl
writer:
David Bowie and Iggy Pop
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Fujipacific Music, Inc., James Osterberg Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo), Watanabe Music Publishing CM division, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.14:17
7Scary Monsters33:32
8Up the Hill Backwards
recording engineer:
David Bowie (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
assistant engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer) (from 1980-02 until 1980-04) and Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer) (from 1980-02 until 1980-04)
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
mixer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
electric bass guitar:
George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Robert Fripp (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
piano:
Roy Bittan (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
vocals:
David Bowie (from 1980-04 until 1980-06), Lynn Maitland (from 1980-04 until 1980-06), Chris Porter (engineer and producer) (from 1980-04 until 1980-06) and Tony Visconti (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980), RCA Victor (in 1980), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1992) and Tintoretto Music (in 1992)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-03) and Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
recording of:
Up the Hill Backwards (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
33:16
9Alabama Song
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia") (on 1978-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer) (on 1978-07-02)
electric bass guitar:
George Murray (American bass guitarist) (on 1978-07-02)
electric violin:
Simon House (on 1978-07-02)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (on 1978-07-02) and Adrian Belew (on 1978-07-02)
piano:
Sean Mayes (on 1978-07-02)
background vocals:
Carlos Alomar (on 1978-07-02), Adrian Belew (on 1978-07-02), Sean Mayes (on 1978-07-02), George Murray (American bass guitarist) (on 1978-07-02) and Tony Visconti (on 1978-07-02)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (on 1978-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1992) and Tintoretto Music (in 1992)
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-02)
cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (on 1978-07-02)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
additional translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co.
33:52
10Drowned Girl
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
recording of:
The Drowned Girl
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:27
11Cat People
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Backstreet Records (in 1982)
recording of:
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
lyricist:
David Bowie
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), RZO Music Ltd and Tintoretto Music
44:12
12This Is Not America
engineer:
Marcellus Frank and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and Pat Metheny
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
analog synthesizer [Oberheim], analog synthesizer [Prophet-5], keyboard [Kurzweil] and marimba:
Lyle Mays (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
drums (drum set):
Paul Wertico (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Rodby (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer] and synclavier:
Pat Metheny (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
performer:
Pat Metheny Group (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1985)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
recording of:
This Is Not America (from 1984-09 until 1984-10)
lyricist and writer:
David Bowie
composer:
Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Donna Dijon Music Publications, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, OPC Music Publishing, Inc., Pat Meth Music Corp (Pat Meth Music Corporation), Pat-Meth Music, RZO Music Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部
3.653:51
13Loving the Alien
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
David Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham
mixer:
David Bowie and Hugh Padgham
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
analog synthesizer and analog synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa], bass, guitar, keyboard and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Derek Bramble (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
congas and wood block:
Sammy Figueroa (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
electric bass guitar:
Carmine Rojas (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
marimba:
Guy St. Onge (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
synthesizer [Fairlight CM1]:
Rob Yale (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
trumpet:
Mark Pender (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
background vocals:
Robin Clark (soul vocalist) (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10), Curtis King (American singer and songwriter) (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10) and George Simms (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
horn arranger:
The Borneo Horns
strings arranger and synthesizer arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
recording of:
Loving the Alien (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd, The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.57:09
14Absolute Beginners
co-producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
producer:
David Bowie, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Absolute Beginners
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1986)
3.95:38
15When the Wind Blows
drums (drum set) programming:
Erdal Kızılçay (in 1986)
engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass, congas, drums (drum set), guitar, horn, keyboard, sampler [E-mu Emax], strings and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and sampler:
Erdal Kızılçay (in 1986)
instruments:
Erdal Kızılçay
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (in 1986)
vocals:
David Bowie
horn arranger:
Erdal Kızılçay
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (in 1986)
recording of:
When the Wind Blows (in 1986)
lyricist:
David Bowie
composer:
David Bowie and Erdal Kızılçay
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie)
3:35
16Blue Jean
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
David Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham
mixer:
David Bowie and Hugh Padgham
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
electric bass guitar:
Carmine Rojas (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
electric bass guitar and guitar:
Derek Bramble (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
marimba:
Guy St. Onge (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
trumpet:
Mark Pender (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
background vocals:
Curtis King (American singer and songwriter) (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10) and George Simms (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
horn arranger:
The Borneo Horns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1984)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
recording of:
Blue Jean (from 1984-05-01 until 1984-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
3.653:12
17Day‐In Day‐Out
assistant recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1987)
recording of:
Day‐In Day‐Out
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Jones Music America
2.054:11
18Time Will Crawl
additional recording engineer:
Malcolm Pollack (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
drums (drum set) programming:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
assistant engineer:
André Gauchat, Jon Goldberger and Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
David Bowie and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
assistant mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elson (American saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist & duduk player) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
bass, sampler [Akai S900], sampler [E-mu Emax] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Peter Frampton (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Sid McGinnis (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
keyboard:
David Bowie (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Philippe Saisse (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
percussion:
Crusher Bennett (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
background vocals:
Robin Clark (soul vocalist) (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Gordon Grodie (from 1986-09 until 1986-11), Diva Gray (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Loni Groves (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
recorded at:
Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975-2002) in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1986-09 until 1986-11) and Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1986-11)
recording of:
Time Will Crawl (from 1986-09 until 1986-11)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jones Music America and RZO Music Ltd
44:19
19Underground
producer:
David Bowie and Arif Mardin
recording of:
Underground
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
4:27
DVD 2

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included in:The Platinum Collection
Wikidata:Q4050965 [info]