The Platinum Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
• 1
  The Jean Genie
  4:08
  4.1 ★
• 2
  Space Oddity
  5:15
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Starman
  4:18
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Ziggy Stardust
  3:16
  4.5 ★
• 5
  John, I’m Only Dancing
  2:42
• 6
  Rebel Rebel
  4:30
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Let’s Spend the Night Together
  3:07
  3.9 ★
• 8
  Suffragette City
  3:27
  4.2 ★
• 9
  Oh! You Pretty Things
  3:14
  4.2 ★
• 10
  Velvet Goldmine
  3:11
  4.1 ★
• 11
  Drive‐In Saturday
  4:29
  3.9 ★
• 12
  Diamond Dogs
  6:05
  3.5 ★
• 13
  Changes
  3:34
  4.5 ★
• 14
  Sorrow
  2:55
  3.9 ★
• 15
  The Prettiest Star
  3:14
  5.0 ★
• 16
  Life on Mars?
  3:52
  4.4 ★
• 17
  Aladdin Sane
  5:10
  3.6 ★
• 18
  The Man Who Sold the World
  3:56
  4.4 ★
• 19
  Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide
  3:00
  3.9 ★
• 20
  All the Young Dudes
  4:11
  5.0 ★
• CD 2: The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
• 1
  Sound and Vision
  3:05
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Golden Years (single edit)
  3:29
  3.8 ★
• 3
  Fame
  4:14
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Young Americans (single version)
  3:15
  4.6 ★
• 5
  John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)
  7:00
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Can You Hear Me
  5:07
  3.2 ★
• 7
  Wild Is the Wind
  6:00
  3.4 ★
• 8
  Knock on Wood (live)
  3:00
  3.0 ★
• 9
  TVC 15 (single version)
  3:34
• 10
  1984
  3:29
  4.0 ★
• 11
  It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Look Back in Anger
  3:08
  3.2 ★
• 13
  The Secret Life of Arabia
  3:48
  3.0 ★
• 14
  DJ
  4:02
• 15
  Beauty and the Beast
  3:36
  3.5 ★
• 16
  Breaking Glass
  1:53
  3.4 ★
• 17
  Boys Keep Swinging
  3:20
• 18
  “Heroes” (single version)
  3:33
  3.6 ★
• CD 3: The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
• 1
  Let’s Dance (single version)
  4:07
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Ashes to Ashes (single version)
  3:36
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Under Pressure

  Queen with David Bowie
  4:05
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Fashion (single version)
  3:26
  2.9 ★
• 5
  Modern Love (single version)
  3:58
  3.9 ★
• 6
  China Girl (single version)
  4:17
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (single version)
  3:32
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Up the Hill Backwards
  3:15
  2.8 ★
• 9
  Alabama Song
  3:52
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Drowned Girl (Vom Ertrunkenen Mädchen)
  2:26
• 11
  Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (film version single edit)
  4:12
  4.0 ★
• 12
  This Is Not America

  David Bowie and The Pat Metheny Group
  3:51
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Loving the Alien (album version)
  7:08
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Absolute Beginners (single version)
  5:37
  3.9 ★
• 15
  When the Wind Blows
  3:34
• 16
  Blue Jean
  3:11
  3.6 ★
• 17
  Day‐In Day‐Out (single version)
  4:11
  2.0 ★
• 18
  Time Will Crawl
  4:18
  3.8 ★
• 19
  Underground (single version)
  4:26

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Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory 1971

