The Singles Collection (David Bowie album)
| The Singles Collection | ||||
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 UK release cover | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 8 November 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1993 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 154:14 | |||
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| David Bowie chronology | ||||
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| David Bowie compilation chronology | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 Cover of The Singles 1969 to 1993 US release | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover of the Dutch 1997 reissue | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Calgary Herald | B+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Music Week |  [5] |
| New Musical Express | 9/10[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Select | 5/5[8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[9] |
The Singles Collection is a compilation album by the English musician David Bowie, released in 1993 in the UK and (with some changes) as The Singles 1969 to 1993 in the United States. A video companion, Bowie – The Video Collection, was released on VHS at the same time.
Release
Released in late 1993, this "singles" collection included some tracks that were never officially released as singles (such as "Ziggy Stardust").[10] This release marked the first time some 7"/single edits were available on CD, and included some unusual or rare versions, such as the shortened mixes of "TVC 15", "Space Oddity" and "Loving the Alien".[10] The US release included the full-length original version of Bowie's "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" and the 4:01 remix of "Under Pressure" from Classic Queen, while the UK version instead includes a 3:58 edit originally found on Queen's Greatest Hits II.[10]
The first 40,000 copies of the US CD release included a third disc containing a single track, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy", a duet by Bowie and Bing Crosby taken from Bing's 1977 Christmas television special.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie except where noted.
UK version
(*) = not on the U.S. version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Oddity" | David Bowie, 1969 | 5:15 | |
| 2. | "Changes" | Hunky Dory, 1971 | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "Starman" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972 | 4:18 | |
| 4. | "Ziggy Stardust" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "Suffragette City" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 3:26 | |
| 6. | "John, I'm Only Dancing" | Non-album single, 1972 | 2:47 | |
| 7. | "The Jean Genie" | Aladdin Sane, 1973 | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "Drive-In Saturday" | Aladdin Sane | 4:30 | |
| 9. | "Life on Mars?" | Hunky Dory; released as a single in 1973 | 3:51 | |
| 10. | "Sorrow" | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | Pin Ups, 1973; originally by The McCoys in 1965 and made famous by The Merseys the following year | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Rebel Rebel" | Diamond Dogs | 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (*) | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars; released as a single in 1974 | 2:58 | |
| 13. | "Diamond Dogs" | Diamond Dogs | 6:04 | |
| 14. | "Knock on Wood" (*) (Live) | Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper | David Live, 1974; originally by Eddie Floyd from Knock on Wood, 1966 | 3:03 |
| 15. | "Young Americans" | Young Americans, 1975 | 5:11 | |
| 16. | "Fame" | Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon | Young Americans | 4:14 |
| 17. | "Golden Years" | Station to Station, 1976; released as a single the previous year | 4:00 | |
| 18. | "TVC 15" | Station to Station | 5:31 | |
| 19. | "Sound and Vision" | Low, 1977 | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Heroes"" () | Bowie, Brian Eno | "Heroes", 1977 | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Beauty and the Beast" | "Heroes" | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "Boys Keep Swinging" | Bowie, Eno | Lodger, 1979 | 3:17 |
| 4. | "DJ" | Bowie, Eno, Alomar | Lodger | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Alabama Song" (*) | Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill | Non-album single, 1980 | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 1980 | 4:24 | |
| 7. | "Fashion" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 5:11 | |
| 9. | "Under Pressure" (Edited version; with Queen) | Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor | Non-album single, 1981; later included on the Queen album Hot Space the following year | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Wild Is the Wind" (*) | Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | Station to Station; originally by Johnny Mathis for the film of the same name, 1957; released as a single in 1981 in support of the Changestwobowie compilation album | 6:01 |
| 11. | "Let's Dance" (Single edit) | Let's Dance, 1983 | 4:07 | |
| 12. | "China Girl" (Single edit) | Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop) | Let's Dance; originally by Iggy Pop from The Idiot, 1977 | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Modern Love" (Single edit) | Let's Dance | 3:56 | |
| 14. | "Blue Jean" | Tonight, 1984 | 3:11 | |
| 15. | "This Is Not America" (*) (with the Pat Metheny Group) | Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays | The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack, 1985 | 3:47 |
| 16. | "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones) | Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter | Non-album single for Live Aid, 1985; originally by Martha and the Vandellas released as a single in 1964 and appeared on Dance Party the following year | 3:10 |
| 17. | "Absolute Beginners" (Single edit) | Absolute Beginners soundtrack, 1986 | 5:37 | |
| 18. | "Day-In Day-Out" (Single edit) | Never Let Me Down, 1987 | 4:11 |
U.S. version
