Changesbowie

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Changesbowie
Changesbowie.jpg
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released 20 March 1990 (1990-03-20)
Recorded 1969–1985
Genre Rock, glam rock
Length 74:30
Language English
Label Rykodisc/EMI
Producer Varies from track to track
David Bowie chronology
Sound + Vision
(1989)Sound + Vision1989		 Changesbowie
(1990)		 Black Tie White Noise
(1993)Black Tie White Noise1993
David Bowie Compilation chronology
Sound + Vision
(1989)		 Changesbowie
(1990)		 Early On (1964–1966)
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (A)[2]
Q magazine 4/5 stars[3]

Changesbowie is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1990 in the United States by Rykodisc and by EMI in the UK as part of Rykodisc's Bowie remastering program, to replace the deleted RCA Records compilations Changesonebowie and Changestwobowie.

While the cover artwork was generally dismissed as amateurish ("a sixth-form cut 'n' paste collage", according to author David Buckley),[4] the collection gave Bowie his first UK chart-topping album since Tonight in 1984.[5] It was, noted The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, "his seventh album to enter the chart at number one. Nobody else had debuted at the top as often."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie except as noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
1. "Space Oddity"     David Bowie, 1969 5:16
2. "Starman" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP & cassette versions[7])   The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972 4:16
3. "John, I'm Only Dancing"     Non-album single, 1972 2:49
4. "Changes"     Hunky Dory, 1971 3:36
5. "Ziggy Stardust"     The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:13
6. "Suffragette City"     The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3:28
7. "The Jean Genie"     Aladdin Sane, 1973 4:09
8. "Life on Mars?"*" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP and cassette versions[7])   Hunky Dory 3:54
9. "Diamond Dogs"     Diamond Dogs, 1974 6:06
10. "Rebel Rebel"     Diamond Dogs 4:31
11. "Young Americans"     Young Americans, 1975 5:13
12. "Fame '90" (Gass mix) Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon Fame '90 CD single, 1990 3:40
13. "Golden Years"     Station to Station, 1976 4:01
14. "Sound and Vision" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP and cassette versions[7])   Low, 1977 3:03
15. ""Heroes"" (Single version) Bowie, Brian Eno "Heroes", 1977 3:38
16. "Ashes to Ashes"     Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), 1980 4:25
17. "Fashion"     Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 4:49
18. "Let's Dance" (Single version)   Let's Dance, 1983 4:10
19. "China Girl" (Single version) Bowie, Jim Osterburg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop) Let's Dance; originally by Iggy Pop from The Idiot, 1977 4:17
20. "Modern Love" (Single version)   Let's Dance 3:59
21. "Blue Jean"     Tonight, 1984 3:10

NOTE: When Changesbowie was issued in Rykodisc's AU20 series on CD in 1996, "Fame '90" was replaced by the album version of "Fame." The front insert still listed the track list as containing the "Fame '90 remix." The back insert of the CD correctly listed "Fame" rather than "Fame '90 remix"; however, it omitted the track "Diamond Dogs." The back of the Obi wrap list all tracks correctly.[8]

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 5
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11] 30
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 1
US Billboard 200[18] 39

Single

Year Single Chart Peak
Position
1990 "Fame '90" Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 14[19]

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[21] 2× Gold 400,000
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 1,000,000

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

References

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  3. ↑ "Eloquent: David Bowie ChangesBowie review" by Mat Snow, Q magazine, April 1990, page 92
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  6. ↑ *Roberts, David (editor). The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, p28. Guinness Publishing Ltd. 7th edition (1996). ISBN 0-85112-619-7
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – David Bowie – Changesbowie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – David Bowie – Changesbowie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Bowie – Changesbowie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – David Bowie – Changesbowie". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – David Bowie – Changesbowie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – David Bowie – Changesbowie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – David Bowie – Changesbowie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "David Bowie – Chart history" Billboard 200 for David Bowie. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select BOWIE D. and click OK
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Changes Bowie in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by UK number one album
31 March 1990 – 6 April 1990		 Succeeded by
Only Yesterday: Their Greatest Hits
by The Carpenters
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