Aladdin Sane

Aladdin Sane 1973

Let’s Dance

Let’s Dance 1983

The Man Who Sold the World

The Man Who Sold the World 1970

Release credits

• Adrian Belew
  background vocals [9], guitar [9]
• Alan Parker
  guitar [1.6, 1.12, 2.10]
• Alan Winstanley
  co [14], producer [14]
• André Gauchat
  assistant [17-18]
• Antonia Maass
  background vocals [13, 15]
• Arif Mardin
  conductor [13], producer [19], strings [13], synthesizer [13]
• Aynsley Dunbar
  drums (drum set) [1.6, 1.12, 2.10]
• BBC Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [13, 16]
• Bob Clearmountain
  engineer [1, 5-6], mix [1, 5-6, 12, 17-18], sound [5]
• Brian Eno
  French horn [12], Minimoog [16], analog synthesizer [12-13, 15], background vocals [1], guitar [13, 15], keyboard [18], synthesizer [18], trumpet [12]
• Carlos Alomar
  background vocals [9], guitar [2.1, 2.7, 2.12-13, 2.15-16, 2.18, 3.8-9, 3.13, 3.16, 3.18]
• Carmine Rojas
  bass [5], electric bass guitar [13, 16]
• Chris Porter
  vocal [8]
• Clive Langer
  co [14], producer [14]
• Colin Thurston
  engineer [13, 15]
• Crusher Bennett
  percussion [18]
• Curtis King
  background vocals [13, 16]
• David Bowie
  12 string guitar [2-4, 8, 18], Dubreq Stylophone [2], arranger [1.1-4, 1.6-8, 1.10-12, 1.14, 1.17, 1.19, 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.16], assistant [3.1, 3.5-6, 1.9, 1.16], background vocals [2.1, 2.12-13, 2.15-16, 3.9, 3.12, 3.15, 3.18, 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 1.13, 1.18], baritone saxophone [1], guitar [2.7, 2.10, 2.18, 1.1, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12], handclaps [2-3, 9], keyboard [3.18, 1.6, 1.12, 2.18], lead vocals [3.1, 3.5-6, 3.9, 3.11-13, 3.15-18, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8-10, 1.12-13, 1.16, 1.18-19, 2.1, 2.3, 2.12-13, 2.15-16, 2.18], mix [1.6, 1.12, 2.3, 2.6, 2.10-11, 2.18, 3.13, 3.16], percussion [10], phonographic copyright [1, 5, 12, 14, 16-17], piano [1.9, 2.13, 2.15], producer [3.1-9, 3.12-19, 2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.10-13, 2.15-16, 2.18, 1.1, 1.3-8, 1.10-14, 1.17, 1.19-20], recording [8], saxophone [2.10, 2.18, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12-13], vocal [2.7, 2.10, 3.8, 3.15]
• David Richards
  assistant [2.13, 2.15, 3.17-18], engineer [3.12, 3.15, 2.12], mix [11, 18], producer [15, 17-18]
• David Spinner
  background vocals [5]
• Denis Blackeye
  engineer [14]
• Dennis Davis
  congas [13], drums (drum set) [3.8-9, 2.1, 2.7, 2.12-13, 2.15-16], percussion [18]
• Dennis MacKay
  sound [3-4, 8, 19]
• Derek Bramble
  analog synthesizer [13], bass [13], electric bass guitar [16], guitar [13, 16], keyboard [13], producer [13, 16], synthesizer [13]
• Diva Gray
  background vocals [18]
• Earl Slick
  guitar [7]
• Eddie Kramer
  mix [8]
• Eddy Offord
  sound [18]
• Eduard Meyer
  engineer [1, 16]
• Erdal Kızılçay
  bass [15, 18], congas [15], drums (drum set) [15, 18], guitar [15], horn [15], instrument [15], keyboard [15, 18], sampler [15, 18], strings [15], synthesizer [15, 18]
• Eugene Chaplin
  assistant [12-13, 15]
• Frank Simms
  background vocals [5]
• George Murray
  background vocals [9], bass [7, 12, 18], bass guitar [1, 16], electric bass guitar [3.8-9, 2.13, 2.15]
• George Simms
  background vocals [5, 13, 16]
• Gerald Chevin
  sound [18]
• Giorgio Moroder
  producer [11]
• Gordon Grody
  background vocals [18]
• Gregg Caruso
  assistant [12]
• Gus Dudgeon
  producer [2]
• Guy St. Onge
  marimba [13, 16]
• Harry Maslin
  co [3], mix [3, 6], producer [2-3, 6-7, 11]
• Herbie Flowers
  bass [1.2, 1.6, 1.12, 2.10]
• Hugh Padgham
  engineer [13, 16], mix [13, 16], producer [13, 16]
• Jeff Hendrickson
  assistant [8]
• John Lennon
  background vocals [3], guest [3]
• Jon Goldberger
  assistant [17-18]
• Justin Shirley‐Smith
  assistant [17-18]
• Keith Harwood
  engineer [2.10, 1.6, 1.12], mix [6, 12]
• Ken Fordham
