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iSelect
Compilation album by David Bowie
Released	June 29, 2008 The Mail On Sunday October 14, 2008 EMI
Recorded	1971-1987, 2008
Genre	Rock
Length	50:41
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
Professional reviews
Allmusic link PopMatters (7/10) 2008
David Bowie chronology
Live Santa Monica '72 (2008) iSelect (2008)

iSelect (or iSelectBowie)^[1] is a David Bowie compilation CD first released 29 June, 2008 in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland only.

This CD is a collection of personal favourites compiled by Bowie himself ^[2] and was available exclusively as a free gift with the June 29th edition of British newspaper The Mail On Sunday.

The compilation is notable for two reasons. Firstly that Bowie avoided the usual greatest hits route and instead compiled a selection of favourite album tracks. Indeed the album contains only three singles ("Life on Mars?," "Loving the Alien" and "Time Will Crawl").

Secondly, it is the only release to contain the track "Some Are" which has been unavailable since the mid-1990's deletion of the 1991 edition of Bowie's 1977 album Low on which it was included as a bonus track.

Commercial release

Due to popular demand, Virgin/EMI released the CD in the U.S. on October 14, 2008.^[3][1] It is identical to the one released by The Mail On Sunday except it comes in a standard jewel case and the booklet contains the song-by-song comments that were published in the newspaper.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bowie.

1. "Life on Mars?" (from Hunky Dory) – 3:49
2. "Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (Reprise)" (from Diamond Dogs) – 8:47
3. "The Bewlay Brothers" (from Hunky Dory) – 5:23
4. "Lady Grinning Soul" (from Aladdin Sane) – 3:51
5. "Win" (from Young Americans) – 4:44
6. "Some Are" (bonus track on the 1991 re-issue of Low^[4]) – 3:13
7. "Teenage Wildlife" (from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)) – 6:51
8. "Repetition" (from Lodger) – 3:01
9. "Fantastic Voyage" (from Lodger) – 2:54
10. "Loving the Alien" (from Tonight) – 7:08
11. "Time Will Crawl (MM Remix)" (the original version is on Never Let Me Down) – 4:54
    • Contains 30 seconds of silence at the end of the track.
12. "Hang on to Yourself (Live)" (from Live Santa Monica '72) – 3:06

References

External links

• iSelect (CD, Compilation, Promo) on Discogs