Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Space Oddity
2. Man Who Sold the World, The
3. Changes
4. Life on Mars?
5. Moonage Daydream
6. Suffragette City
7. Ziggy Stardust
8. All the Young Dudes
9. Jean Genie, The
10. Panic in Detroit
11. Rebel Rebel
12. Diamond Dogs
13. Young Americans
14. Fame
15. Golden Years
16. Tvc 15
17. Sound and Vision
18. Heroes
19. DJ

DISC 2:
1. Ashes to Ashes
2. Fashion
3. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
4. Under Pressure - (with Queen)
5. Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
6. Let's Dance
7. China Girl
8. Modern Love
9. Blue Jean
10. This Is Not America - (with Pat Metheny Group)
11. Dancing in the Street - (with Mick Jagger)
12. Absolute Beginners
13. Time Will Crawl
14. Under the God
15. Jump They Say
16. Heart's Filthy Lesson, The
17. I'm Afraid of Americans (VI)
18. Thursday's Child
19. Slow Burn

Details
Contributing Artists:	Mick Jagger, Pat Metheny Group, Queen, The Pat Metheny Group
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: David Bowie (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Mick Jagger (vocals); The Pat Metheny Group, Queen.
Producers include: Ken Scott, David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin, Paul Buckmaster.
Compilation producers: Nigel Reeve, Jo Brooks.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Ably serving as a substitute for the excellent but out-of-print collection BOWIE: THE SINGLES 1969-1993, the two-CD BEST OF BOWIE serves as an outstanding career-spanning retrospective featuring material from as recent as 2002. Above all reflecting the visionary aptitude of a restless creative genius who switched into different musical guises the way some people change suits, these 38 cuts trace David Bowie's path from space-rock folkie ("Space Oddity") and glam god ("Ziggy Stardust") to blue-eyed soulster ("Young Americans"), and cutting-edge futurist ("Fashion").
21st-century kids might be aware of Bowie via covers by Nirvana ("The Man Who Sold The World") or the Wallflowers ("Heroes"), but it's equally likely they've heard playlist war-horses like '80s alt-pop classics "Let's Dance," "Modern Love," and "China Girl." Not to be missed are this icon's stellar collaborations with a wide range of talent including John Lennon ("Fame"), Queen ("Under Pressure"), Mick Jagger ("Dancing In The Streets"), and The Pat Metheny Group ("This Is Not America"). The latter material rounding out this collection is equally deserving of attention whether it's the howling nihilism of Bowie's group Tin Machine ("Under The God"), a Nine Inch Nails industrial-rock team-up ("I'm Afraid Of Americans [V1]"), or the 2002 reunion with '70s collaborator Tony Visconti ("Slow Burn").

Editorial Reviews
5 stars out of 5 - ...This double gathers 39 steps to greatness: all the kinky glam and Berlin angst hits, plus the '80s floor-fillers...
Uncut (01/01/2003)