The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987

Greatest hits album by David Bowie

Released

19 March 2007

Recorded

1979-1987

Genre

Rock

Length

77:14 (CD only)

Label

EMI/Virgin

Producer

Producer varies from track to track

David Bowie chronology

The Platinum Collection
(2005)

The Best of 1980/1987
(2007)

Live in Santa Monica '72
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Music Box	link
Pitchfork Media	(6.0/10) link
Prefix Magazine

The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 is a David Bowie compilation album. The CD was originally released by EMI as part of The Platinum Collection in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI's two-disc Sight & Sound series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist. The DVD portion of the collection features two videos previously unreleased on DVD - "When the Wind Blows" and "The Drowned Girl".

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Let's Dance" (Single version)		Let's Dance, 1983	4:07
2.	"Ashes to Ashes" (Single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 1980	3:36
3.	"Under Pressure" (with Queen)	Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor	Non-album single, 1981; later found on Hot Space the following year	4:05
4.	"Fashion" (Single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:26
5.	"Modern Love" (Single version)		Let's Dance	3:58
6.	"China Girl" (Single version)	Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop)	Let's Dance	4:17
7.	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" (Single version)		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:32
8.	"Up the Hill Backwards"		Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)	3:15
9.	"Alabama Song"	Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht	Non-album single, 1980	3:52
10.	"The Drowned Girl"	Brecht, Weill	Baal, 1982	2:26
11.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Single version)	Bowie, Giorgio Moroder	Cat People soundtrack, 1982; later re-recorded for and found on Let's Dance	4:12
12.	"This Is Not America" (with the Pat Metheny Group)	Bowie, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays	The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack, 1985	3:51
13.	"Loving the Alien"		Tonight, 1984	7:08
14.	"Absolute Beginners" (Single version)		Absolute Beginners soundtrack, 1986	5:37
15.	"When the Wind Blows"	Bowie, Erdal Kızılçay	When the Wind Blows soundtrack, 1986	3:34
16.	"Blue Jean"		Tonight	3:11
17.	"Day-In Day-Out" (Single version)		Never Let Me Down, 1987	4:11
18.	"Time Will Crawl"		Never Let Me Down	4:18
19.	"Underground" (Single version)		Labyrinth soundtrack/studio album, 1986	4:26

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ashes to Ashes"
2.	"Fashion"
3.	"Under Pressure"
4.	"The Drowned Girl" (Previously unreleased)
5.	"Let's Dance"
6.	"China Girl" (Censored version)
7.	"Modern Love"
8.	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
9.	"Blue Jean"
10.	"Loving the Alien" (Censored version)
11.	"Absolute Beginners"
12.	"Underground"
13.	"When the Wind Blows" (Previously unreleased)
14.	"Day-In Day-Out"
15.	"Time Will Crawl"

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

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