  saxophone [1]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [1, 7, 10-11, 17], mix [1, 7, 9-11, 17-18], producer [1, 3-5, 7-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19], recording [9, 13, 16], remixer [13, 16], sound [18]
• Lani Groves
  background vocals [18]
• Larry Alexander
  assistant [8]
• Laurent Thibault
  engineer [1, 16]
• Lenny Pickett
  tenor saxophone [13, 16, 18]
• Lyle Mays
  analog synthesizer [12], keyboard [12], marimba [12]
• Lynn Maitland
  vocal [8]
• Mac Gollehon
  trumpet [5]
• Malcolm Pollack
  additional [18], assistant [17]
• Marc Bolan
  guitar [15]
• Marcellus Frank
  engineer [12]
• Mark Pender
  trumpet [13, 16]
• Mary Hopkin
  background vocals [1], lead vocals [1]
• Mick Ronson
  acoustic guitar [3, 19], arranger [1, 3-4, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 17, 19], background vocals [3-4, 8-10, 13, 18-19], conductor [16], electric guitar [3-4, 8-9, 13, 16, 18-19], guitar [1, 10], handclaps [9], mellotron [16], mix [1, 7, 11, 17], piano [3, 8], strings [13, 16], synthesizer [8]
• Mick Wayne
  electric guitar [2]
• Mick Woodmansey
  drums (drum set) [1, 3-4, 8-10, 13, 16, 18-19], güiro [18], percussion [18], shakers [4]
• Mike Garson
  Moog [2.10, 1.6, 1.12], harpsichord [2.10, 1.6, 1.12], mellotron [1.6, 1.12, 2.10], piano [2.10, 1.1, 1.6, 1.12]
• Mike Moran
  engineer [1, 7, 11, 17]
• Nile Rodgers
  assistant [1, 5-6], guitar [5], producer [1, 5-6]
• Omar Hakim
  drums (drum set) [5, 13, 16]
• Pat Metheny
  electric guitar [12], guitar synthesizer [12], producer [12], synclavier [12]
• Pat Metheny Group
  performer [12]
• Paul Buckmaster
  arranger [2], cello [2]
• Paul Wertico
  drums (drum set) [12]
• Peter Frampton
  guitar [18]
• Philippe Saisse
  keyboard [18]
• Queen
  producer [3]
• Ralph Mace
  Moog [18]
• Rick Wakeman
  mellotron [2], piano [13, 16]
• Ricky Gardiner
  guitar [1, 16]
• Rob Sabino
  keyboard [5]
• Rob Yale
  synthesizer [13]
• Robert Aaron
  flute [5], tenor saxophone [5]
• Robert Fripp
  guitar [2.15, 2.18, 3.8]
• Robin Clark
  background vocals [13, 18]
• Rod O’Brien
  engineer [12], mix [12]
• Roger Powell
  analog synthesizer [9]
• Roy Bittan
  piano [2.7, 3.8]
• Roy Young
  piano [1]
• Sammy Figueroa
  congas [13], percussion [5], wood block [13]
• Sean Mayes
  background vocals [9], piano [3.9, 2.12]
• Sid McGinnis
  guitar [18]
• Simon House
  electric violin [9]
• Stan Harrison
  alto saxophone [13, 16, 18], flute [5], tenor saxophone [5]
• Steve Elson
  baritone saxophone [5, 13, 16, 18], flute [5]
• Steve Rodby
  electric bass guitar [12]
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
  guitar [1, 5-6], solo [1, 6]
• Terry Cox
  drums (drum set) [2]
• The Borneo Horns
  horn [13, 16]
• Toby Mountain
  mastering [18]
• Tony Newman
  drums (drum set) [2.10, 1.6, 1.12]
• Tony Visconti
  acoustic guitar [8], background vocals [2.12, 2.15, 3.9], electric bass guitar [18], engineer [1, 12-13, 15-16], mix [3.2, 3.4, 3.7-8, 2.1, 2.4-5, 2.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.16, 2.18, 1.12], producer [1.15, 1.18, 2.1, 2.4-5, 2.8, 2.12-13, 2.15-16, 2.18, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7-9], recording [8], remixer [18], strings [10], vocal [8]
• Trevor Bolder
  bass [1], bass guitar [3-4, 8-10, 13, 16, 19]
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Issues

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  The Platinum Collection

  3x CD
  7 November 2005
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  The Platinum Collection

  3x Digital Media
  7 November 2005
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  The Platinum Collection

  3x CD (BMG Direct edition)
  2005
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  The Platinum Collection

  3x CD
  10 January 2006
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  The Platinum Collection

  3x CD
  25 February 2008