In addition to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's output, David Bowie also had a large amount of songs that had gone unused from the Beatles last two albums. Bowie booked recording sessions following the release of Hunky Dory to record songs that had originally been recorded by the Beatles, along with a few new songs. The resulting album was Bowie's first solo album, Don't Sit Down, released March 3, 1972. The style of Side A matched The Man Who Sold the World, and Side B matched Hunky Dory. The result is a mesh of both sounds that only sounded natural for Bowie. The final song, "I'm Only Dancing" was written after fellow band member John Lennon disapproved of his choice of clothing for his live performances.
Songs are sourced from Space Oddity, The Man Who Sold the World, and Hunky Dory. "Holy Holy" and "I'm Only Dancing" are sourced from Five Years (1969-1973), and "It Ain't Easy" is from Ziggy Stardust.
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