The second studio album by English musician David Bowie, released under that title by Philips in the UK, and as Man of Words/Man of Music by Mercury in the US, in November 1969. It was rereleased in 1972 by RCA as Space Oddity (the title of the opening track, which had reached No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart). Space Oddity was the name used for CD releases of the album in 1984, 1990 and 1999, but it reverted to the original, eponymous title for 2009 and 2015 reissues.
Regarding its mix of folk, balladry and prog rock, NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have said, "Some of it belonged in '67 and some of it in '72, but in 1969 it all seemed vastly incongruous. Basically, David Bowie can be viewed in retrospect as all that Bowie had been and a little of what he would become, all jumbled up and fighting for control..."
The album came about after Bowie had made the transition from a cabaret/avant-garde-inspired musician to a hippie/folk-based sound and as such the album is a major turning point from his 1967 debut.
"Don't Sit Down", an unlisted 40-second jam heard after the album's second song, was listed as an independent track on CD releases of the album in the 1990s, but the 2009 and 2015 reissues returned the song to its original status as a hidden piece.
cd1:
1. Space Oddity (5:14)
2. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (6:10)
3. Don't Sit Down (0:39) * deleted from the album when it was rereleased as Space Oddity
4. Letter To Hermione (2:30)
5. Cygnet Committee (9:30)
6. Janine (3:19)
7. An Occasional Dream (2:56)
8. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (4:47)
9. God Knows I'm Good (3:16)
10. Memory Of A Free Festival (7:07)
cd2: 01. "Space Oddity (Demo)" 5:14
02. "An Occasional Dream (Demo)" 2:53
03. "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Rare B Side Version) (2003 Digital Remaster)" 4:58
04. "Let Me Sleep Beside You (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show)" 4:49
05. "Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show)" 4:04
06. "Janine (BBC Radio Session D.L.T. Show)" 3:05
07. "London, Bye, Ta-Ta (Stereo Version) (2009 Digital Remaster)" 2:37
08. "The Prettiest Star (Stereo Version) (2009 Digital Remaster)" 3:15
09. "Conversation Piece (Stereo Version)" 3:08
10. "Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 1) (Single A-Side) (2009 Digital Remaster)" 4:02
11. "Memory Of A Free Festival (Part 2) (Single B-Side) (2009 Digital Remaster)" 3:34
12. "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (Alternate Album Mix)" 4:48
13. "Memory Of A Free Festival (Alternate Album Mix)" 9:25
14. "London, Bye, Ta-Ta (Alternate Stereo Mix)" 2:37
15. "Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola (Full Length Stereo Version)" 5:16
David Bowie - vocals, guitar, stylophone(1-10);
Rick Wakeman - keyboards(1-10);
Terry Cox - drums(1-10);
Tim Renwick - guitar(1-11);
Keith Christmas - guitar(1-10);
Mick Wayne - guitar(1-10);
Tony Visconti - bass(1-10,12,13), flute(1-10), recorder(1-10);
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