The World of David Bowie

1970 compilation album by David Bowie
The World of David Bowie
Compilation album by
David Bowie
Released6 March 1970 (1970-03-06)
Recorded1966–1968
GenreRock, folk rock
Length41:23
LabelDecca
Producer
  • Mike Vernon
  • Tony Visconti
David Bowie chronology
David Bowie
(1969) 		The World of David Bowie
(1970) 		The Man Who Sold the World
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The World of David Bowie is a compilation album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 6 March 1970 by Decca Records as part of their The World of... series following Bowie's success with the "Space Oddity" single. It primarily consists of material he recorded in 1967 for Decca subsidiary Deram, including all but four tracks from his debut album David Bowie, as well as three previously unreleased songs — "Karma Man", "Let Me Sleep Beside You" and "In the Heat of the Morning" — and the 1966 B-side "The London Boys". The tracklisting was approved by Bowie himself, while the sleeve photo was provided by David Bebbington.[2] The album was reissued in April 1973 with a Ziggy Stardust-era sleeve photo.[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by David Bowie. Tracks 1, 3, and 6 on side two were previously unreleased.

Side one

  1. "Uncle Arthur" – 2:07
  2. "Love You till Tuesday" – 3:09
  3. "There Is a Happy Land" – 3:11
  4. "Little Bombardier" – 3:24
  5. "Sell Me a Coat" – 2:58
  6. "Silly Boy Blue" – 3:48
  7. "The London Boys" – 3:20

Side two

  1. "Karma Man" – 2:58
  2. "Rubber Band" – 2:17
  3. "Let Me Sleep Beside You" – 3:24
  4. "Come and Buy My Toys" – 2:07
  5. "She's Got Medals" – 2:23
  6. "In the Heat of the Morning" – 2:55
  7. "When I Live My Dream" – 3:22

Personnel

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar
  • John McLaughlin – guitar (on Side 2, Tracks 1 and 3)
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Tony Visconti – bass, background vocals
  • Barry Morgan or Andy White – drums
  • Steve Peregrin-Took – pixiephone
  • unidentified strings

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "The World of David Bowie – David Bowie". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cann, Kevin (2010). Any Day Now – David Bowie: The London Years: 1947–1974. Croydon, Surrey: Adelita. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9552017-7-6.
  3. ^ Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.

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