Changesbowie
1990 compilation album by David Bowie
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Changesbowie is a compilation album by English rock musician David Bowie, released by Rykodisc in the US and by EMI in the UK in 1990. The compilation was part of Rykodisc's remastered Bowie reissue series, replacing the deleted RCA Records compilations Changesonebowie and Changestwobowie.
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| Released | 12 March 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1985 | |||
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| Length | 74:32 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc/EMI | |||
| Producer | Varies from track to track | |||
| David Bowie chronology | ||||
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| Singles from David Bowie | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin | [6] |
| The Village Voice | A[7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10[8] |
Reception
While the cover artwork was dismissed by author David Buckley as "a sixth-form cut 'n' paste collage",[9] the collection gave Bowie his first UK chart-topping album since Tonight in 1984.[10] The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums noted that Changesbowie was "his seventh album to enter the chart at number one. Nobody else had debuted at the top as often."[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Bowie, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Place of Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Space Oddity" | David Bowie (1969) | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "Starman" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP & cassette versions[12]) | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) | 4:16 | |
| 3. | "John, I'm Only Dancing" | Non-album single (1972) | 2:49 | |
| 4. | "Changes" | Hunky Dory (1971) | 3:36 | |
| 5. | "Ziggy Stardust" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 3:13 | |
| 6. | "Suffragette City" | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "The Jean Genie" | Aladdin Sane (1973) | 4:09 | |
| 8. | "Life on Mars?" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP and cassette versions[12]) | Hunky Dory | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "Diamond Dogs" | Diamond Dogs (1974) | 6:06 | |
| 10. | "Rebel Rebel" | Diamond Dogs | 4:31 | |
| 11. | "Young Americans" | Young Americans (1975) | 5:13 | |
| 12. | "Fame '90" (Gass mix) | Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon | Fame '90 CD single (1990) | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Golden Years" | Station to Station (1976) | 4:03 | |
| 14. | "Sound and Vision" (Exclusively on the EMI-branded LP and cassette versions[12]) | Low (1977) | 3:03 | |
| 15. | ""Heroes"" (Single version) | Bowie, Brian Eno | "Heroes" (1977) | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Ashes to Ashes" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980) | 4:25 | |
| 17. | "Fashion" | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | 4:49 | |
| 18. | "Let's Dance" (Single version) | Let's Dance (1983) | 4:10 | |
| 19. | "China Girl" (Single version) | Bowie, Iggy Pop | Let's Dance; originally by Iggy Pop from The Idiot (1977) | 4:17 |
| 20. | "Modern Love" (Single version) | Let's Dance | 3:59 | |
| 21. | "Blue Jean" | Tonight (1984) | 3:10 |
- When Changesbowie was issued in Rykodisc's AU20 series on CD in 1996, "Fame '90" was replaced by the album version of "Fame". The front insert still listed the track list as containing the "Fame '90 remix". The back insert of the CD correctly listed "Fame" rather than "Fame '90 remix"; however, it omitted the track "Diamond Dogs". The back of the Obi wrap lists all tracks correctly.[13]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[35] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[36] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[37] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[38] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[39] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[41] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[42] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[43] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||