The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 is a compilation album by David Bowie released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). It follows The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997) and includes material released between 1974–1979. This album was also included as the second disc of the compilation The Platinum Collection (2005/2006).

The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
Greatest hits album by
David Bowie
ReleasedApril 1998 (1998-04)
Recorded1974–1979
GenreRock
Length69:33
LabelEMI
ProducerProducer varies from track to track
David Bowie compilation chronology
The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974
(1997)		 The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979
(1998)		 Bowie at the Beeb
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Sound and Vision" Low, 19773:02
2."Golden Years" (Single version) Station to Station, 19763:28
3."Fame"Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John LennonYoung Americans, 19754:13
4."Young Americans" (U.S. single version) Young Americans3:12
5."John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" Non-album single, 1979; 1974 re-recorded version of "John, I'm Only Dancing" from 1972/19736:59
6."Can You Hear Me?" Young Americans5:05
7."Wild Is the Wind"Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned WashingtonStation to Station; originally by Johnny Mathis for the film of the same name, 19575:59
8."Knock on Wood" (Live)Steve Cropper, Eddie FloydDavid Live, 1974; originally by Eddie Floyd from Knock on Wood, 19662:58
9."TVC 15" (Single version) Station to Station3:32
10."1984" Diamond Dogs, 19743:25
11."It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"Bruce SpringsteenSound + Vision box set, 1989; recorded in 1975 for Station to Station3:46
12."Look Back in Anger"Bowie, Brian EnoLodger, 19793:06
13."The Secret Life of Arabia"Bowie, Eno, Alomar"Heroes", 19773:45
14."DJ"Bowie, Eno, AlomarLodger4:02
15."Beauty and the Beast" "Heroes"3:34
16."Breaking Glass"Bowie, Dennis Davis, George MurrayLow, 19771:51
17."Boys Keep Swinging"Bowie, EnoLodger3:18
18.""Heroes"" (Single version)Bowie, Eno"Heroes", 19773:33

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] 96
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 38

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 - David Bowie". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. link Archived 15 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 97–98.
  5. "Spanishcharts.com – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. "Charts.nz – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. "New Zealand album certifications – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". Recorded Music NZ. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. "British album certifications – David Bowie – The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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