Legacy [LP]

by David Bowie

Overview

Not the first posthumous compilation from David Bowie -- that would be the lavish box Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), which was planned prior to his January 10, 2016 death -- Legacy is nevertheless the first designed with his, well, legacy in mind. That much can be gleaned from the title of the compilation, but that's a bit of a feint since this set essentially repackages the simplest incarnation of a previous Bowie hits compilation, 2014's Nothing Has Changed. Legacy is available as a single and a double-disc, both carrying sequencings that mirror those on Nothing Has Changed (and both featuring a new mix of "Life on Mars?"). On the single disc, the first 12 songs are the same, then the back sequence is different, discarding "Absolute Beginners" and "Hallo Spaceboy" and concluding with "Where Are We Now?" and "Lazarus." Similarly, the double-disc has a nearly identical sequencing on its first disc -- "Ashes to Ashes" and "Fashion" are swapped -- with the differences arriving in the comp's final six songs, so Heathen's "Everyone Says Hi" is here, and this concludes with "Lazarus" and "I Can't Give Everything Away." In both cases, the Legacy sequencing is slightly better than that on Nothing Has Changed, since it winds up ending on the elegiac note that Bowie gave Blackstar. Still, it's splitting hairs: the 2016 and 2014 compilations are similar to each other, and they're also similar to the many Bowie comps that came before, and they're all just as likely to satisfy and pique interest. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/06/2017
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0889853765812

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Let's Dance
2. Ashes to Ashes
3. Under Pressure
4. Life on Mars? [2016 Mix]
5. Changes
6. The Man Who Sold the World
7. Space Oddity
8. Starman [Original Single Mix]
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. The Jean Genie

Disc 2

11. Rebel Rebel
12. Young Americans [Original Single Edit]
13. Golden Years
14. Modern Love
15. China Girl
16. Fame
17. Sound and Vision
18. Heroes
19. Where Are We Now? [Album Version]
20. Lazarus [Radio Edit]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Bowie   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Saxophone,Percussion,Synthesizer,Moog Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Trent Reznor   Primary Artist
Charlie Clouser   Primary Artist
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie   Primary Artist
Danny Lohner   Primary Artist
Queen   Primary Artist
Mick Jagger   Primary Artist
Keith Hillebrandt   Primary Artist
Brian May   Guitar
Paul Buckmaster   Cello
Trevor Bolder   Bass
Terry Cox   Drums
Freddie Mercury   Vocals
Mick Wayne   Guitar
Tim Renwick   Flute,Guitar
Tony Visconti   Bass,Flute
Pat Metheny Group   Vocals,Featured Artist
John Deacon   Guitar (Bass)
David Richards   Piano
John Lodge   Bass
Roger Taylor   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Pet Shop Boys   Vocals,Featured Artist
Rick Wakeman   Piano,Mellotron,Harpsichord
Nine Inch Nails   Featured Artist
Mike Garson   Piano
Mick Ronson   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Strings,Mellotron,Synthesizer
Herbie Flowers   Bass
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey   Drums,Percussion
Keith Christmas   Guitar
John Cambridge   Drums
Benny Marshall   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Brian May   Composer
Paul Buckmaster   Arranger
Trent Reznor   Producer
Bob Feldman   Composer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Freddie Mercury   Composer
Tim Renwick   Recording
Tony Visconti   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Recording,Vocal Producer
Lyle Mays   Composer
Pat Metheny   Composer,Producer
Mike Moran   Engineer
John Deacon   Composer
David Richards   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
John Lennon   Composer
Derek Bramble   Producer
Roger Taylor   Composer
Jon Goldberger   Engineer
Pet Shop Boys   Producer,Remixing
Hugh Padgham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Justin Shirley-Smith   Audio Supervisor
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Nine Inch Nails   Producer,Re-Produced
Nile Rodgers   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Assistant
Mick Ronson   Mixing,Arranger
Brian Thorn   Assistant Engineer
David Bowie   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Assistant
Paul Pritchard   Mixing Engineer
Harry Maslin   Producer
Charlie Clouser   Producer
Alan Winstanley   Producer
Brian Eno   Composer,Producer
Brian Rawling   Producer
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie   Mixing,Producer
Andrew Grassi   Engineer
Danny Lohner   Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Ray Staff   Mastering,Mastering Engineer,Remastering Engineer
Ken Scott   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Clive Langer   Producer
Carlos Alomar   Composer
Gary Tole   Engineer
Mark Plati   Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Queen   Producer
Reeves Gabrels   Composer
Iggy Pop   Composer
Kris Fredriksson   Restoration,Audio Supervisor
Gus Dudgeon   Producer
Tom Elmhirst   Master Mixing
Keith Hillebrandt   Producer
Brian Pollack   Engineer
Gary Miller   Mixing,Producer
Mario McNulty   Engineer
Kabir Hermon   Assistant Engineer