''The Singles Collection'' is a compilation album 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'', 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", "

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

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" and the 4:01 remix of "

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" from ''

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'', 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", a duet by Bowie and Bing Crosby 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