''Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie)'' (also known as ''Legacy'') is a greatest hits album by English musician
David Bowie, released on 11 November 2016 through
Sony Music Entertainment in the US and
Warner Music Group in the UK and several territories.
The album's contents are mostly identical to the two-disc edition of Bowie's previous
greatest hits album ''
Nothing Has Changed'' (2014).
"
Love Is Lost" and "
Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" is a song by English musician David Bowie released on 17 November 2014 as the lead single from the 2014 compilation album ''Nothing Has Changed''. Co-produced by Bowie and longtime collaborator Tony Viscont ...
", which were present on ''Nothing Has Changed'', are replaced by three new selections: "
Lazarus" and "
I Can't Give Everything Away
"I Can't Give Everything Away" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It is the seventh and final track on his twenty-sixth and final studio album, ''Blackstar'' (2016), and was released posthumously as the album's third and final single ...
", both from Bowie's final studio album ''
Blackstar
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'' (2016), and the radio edit of the ''
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'' song "
Slow Burn" (which also appears on the three-disc version of ''Nothing Has Changed'').
Additionally, a new mix of "
Life on Mars?
"Life on Mars?" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, first released on his 1971 album ''Hunky Dory''. In 1968, Bowie was commissioned to write English lyrics for the Claude François French song " Comme d'habitude". After his l ...
" by
Ken Scott, the song's original co-producer, replaces the original version from ''
Hunky Dory'' (1971), and was released as a single and a special music video to promote the compilation.
A one-disc version, with a non-chronological track listing, was also made available in some markets.
A vinyl LP is also available.
Track listing
All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.
Standard single disc version / Vinyl LP version
"Modern Love" is found in the US version only. In the UK/Europe version, Mick Jagger & David Bowie's "Dancing in the street" is in its place. The UK/Europe vinyl LP version includes “Oh, You Pretty Things” that is not included on the US vinyl LP version.
Deluxe 2-disc version
Disc one
Disc two
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2016 greatest hits albums
Compilation albums published posthumously
David Bowie compilation albums
Sony Music compilation albums
Parlophone compilation albums
Columbia Records compilation albums
Legacy Recordings compilation albums