The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974

Compilation album by David Bowie

Released

7 October 1997

Recorded

1969-1974

Genre

Rock, glam rock

Length

77:34

Label

EMI

Producer

Producer varies from track to track

David Bowie compilation chronology

The Deram Anthology 1966–1968
(1997)

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
(1997)

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.9/10) link
Robert Christgau	link

The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 is an album by David Bowie, released by EMI in 1997. The US release of the album was pulled from the stores because of a large number of inaccuracies in the credits and liner notes. It was re-released by EMI-CAPITOL Entertainment Properties the following year (1998) in the US as part of the essential collection, with a new cover and corrected information as a limited edition.^[1]^[2] This album was also included as the first disc of the compilation The Platinum Collection (2005/2006).

There are three uncredited rarities included on the album. They are: "John, I'm Only Dancing" (Sax version) - recorded during the sessions for the Aladdin Sane album; "The Prettiest Star" (Marc Bolan stereo version) - the original 1970 single release that features Marc Bolan on lead guitar; and "All the Young Dudes (Studio version)" - the original Bowie studio version from 1973.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"The Jean Genie"		Aladdin Sane, 1973	4:08
2.	"Space Oddity"		David Bowie, 1969	5:15
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, 1972	3:16
5.	"John, I'm Only Dancing" (Sax version)		Non-album single, released in 1973; the original version released the previous year	2:42
6.	"Rebel Rebel"		Diamond Dogs, 1974	4:30
7.	"Let's Spend the Night Together"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Aladdin Sane; originally by The Rolling Stones released as a non-album double A-side single in the UK and Between the Buttons in the U.S. in 1967	3:07
8.	"Suffragette City"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972	3:27
9.	"Oh! You Pretty Things"		Hunky Dory, 1971	3:14
10.	"Velvet Goldmine"		B-side of the 1975 single reissue of "Space Oddity"; recorded in 1971 for Ziggy Stardust	3:11
11.	"Drive-In Saturday"		Aladdin Sane, 1973	4:29
12.	"Diamond Dogs"		Diamond Dogs, 1974	6:05
13.	"Changes"		Hunky Dory, 1971	3:34
14.	"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	2:55
15.	"The Prettiest Star" (Marc Bolan stereo version)		Recorded in 1970 as a follow-up to "Space Oddity"; re-recorded for Aladdin Sane in 1972	3:14
16.	"Life on Mars?"		Hunky Dory, 1971	3:52
17.	"Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)"		Aladdin Sane, 1973	5:10
18.	"The Man Who Sold the World"		The Man Who Sold the World, 1970	3:56
19.	"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"		The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972	3:00
20.	"All the Young Dudes" (Studio version)		Originally by Mott the Hoople from All the Young Dudes, 1972; was recorded in that same year for Aladdin Sane and was released in mono sound for this compilation	4:11

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Place of Origin	Length
20.	"Lady Stardust" (Put in as "Suffragette City"'s replacement)	Ziggy Stardust	3:21

David Bowie

Discography Songs Awards and nominations Filmography Tours

Studio albums	David Bowie (1967) David Bowie (1969) The Man Who Sold the World Hunky Dory The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Aladdin Sane Pin Ups Diamond Dogs Young Americans Station to Station Low "Heroes" Lodger Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Let's Dance Tonight Never Let Me Down Tin Machine (with Tin Machine) Tin Machine II (with Tin Machine) Black Tie White Noise Outside Earthling Hours Heathen Reality The Next Day Blackstar

Live albums	David Live Stage Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (with Tin Machine) LiveAndWell.com Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks) Live Santa Monica '72 VH1 Storytellers A Reality Tour

Soundtracks	Christiane F. Love You till Tuesday Labyrinth The Buddha of Suburbia Lazarus

EPs	Baal Earthling in the City Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks) The Next Day Extra

Compilations	The World of David Bowie Images 1966–1967 Changesonebowie The Best of Bowie Changestwobowie Rare Golden Years Fame and Fashion Changesbowie Early On (1964–1966) The Singles Collection RarestOneBowie The Deram Anthology 1966–1968 The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 BBC Sessions 1969–1972 Bowie at the Beeb All Saints Best of Bowie Club Bowie The Collection The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 iSelect Nothing Has Changed Bowie Legacy

Box sets	Sound + Vision Bowie Box Set The Platinum Collection Five Years (1969–1973) Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)

Concert videos	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Serious Moonlight Glass Spider A Reality Tour VH1 Storytellers

Promotional films	Love You till Tuesday Jazzin' for Blue Jean Bowie – The Video Collection Black Tie White Noise Best of Bowie

Tours	Ziggy Stardust Tour Diamond Dogs Tour Isolar Isolar II Serious Moonlight Tour Glass Spider Tour Tin Machine Tour Sound+Vision Tour It's My Life Tour Outside Tour Outside Summer Festivals Tour Earthling Tour Hours Tour Mini Tour Heathen Tour A Reality Tour

Related articles	Berlin Trilogy Major Tom The Thin White Duke Jareth Omikron: The Nomad Soul Symphony No. 1 "Low" Symphony No. 4 "Heroes" "Bowie" The Sovereign Toy We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Heteropoda davidbowie Lazarus Death Art collection

Book:David Bowie / Part 2: Singles and songs Category:David Bowie

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