1981 compilation album by David Bowie
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| Compilation album by David Bowie | ||||
| Released | 16 November 1981 (1981-11-16) | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1980 | |||
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| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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| Singles from Changestwobowie | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 |
Changestwobowie is a compilation album by English rock musician David Bowie, issued in November 1981 through RCA Records. It is a companion volume to the 1976 compilation Changesonebowie, and its title and artwork follow the format of that album.
In addition to selected post-1976 singles, the album collected five songs from earlier in Bowie's career that had not appeared on Changesonebowie, including "Wild Is the Wind" from Station to Station, which was released as a single to promote the album, along with a newly filmed video for the track. However, the album did not repeat the chart success of the earlier compilation, reaching No. 24 on the UK Album Chart and No. 68 in the United States.
RCA reissued the album on CD in 1984, but it was soon deleted, along with Bowie's other albums, owing to a conflict between Bowie and RCA. Changestwobowie was not reissued when Rykodisc obtained the rights to re-release the Bowie catalog in 1990; Rykodisc assembled a new compilation, Changesbowie, an expanded version of RCA's Changesonebowie, instead.
Changestwobowie was reissued in its original form by Rhino, on vinyl, CD, and digital/streaming formats, on 13 April 2018.
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)" |
| 5:10 |
| 2. | "Oh! You Pretty Things" |
| 3:13 |
| 3. | "Starman" | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "1984" |
| 3:28 |
| 5. | "Ashes to Ashes (single edit)" | 3:37 | |
| Total length: | 19:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sound and Vision" |
| 3:03 |
| 2. | "Fashion (single edit)" |
| 3:25 |
| 3. | "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) |
| 6:03 |
| 4. | "John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)" |
| 6:59 |
| 5. | "DJ (single edit)" (Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar) |
| 3:25 |
| Total length: | 22:55 (42:37) | ||
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK Albums Chart | 24 |
| 1982 | Billboard Pop Albums | 68 |
| 1982 | New Zealand Albums {RMNZ} | 28 |
| 1982 | Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 35 |
| 2018 | Belgium Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 105 |
| 2018 | Belgium Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 168 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BPI – UK | Gold | 12 January 1982 |
References
- Thompson, Dave. "Changestwobowie – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 97–98.
- Sheffield 1995, p. 55.
- Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie, p 501. Titan Books (2016)
- Pegg, Nicholas. The Complete David Bowie, pp. 314–315, 501. Titan Books (2016)
- *Roberts, David (editor). The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, p71. Guinness Publishing Ltd. 7th edition (1996). ISBN 0-85112-619-7
- "CHANGESTWO black or blue?". David Bowie Official Website. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- "David Bowie - Changestwobowie (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "David Bowie - Changestwobowie (Album)". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "David Bowie - Changestwobowie (Album)". Ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "David Bowie - Changestwobowie (Album)". Ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Sources
- Sheffield, Rob (1995). "David Bowie". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 55–57. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
