Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) (also known as Legacy) is a greatest hits album by English musician David Bowie, released on 11 November 2016 through Sony Music Entertainment in the US and Warner Music Group in the UK and several territories. Legacy marks Bowie’s first title to reach 400 weeks on the UK albums chart and is one of the albums which have spent the most weeks on the chart.[2]
The album's contents are mostly identical to the two-disc edition of Bowie's previous greatest hits album Nothing Has Changed (2014).[3] "Love Is Lost" and "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", which were present on Nothing Has Changed, are replaced by three new selections: "Lazarus" and "I Can't Give Everything Away", both from Bowie's final studio album Blackstar (2016), and the radio edit of the Heathen song "Slow Burn" (which also appears on the three-disc version of Nothing Has Changed).[4] Additionally, a new mix of "Life on Mars?" by Ken Scott, the song's original co-producer, replaces the original version from Hunky Dory (1971), and was released as a single and a special music video to promote the compilation.[4]
A one-disc version, with a non-chronological track listing, was also made available in some markets.[3] A vinyl LP is also available.
All songs written by David Bowie, except where noted.
Standard single disc version / Vinyl LP version
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Place of origin
Length
1.
"Let's Dance" (Single version)
Let's Dance
4:08
2.
"Ashes to Ashes" (Single version)
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
3:35
3.
"Under Pressure" (with Queen)
Bowie, Deacon, May, Mercury, Taylor
Hot Space
4:08
4.
"Life on Mars?" (2016 mix)
Hunky Dory
3:35
5.
"Changes"
Hunky Dory
3:35
6.
"The Man Who Sold the World"
The Man Who Sold the World
3:57
7.
"Space Oddity"
David Bowie
5:14
8.
"Starman" (Single version)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
4:08
9.
"Ziggy Stardust" (Single version)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
4:08
10.
"The Jean Genie" (Single version)
Aladdin Sane
4:05
11.
"Rebel Rebel"
Diamond Dogs
4:30
12.
"Young Americans" (Single version)
Young Americans
3:15
13.
"Golden Years" (Single version)
Station to Station
3:27
14.
"Modern Love" (Single version)
Let's Dance
3:58
15.
"China Girl" (Single version)
Let's Dance
4:15
16.
"Fame" (Single version)
Young Americans
4:16
17.
"Sound and Vision"
Low
3:03
18.
"'Heroes'" (Single version)
"Heroes"
3:33
19.
"Where Are We Now?"
The Next Day
4:09
20.
"Lazarus" (Single version)
★
4:05
"Modern Love" is found in the US version only. In the UK/Europe version, Mick Jagger & David Bowie's "Dancing in the street" is in its place. The UK/Europe vinyl LP version includes “Oh, You Pretty Things” that is not included on the US vinyl LP version.
↑"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 47.Týden 2016 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 30 November 2016.