Artist: David Bowie Rating: Release Date: January 10, 2006Type: Compilation (best of)Genre: Rock
Review Diving into a new
David Bowie collection is all about comfort. The listener should land somewhere between the reliable pool of radio staples like "Golden Years," "Suffragette City," and "Let's Dance" and the deep water of fan favorites like "TVC 15" and "Look Back in Anger."
EMI 's three-disc Platinum Collection does an awfully good job of placating fans of both reservoirs, focusing on the Thin White Duke's mercurial 1969-1987 offerings. Each disc covers an era -- 1969-1974, 1974-1979, and 1980-1987 -- allowing time for both classics ("Starman") and obscurities ("Velvet Goldmine"). The Platinum Collection gets high marks for the inclusion of oft-overlooked gems such as "All the Young Dudes" and "Wild Is the Wind," but it's the appearance of soundtrack nuggets like "When the Wind Blows," from the animated nuclear war fable of the same name, "Underground" from Labyrinth, and "Drowned Girl" from the play
Baal that sets this anthology apart from others. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Tracks
CD 1
CD 2
Sound and Vision (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (3:05)
Golden Years [Single Edit]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:29)
Fame (Lyrics) David Bowie , John Lennon , Carlos Alomar David Bowie (4:14)
Young Americans (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (3:15)
John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)
David Bowie David Bowie (7:00)
Can You Hear Me (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (5:07)
Wild Is the Wind (Lyrics) Ned Washington , Dimitri Tiomkin David Bowie (6:00)
Knock on Wood [Live]
Steve Cropper , Eddie Floyd David Bowie (3:00)
TVC 15 [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:34)
1984 (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (3:29)
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Bruce Springsteen David Bowie (3:49)
Look Back in Anger (Lyrics) Brian Eno , David Bowie David Bowie (3:08)
The Secret Life of Arabia
Brian Eno , David Bowie , Carlos Alomar David Bowie (3:48)
DJ (Lyrics) David Bowie , Brian Eno , Carlos Alomar David Bowie (4:02)
Beauty and the Beast (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (3:36)
Breaking Glass (Lyrics) Dennis Davis , David Bowie , George Murray David Bowie (1:53)
Boys Keep Swinging (Lyrics) Brian Eno , David Bowie David Bowie (3:20)
Heroes
Brian Eno , David Bowie David Bowie (3:33)
CD 3
Let's Dance (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (4:07)
Ashes to Ashes [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:36)
Under Pressure
John Deacon , David Bowie , Brian May , Freddie Mercury , Roger Taylor David Bowie (4:05)
Fashion [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:26)
Modern Love [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:58)
China Girl (Lyrics) David Bowie , Iggy Pop David Bowie (4:17)
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (3:32)
Up the Hill Backwards
David Bowie David Bowie (3:15)
Alabama Song (Lyrics) Kurt Weill , Bertolt Brecht David Bowie (3:52)
Drowned Girl
Kurt Weill , Bertolt Brecht David Bowie (2:26)
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [Film Version][Edit][Version]
Giorgio Moroder , David Bowie David Bowie (4:12)
This Is Not America (Lyrics) David Bowie , Pat Metheny , Lyle Mays David Bowie (3:51)
Loving the Alien [Album Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (7:08)
Absolute Beginners [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (5:37)
When the Wind Blows (Lyrics) David Bowie , Erdal Kizilcay David Bowie (3:34)
Blue Jean
David Bowie David Bowie (3:11)
Day-In Day-Out [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (4:11)
Time Will Crawl (Lyrics) David Bowie David Bowie (4:18)
Underground [Single Version]
David Bowie David Bowie (4:26)
Credits Mick Ronson (Mixing), David Bowie (Producer) , Hugh Padgham (Mixing) , Alan Winstanley (Producer) , Nile Rodgers (Mixing Assistant) , Darren Evans (Layout Design) , Tony Visconti (Producer) , Greg Gorman (Cover Photo) , David Bowie (Mixing Assistant) , Nigel Reeve (Compilation) , Joe Brooks (Project Manager) , Gus Dudgeon (Producer) , Peter Mew (Mastering) , Arif Mardin (Producer) , Harry Maslin (Producer) , Tony Visconti (Remixing) , Bob Clearmountain (Engineer) , Ken Scott (Engineer) , David Bowie (Arranger) , Ken Scott (Mixing) , Bob Clearmountain (Mixing) , Giorgio Moroder (Producer) , Nigel Reeve (Coordination) , Steve Schapiro (Cover Photo) , Henry Wrenn Meleck (Coordination) , Derek Bramble (Producer) , Tony Visconti (Mixing) , Pat Metheny (Producer) , Hugh Padgham (Producer) , David Bowie (Mixing) , Clive Langer (Producer) , David Richards (Mixing Assistant) , Paul Buckmaster (Arranger) , David Richards (Producer) , Ken Scott (Producer) , Mick Ronson (Arranger) , Hugh Padgham (Engineer) , Nile Rodgers (Producer) , Queen (Producer)
