Releases the album Rare, all the songs featured were from the seventies
"Rare," also known as "Bowie Rare," is a compilation album released by RCA Records. At the time, Bowie's relationship with the label had soured – he had completed his last recordings for RCA with the "Baal" EP and was frustrated by the label's release of his five-year-old duet with Bing Crosby, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy," without his approval. Displeased with the "Rare" compilation, Bowie decided to leave RCA and join EMI Records for his subsequent album. "Rare" featured tracks that were being made available on LP and cassette for the first time.
The compilation contained rarities recorded between 1969 and 1980. RCA did not issue Rare in the United States; nor was the album reissued on CD along with most of Bowie's other RCA albums in 1984.
On the UK Albums Chart, where it remained for eleven weeks, the album peaked at number 34.
A1 David Bowie Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola D. Bowie
A2 David Bowie 'Round And 'Round Chuck Berry
A3 David Bowie Amsterdam J. Brel, English Lyrics M. Schuman
A4 David Bowie Holy Holy D. Bowie
A5 David Bowie Panic In Detroit D. Bowie
A6 David Bowie Young Americans D. Bowie 8.3 Rate
B2 David Bowie Helden D. Bowie, B. Eno,
B3 David Bowie John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) D. Bowie
B4 David Bowie Moon Of Alabama K. Weill, B. Brecht
B5 David Bowie Crystal Japan (Instrumental) D. Bowie
Side 1
A1. "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" (Bowie, Mogol) – An Italian-language song featuring all new lyrics set to the music of "Space Oddity", released as a single in Italy in late-1969/early-1970
A2. "'Round and 'Round" (Chuck Berry) – 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 Saturday"
A3. "Amsterdam" (Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman) – A cover of a Jacques Brel song, recorded for the Ziggy Stardust sessions, and released as the B-side to the single "Sorrow"
A4. "Holy Holy" – An updated version of Bowie's 1970 single, recorded for the Ziggy Stardust sessions, and released as the B-side to the single "Diamond Dogs"
A5. "Panic in Detroit" – Live recording from the same concerts as “David Live”, and released as the B-side to the single "Knock On Wood"
A6. "Young Americans" – US single edit
Side 2
B1. "Velvet Goldmine" – Recorded during the Ziggy Stardust sessions, and released as the B-side to the 1975 reissue of "Space Oddity"
B2. "Heroes"/"Helden" (Bowie, Brian Eno, Antonia Maass) – A version of "Heroes" with English and German lyrics, released as a single in West Germany in 1977
B3. "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" – Single edit
B4. "Moon of Alabama" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – Recorded in 1978 and released as a single in 1980 under the title “Alabama Song”
B5. "Crystal Japan" – Recorded in 1979 as the soundtrack for a Japanese commercial. Released as a Japanese single A-side, 1980, then internationally as the B-side to "Up The Hill Backwards" in 1981.
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