''Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo'' is a soundtrack album by

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, released on LP in 1981 through

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(and re-issued on CD through

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in 2001), for the film about Christiane F. The German title of the film, '' Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo,'' means "We children of Zoo Station", referring to the railway station in

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, Germany.

Track listing

All music composed by David Bowie except where noted.

Historical note

Although the entire soundtrack (save for "TVC 15" and "Stay") is made up of songs from Bowie's Berlin years (1977–1979), the story of Christiane F. plays in the early stages of that time (1976–1977); e.g. Christiane F. visited the concert of the

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in Berlin, which was opened by the song "Station to Station". The live version included in the film and soundtrack is taken from the album ''

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'', recorded on the 1978 Isolar II Tour.

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References

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