The Singles Collection

~ Release by David Bowie (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Space Oddity
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass:
Herbie Flowers (in 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Terry Cox (UK rock drummer) (in 1969-06)
guitar and other instruments:
David Bowie (in 1969-06)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (in 1969-06)
vocals:
David Bowie (in 1969-06)
arranger:
David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC (in 1969, in 2009)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-06)
music videos:
Space Oddity (1973, Bowie with red hair & acoustic guitar) by David Bowie and Space Oddity (1969, Bowie with round glasses & cap) by David Bowie
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 42), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 53) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 189)
recording of:
Space Oddity (in 1969-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.45:16
2Changes
recording engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass and bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
guitar, piano and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie
piano:
Rick Wakeman
vocals:
David Bowie
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 127), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 200) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 201)
recording of:
Changes (David Bowie song)
lyricist:
David Bowie
composer:
David Bowie and Daniel Licht
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Tintoretto Music
4.53:35
3Starman
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
piano and background vocals:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Starman
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
4.754:18
4Ziggy Stardust
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bowie
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 277)
recording of:
Ziggy Stardust (from 1971-07-09 until 1972-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 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) 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)
4.553:14
5Suffragette City
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bowie
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
electric guitar and background vocals:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Suffragette City (from 1971-07-09 until 1972-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, 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), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.253:26
6John, I’m Only Dancing
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
background vocals:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
David Bowie
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1990)
music videos:
John, I’m Only Dancing by David Bowie
recording of:
John, I’m Only Dancing
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Tintoretto Music
3.752:47
7The Jean Genie
engineer:
Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
mixer:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
piano:
Mike Garson (American pianist)
saxophone:
Ken Fordham
lead vocals:
David Bowie
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
The Jean Genie by David Bowie
recording of:
The Jean Genie
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music 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
4.154:08
8Drive In Saturday
engineer:
Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
mixer:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Drive‐In Saturday
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
4.354:30
9Life on Mars?
recording engineer and producer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
assistant producer:
the actor
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer)
guitar:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
guitar, piano and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie
piano:
Rick Wakeman
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Life on Mars? by David Bowie
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 8) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 105)
recording of:
Life on Mars?
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
4.63:52
10Sorrow
engineer:
Denis Blackeye (engineer)
producer:
David Bowie and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
cover recording of:
Sorrow
writer and composer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Grand Canyon Music Inc.
42:54
11Rebel Rebel
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
David Bowie
mixer:
David Bowie and Keith Harwood
bass:
Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
drums (drum set):
Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar:
Alan Parker (guitarist & composer) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar, keyboard and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano:
Mike Garson (American pianist) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
recording of:
Rebel Rebel (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), MainMan, Jones Music America (from 1974 to present) and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)
3.94:30
12Rock & Roll Suicide
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Songs, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
32:58
13Diamond Dogs
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
David Bowie
mixer:
David Bowie and Keith Harwood
bass:
Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar:
Alan Parker (guitarist & composer) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
guitar, keyboard and saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano:
Mike Garson (American pianist) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
membranophone:
Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
recording of:
Diamond Dogs (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
3.656:05
14Knock on Wood
producer:
Tony Visconti
mixer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) and Tony Visconti
recorded at:
Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1974-07-08 until 1974-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Knock on Wood (from 1974-07-08 until 1974-07-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
3:04
15Young Americans
producer and mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
congas:
Larry Washington (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
percussion:
Pablo Rosario
piano:
Mike Garson (American pianist)
saxophone:
David Sanborn
background vocals:
Ava Cherry, Robin Clark (soul vocalist) and Luther Vandross
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 1975 to present)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 204) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 481)
recording of:
Young Americans
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
4.055:11
16Fame
co-producer:
Harry Maslin
producer and mixer:
David Bowie and Harry Maslin
guest background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 1975 to present)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 97)
recording of:
Fame
writer:
Carlos Alomar, David Bowie and John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
100 mph Music, BMG Monarch, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Ceilidh Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Publishing Ltd., Jones Music America, Lenono Music, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Unitunes Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB France, フジパシフィックミュージック, フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部, 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) 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)
4.14:15
17Golden Years
co-producer:
Harry Maslin
producer:
David Bowie and Harry Maslin
bass:
George Murray (American bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Roy Bittan and Dennis Davis (drummer)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar, David Bowie and Earl Slick
piano:
Roy Bittan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
arranger:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1975)
recording of:
Golden Years
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
3.94:00
18TVC 15
producer:
David Bowie and Harry Maslin
bass:
George Murray (American bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar, David Bowie and Earl Slick
piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone and lead vocals:
David Bowie
arranger:
David Bowie
recording of:
TVC 15
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher) and Moth Music
35:32
19Sound & Vision
engineer:
Eduard Meyer, Laurent Thibault and Tony Visconti
producer:
David Bowie and Tony Visconti
mixer:
Tony Visconti
baritone saxophone:
David Bowie (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
bass guitar:
George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18) and Ricky Gardiner (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
piano:
Roy Young (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
background vocals:
Brian Eno (from 1976-10 until 1976-11-18)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1976-10 until 1976-11-18) and Mary Hopkin (from 1976-10 until 1976-11-18)
arranger:
David Bowie
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-09-20) and Hansa Tonstudio 2 in Berlin, Germany (from 1976-10 until 1976-11-18)
mixed at:
Hansa by the Wall in Berlin, Germany
recording of:
Sound and Vision (from 1976-09-01 until 1976-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (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)
4.153:03
CD 2

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part of:Albums “disques d’or” (number: le 1994-12-14, après 1 an et 1 mois) (order: 1)
Wikipedia:en: The Singles Collection (David Bowie album) [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/97364 [info]
Wikidata:Q1751704 [info]