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ChangesTwoBowie
ChangesTwoBowie is a David Bowie compilation issued by RCA on 16 November 1981, designed as a companion to the 1976 collection Changesonebowie. The title and artwork follow the earlier record's format. It gathers a selection of singles from after 1976, plus five older songs that hadn't made it onto the first volume.
Among those is "Wild Is the Wind" from Station to Station, which was put out as a single to promote the album, with a newly filmed video. The set didn't match its predecessor's success, reaching No. 24 in the UK and No. 68 in the US. After Bowie left RCA on bad terms, it dropped out of print, and Rykodisc's 1990 compilation Changesbowie took two of its tracks instead. Rhino brought it back in April 2018 with the original track listing and cover art, on vinyl, CD and streaming.
ChangesTwoBowie: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 42:46Tracklist
- 1Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)David Bowie5:10
- 2Oh! You Pretty ThingsDavid Bowie3:14
- 3StarmanDavid Bowie4:17
- 41984David Bowie3:28
- 5Ashes to AshesDavid Bowie3:39
- 6Sound and VisionDavid Bowie3:05
- 7FashionDavid Bowie3:26
- 8Wild Is the WindDimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington6:01
- 9John, I’m Only Dancing (Again) 1975David Bowie7:01
- 10DJAlomar, Bowie, Eno3:23
- Produced by
- David Bowie, Ken Scott, Tony Visconti, Harry Maslin
- Recorded at
- Trident Studios, Basing Street Studios, Ludolph Studios, Olympic Studios, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Good Earth Studios, Château d'Hérouville, Hansa Studios, Mountain Studios
- Recorded
- 1971–1980
- Mixed by
- Mick Ronson, Ken Scott, David Bowie, Tony Visconti
- Mixed at
- Trident Studios, Hansa Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Moran, Ken Scott, Keith Harwood, Eduard Meyer, Laurent Thibault, Tony Visconti
- Label
- RCA
- Length
- 42:46
Line-up
- Trevor Bolder · bass guitar · guest
- David Bowie · handclaps, piano, lead vocals, 12 string guitar, percussion, guitar, saxophone, vocals, baritone saxophone, background vocals
- Mick Ronson · electric guitar, handclaps, background vocals, piano, acoustic guitar · guest
- Mick Woodmansey · drums (drum set) · guest
- Aynsley Dunbar · drums (drum set) · guest
- Herbie Flowers · bass · guest
- Mike Garson · harpsichord, mellotron, piano, Moog · guest
- Tony Newman · drums (drum set) · guest
- Alan Parker · guitar · guest
- Carlos Alomar · guitar · guest
- Dennis Davis · drums (drum set) · guest
- Ricky Gardiner · guitar · guest
- George Murray · bass guitar, bass · guest
- Roy Young · piano · guest
- Brian Eno · background vocals · guest
- Mary Hopkin · background vocals · guest
- Roy Bittan · piano · guest
- Earl Slick · guitar · guest
Singles
- “Wild Is the Wind” · November 1981
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How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | November 1981 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 November 1981 | |
| Wikidata | November 1981 | |
| US release | 1981 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | November 1981 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AU | RCA | other | |
| 1981 | US | RCA | 078635420210 | other |
| November 1981 | GB | RCA | original | |
| 1984 | DE | RCA | 0035628420220 | other |
| 1984 | US | RCA | 078635420227 | other |
| 13 April 2018 | XE | Parlophone | 190295740511 | other |
| 13 April 2018 | US | Parlophone | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×603 | upscaled |