Changesonebowie

by David Bowie

Overview

David Bowie's first official compilation album, released in the wake of Station to Station and sharing that album's odd typography, Changesonebowie is a handy one-stop roundup of the last four years of hits, plus "Space Oddity" -- an American smash in 1973, but unavailable on a U.K. single since its first appearance in 1969. It soared to the top of the British chart, dragging Changesone with it -- the album eventually peaked at number two. The album's main charm for confirmed fans was the inclusion of "John, I'm Only Dancing." Never previously included on LP, the song was also making its American debut here, with the excitement soaring even higher when it was discovered that the "wrong" version had been included -- the regular 1972 U.K. single version was omitted in inadvertent favor of a 1973 re-recording. The error was corrected for subsequent pressings of the album. An unadventurous-looking track listing should not deter the keen fan. As with so many pre-CD age Bowie compilations, it's very easy to overlook Changesonebowie in favor of the more-bang-for-your-buck career-spanning collections that have since emerged. It remains, however, a charming time capsule, a reminder of the days when Bowie was as much a chart-topping pop star as an iconic idol. [Changesonebowie was re-released on CD in 2016. ~ Dave Thompson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2016
Label:	Atlantic / Elektra / Parlophone / Warner Music
UPC:	0190295991487

Tracks

1. Space Oddity
2. John, I'm Only Dancing [Original Single Version]
3. Changes
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Suffragette City
6. The Jean Genie
7. Diamond Dogs
8. Rebel Rebel
9. Young Americans
10. Fame
11. Golden Years

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Bowie   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Mellotron,Saxophone,Percussion,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Mike Garson   Moog Synthesizer,Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Harpsichord
Tony Newman   Drums
Trevor Bolder   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Terry Cox   Drums
Aynsley Dunbar   Drums
Andy Newmark   Drums
Pablo Rosario   Percussion
Mick Wayne   Guitar
Earl Slick   Guitar
David Sanborn   Saxophone
Luther Vandross   Vocals (Background)
John Lennon   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Mick Ronson   Guitar,Vocals,Strings,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Piano
Emir Kassan   Guitar (Bass)
Carlos Alomar   Guitar
David Thoener   Tape
Robin Clark   Vocals (Background)
Willie Weeks   Guitar (Bass)
Lindsay Scott   Violin
Kevin Herron   Tape
Mike Hutchinson   Tape
Jean Fineberg   Vocals (Background)
Anthony Hinton   Vocals (Background)
Diane Sumler   Vocals (Background)
Alan Parker   Guitar
George Murray   Guitar (Bass)
Herbie Flowers   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jean Millington   Vocals (Background)
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey   Drums,Percussion
Ava Cherry   Vocals (Background)
Michael Garson   Keyboards
Kevin Thoener   Tape
David Whitman   Tape
Dennis Davis   Drums
Warren Peace   Vocals (Background)
Roy Bittan   Piano
Rick Wakeman   Piano,Mellotron

Technical Credits

Paul Buckmaster   Arranger
Keith Harwood   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Eddie Kramer   Engineer
Tony Visconti   Mixing,Producer,Mastering,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer,Remastering Engineer
Mike Moran   Engineer,Engineer
John Lennon   Composer
Mick Ronson   Mixing,Arranger
Mike Morgan   Engineer
David Bowie   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Barry Sheffield   Engineer
Carlos Alomar   Composer
Gus Dudgeon   Producer
Carl Parulow   Engineer
Malcolm Toft   Engineer
Harry Maslin   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Ray Staff   Mastering,Mastering Engineer,Remastering Engineer
Ken Scott   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer