''The Singles Collection'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

by English musician

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 ...

, released in 1993 in the UK and (with some changes) as ''The Singles 1969 to 1993'' in the United States. A video companion, ''

Bowie – The Video Collection ''Bowie – The Video Collection'' is a video album by David Bowie, released in 1993. It included most official music videos made by Bowie between 1972 and 1990. Release and reception This video collection was released as a tie-in to the audio ...

'', was released on VHS at the same time.

Release

Released in late 1993, this "singles" collection included some tracks that were never officially released as singles (such as " Ziggy Stardust"). This release marked the first time some 7"/single edits were available on CD, and included some unusual or rare versions, such as the shortened mixes of "

TVC 15 "TVC 15" is a song by English musician David Bowie, released on his 1976 album ''Station to Station''. RCA Records later released it as the second single from the album on 30 April 1976. The song was recorded in late 1975 at Cherokee Studios i ...

", "

Space Oddity "Space Oddity" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was first released on 11 July 1969 by Philips Records as a 7-inch single, then as the opening track of his second studio album ''David Bowie''. After the commercial f ...

" and "

Loving the Alien "Loving the Alien" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie. It was the opening track to his sixteenth studio album ''Tonight''. One of two tracks on the album written solely by Bowie, an edited version of the song was released as a singl ...

". The US release included the full-length original version of Bowie's "

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The title track of the 1982 erotic horror film '' Cat People'', Bowie became involved with the track after director Paul Schrader reached out to him ab ...

" and the 4:01 remix of "

Under Pressure "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's 1982 album ''Hot Space''. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, ...

" from ''

Classic Queen ''Classic Queen'' is a 1992 compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album is seen as a US version of '' Greatest Hits II'' and was issued to capitalise on the renewed popularity of Queen in the United States following the release ...

'', while the UK version instead includes a 3:58 edit originally found on

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's '' Greatest Hits II''. The first 40,000 copies of the US CD release included a third disc containing a single track, "

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special '' Bin ...

", a duet by Bowie and

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taken from Bing's 1977 Christmas television special.

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted.

UK version

(*) = not on the U.S. version

U.S. version

(*) = Not on the UK version

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singles Collection, The David Bowie compilation albums 1993 compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums Rykodisc compilation albums