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Rare (David Bowie album)
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Rare The album reached #34 in the UK album charts. The
album was not issued in the USA.
Track listing
All songs are written by David Bowie except where noted.
Side one
1. "Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola" (Bowie, Mogol) – 5:02
• An Italian language version of "Space Oddity",
released as single in Italy in 1969
2. "Round and Round" (Chuck Berry) – 2:41
• A cover of the Chuck Berry song "Around and
Around", recorded for the Ziggy Stardust sessions,
and released as the B-side to the single "Drive-In
Compilation album by David Bowie Saturday"
3. "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman) – 3:25
Released December 1982 • A cover of a Jacques Brel song, recorded for the
Recorded 1969-1980 Ziggy Stardust sessions, and released as the B-side
to the single "Sorrow"
Genre Rock
4. "Holy Holy" – 2:15
Length 42:02 • A newer version of Bowie’s 1970 single, recorded
for the Ziggy Stardust sessions, and released as the
Label RCA Records
B-side to the single "Diamond Dogs"
5. "Panic in Detroit" – 5:49
David Bowie Compilation chronology
• Live recording from the same concerts as David
Changestwobowie Rare Golden Years Live, and released as the B-side to the single
(1981) (1983) (1984) "Knock on Wood"
6. "Young Americans" – 3:11
Rare (often known as Bowie Rare was a compilation album
Rare) • US single edit
released by RCA Records to cash in on David Bowie for
the 1982 Christmas market. The artist’s relations with the Side two
company were at a low - Bowie had recorded his last mu- 1. "Velvet Goldmine" – 3:08
sic for RCA with the Baal EP, and had already been an- • Recorded for the Ziggy Stardust sessions, and
noyed by the release of his five-year old duet with Bing released as the B-side to the 1975 reissue of
Crosby ("Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") as a single "Space Oddity"
without his consultation. Bowie let it be known he was 2. "Helden" (Bowie, Brian Eno, Antonia Maass) – 6:07
unhappy with the Rare package, and would sign with EMI • A version of "Heroes" with English and German
for his next album. All of the songs were being issued for lyrics, released as single in West Germany in 1977
the first time on an LP and cassette. 3. "John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)" – 3:26
The compilation contained a mix of rarities ranging • Single edit
from 1969 to 1980. There is no CD reissue of this compila- 4. "Moon of Alabama" (Bertold Brecht, Kurt Weill) –
tion yet, and the release of one seems unlikely as much of 3:51
the content is available on other CDs. 5. "Crystal Japan" – 3:07
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rare (David Bowie album)
Year Chart Position
1983 UK Album Chart 34 [2]
1983 Norway’s Album Charts 11
Charts [2] "UK Top 40 Hit Database".
http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
Album
Notes
[1] http://www.allmusic.com/album/r31309
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