(*) = Not on the UK version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Oddity" (Edited version exclusive to this release) | David Bowie (1969) | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Changes" | Hunky Dory | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Oh! You Pretty Things" (*) | Hunky Dory | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Life on Mars?" | Hunky Dory | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "Ziggy Stardust" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "Starman" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... | 4:16 | |
| 7. | "John, I'm Only Dancing" | non-album single | 2:49 | |
| 8. | "Suffragette City" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "The Jean Genie" | Aladdin Sane | 4:09 | |
| 10. | "Sorrow" | Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer | Pin Ups | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Drive-In Saturday" | Aladdin Sane | 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Diamond Dogs" | Diamond Dogs | 6:07 | |
| 13. | "Rebel Rebel" | Diamond Dogs | 4:31 | |
| 14. | "Young Americans" | Young Americans | 5:13 | |
| 15. | "Fame" | Bowie, Alomar, John Lennon | Young Americans | 4:18 |
| 16. | "Golden Years" | Station to Station | 4:01 | |
| 17. | "TVC 15" (Edited version exclusive to this release) | Station to Station | 3:46 | |
| 18. | "Be My Wife" (*) | Low | 2:58 | |
| 19. | "Sound and Vision" | Low | 3:06 | |
| 20. | "Beauty and the Beast" | "Heroes" | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Heroes"" (Single edit) | Bowie, Eno | "Heroes" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Boys Keep Swinging" | Bowie, Eno | Lodger | 3:20 |
| 3. | "DJ" (Single edit) | Bowie, Eno, Alomar | Lodger | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Look Back in Anger" (*) | Bowie, Eno | Lodger | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Ashes to Ashes" (Single edit) | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 3:37 | |
| 6. | "Fashion" (Single edit) | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 3:26 | |
| 7. | "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 5:12 | |
| 8. | "Under Pressure" (with Queen) | Bowie, Mercury, May, Deacon, Taylor | Hot Space (Queen album) | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (*) (soundtrack version, with Giorgio Moroder) | Bowie, Moroder | Cat People soundtrack, 1982; re-recorded for Let's Dance the following year | 6:46 |
| 10. | "Let's Dance" (Edited version exclusive to this release) | Let's Dance | 4:10 | |
| 11. | "China Girl" (Edited version exclusive to this release) | Bowie, Osterburg (a.k.a. Pop) | Let's Dance | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Modern Love" (Edited version exclusive to this release) | Let's Dance | 3:59 | |
| 13. | "Blue Jean" | Tonight | 3:12 | |
| 14. | "Loving the Alien" (*) (Single remix) | Tonight; remixed & released as a 1985 single | 4:42 | |
| 15. | "Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger) | Gaye, Stevenson, Hunter | non-album single for Live Aid | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Absolute Beginners" (Single edit) | Absolute Beginners soundtrack | 5:39 | |
| 17. | "Day-In Day-Out" (Single edit) | Never Let Me Down | 4:17 | |
| 18. | "Never Let Me Down" (*) | Bowie, Alomar | Never Let Me Down | 4:07 |
| 19. | "Jump They Say" (*) (Radio edit) | Black Tie White Noise, 1993 | 3:55 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[24] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[25] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[27] | Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "BPI".
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Singles: 1969–1993 – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Muretich, James (19 December 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
- ^ Jones, Alan (13 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (27 November 1993). "David Bowie: The Singles Collection". New Musical Express. p. 31.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 97–98.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (December 1993). "David Bowie: The Singles Collection". Select. p. 95. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Sheffield 1995, p. 55.
- ^ a b c d Pegg 2016, p. 504.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – David Bowie – The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – The Singles Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – The Singles Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – David Bowie – The Singles Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – The Singles Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "David Bowie". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. pp. 36–37.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Bowie – The Singles Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – David Bowie – The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "David Bowie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Single 1969-1993 – David Bowie". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "French album certifications – The Singles Collection – David Bowie" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 18 November 2021. Select THE SINGLES COLLECTION and click OK.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – The Singles Collection – David Bowie" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 25 May 2019. Enter David Bowie in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1998 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – David Bowie – Singles Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 November 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "British album certifications – The Singles Collection – David Bowie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
Sources
- Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (7th ed.). London, United Kingdom: Titan Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.
- Sheffield, Rob (1995). "David Bowie". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 55–57. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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