David Bowie

The Singles Collection 2

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AllMusic Review by Dave Thompson

The second volume of EMI's Singles Collection picks up precisely where the first left off, with the release of "Heroes," the September 1977 release that so effortlessly maintained the sequence of brilliant 45s that Bowie had ignited five years before. Whereas that first volume offers up an all but unbroken run of classics, however, Vol. 2 is somewhat more of a patchwork, retaining the chronology of releases but paying little regard to actual completeness; the serious collector will glance at the track listing and isolate any number of classic omissions. No "Magic Dance," no "Baal's Hymn," and not even "Loving the Alien," generally regarded among Bowie's best compositions of the entire 1980s. Instead, the album adopts a more populist approach to what had hitherto been an academic quest, a device that means all the biggest hits are here, through to 1987's "Day-In Day-Out," but several of the best are missing. Less a singles collection, then, than a sampling, Vol. 2 is worth acquiring if you can't face the regular albums, and worthwhile for the inclusion of "This Is Not America" and "Absolute Beginners." Otherwise, however, it's a wasted opportunity.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Heroes David Bowie / Brian Eno	David Bowie	3:37
2	Beauty and the Beast David Bowie	David Bowie	3:34
3	Boys Keep Swinging David Bowie / Brian Eno	David Bowie	3:17
4	DJ Carlos Alomar / David Bowie / Brian Eno	David Bowie	4:00
5	Alabama Song Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill	David Bowie	3:51
6	Ashes to Ashes David Bowie	David Bowie	4:24
7	Fashion David Bowie	David Bowie	4:47
8	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) David Bowie	David Bowie	5:11
9	Under Pressure David Bowie / Queen	David Bowie feat: Queen	3:57
10	Wild Is the Wind Dimitri Tiomkin / Ned Washington	David Bowie	6:01
11	Let's Dance David Bowie	David Bowie	4:10
12	China Girl David Bowie / Iggy Pop	David Bowie	4:16
13	Modern Love David Bowie	David Bowie	3:57
14	Blue Jean David Bowie	David Bowie	3:11
15	This Is Not America David Bowie / Lyle Mays / Pat Metheny	David Bowie feat: Pat Metheny Group	3:50
16	Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William "Mickey" Stevenson	David Bowie feat: Mick Jagger	3:10
17	Absolute Beginners David Bowie	David Bowie	5:37
18	Day-In Day-Out David Bowie	David Bowie	4:11

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David Bowie

The Singles Collection 2

AllMusic Review by Dave Thompson

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