''The Collection'' is a 2005 compilation album by English singer-songwriter

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

. It contains one song from every studio album Bowie released from ''

'' (1969) to '' Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)'' (1980) with the exclusion of the covers album ''

Pin Ups ''Pin Ups'' (also referred to as ''Pinups'' and ''Pin-Ups'') is the seventh studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 19October 1973 through RCA Records. Devised as a "stop-gap" album to appease his record label, it is a cover ...

'' (1973). This compilation omits the hits and focuses on lesser known album tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" (from ''David Bowie'', 1969) – 6:15 #" The Width of a Circle" (from '' The Man Who Sold the World'', 1970) – 8:07 #"

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

" (from ''

Hunky Dory ''Hunky Dory'' is the fourth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 17December 1971 through RCA Records. Following the release of his 1970 album, '' The Man Who Sold the World'', Bowie took time off from recording and tourin ...

'', 1971) – 3:47 #"Soul Love" (from ''

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (often shortened to ''Ziggy Stardust'') is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was co-pr ...

'', 1972) – 3:36 #"

Cracked Actor ''Cracked Actor'' (or full title, ''Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie'') is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician David Bowie, made by Alan Yentob for the BBC's '' Omnibus'' strand. It was first shown on BBC1 on 26 Januar ...

" (from ''

Aladdin Sane ''Aladdin Sane'' is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 20April 1973 through RCA Records. The follow-up to his breakthrough ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (1972), it was the fi ...

'', 1973) – 2:58 #" Sweet Thing" (from ''

Diamond Dogs ''Diamond Dogs'' is the eighth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 24 May 1974 through RCA Records. Bowie produced the album and recorded it in early 1974 at Olympic and Island Studios in London and Ludolph Studios i ...

'', 1974) – 3:40 #"Somebody Up There Likes Me" (from ''

Young Americans ''Young Americans'' is the ninth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 7March 1975 through RCA Records. The album marked a departure from the glam rock style of Bowie's previous albums, showcasing his interest in soul and ...

'', 1975) – 6:31 #"

Word on a Wing "Word on a Wing" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1975 for the ''Station to Station'' album, where it appears as the closing track of the LP's first side. Bowie admits that the song was written out of ...

" (from ''

Station to Station ''Station to Station'' is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 23 January 1976 through RCA Records. Regarded as one of his most significant works, the album was the vehicle for Bowie's performance persona, ...

'', 1976) – 6:02 #"

Always Crashing in the Same Car "Always Crashing in the Same Car" is a song by David Bowie from his album '' Low'' from 1977. The song's lyrics express the frustration of making the same mistake over and over. The narrator of the song recounts driving at high speed in circles ...

" (from '' Low'', 1977) – 3:31 #"

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

" (from '' "Heroes"'', 1977) – 3:37 #"Repetition" (from '' Lodger'', 1979) – 3:01 #"

Teenage Wildlife "Teenage Wildlife" is a song written by David Bowie in 1980 for the album '' Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)''. Running at almost seven minutes, the song was the longest track on ''Scary Monsters'', and Bowie's longest composition since "Station ...

" (from '' Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)'', 1980) – 6:55

References

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