It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Station to Station outtake)

~ Recording by David Bowie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-09-19
RykodiscRACS 0120
2.13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-09-19
RykodiscRCD 90120, RCD 90121, RCD 90122, RCDV 1018
4.4It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:46David BowieSound + Vision (DMM + clear vinyl)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Ryko AnalogueRALP0120/21/22-2
2.13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RykodiscRCD 90120, RCD 90121, RCD 90122, RCDROM 1018
2.13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RykodiscRCD 90130, RCD 90131, RCD 90132
2.5It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City3:51David BowieOne Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce SpringsteenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-09-23
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72438-59780-2-9
1.4It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieAlternative BiographyDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
1.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1974/1979David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-04-20
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)494 3002, 7243 4 94300 2 0
1.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1974/1979David BowieAlbum + Compilation
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)7243 4 94300 0 6
1.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Best of David Bowie 1974/1979David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)7243 4 94300 2 0
2.10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Station to Station outtake)3:49David BowieSound + VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)07243 594512 2 0, 07243 594513 2 9, 07243 594514 2 8, 07243 594515 2 7
2.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:51David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-11-07
Parlophone
2.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)0946 3 31304 2 5, 331 3042
2.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Platinum Collection (BMG Direct edition)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)09463-31304-2-5, D217100
2.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-01-10
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)0946 3 44076 2 5, D217100
2.11It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David BowieThe Platinum CollectionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-02-25
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)0946 3 44076 2 5, 344 0762
2.10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Station to Station outtake)3:49David BowieSound + Vision (fatbox in cardboard slipcase)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
ParlophoneDBSAVX 1
2.10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Station to Station outtake)3:49David BowieSound + Vision (fatbox in cardboard slipcase)David BowieAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2014-11-05
ParlophoneWPCR-16096, WPCR-16097, WPCR-16098, WPCR-16099
Promotion
1.1It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City3:49David Bowie8 From Sound and VisionDavid BowieAlbum + Compilation
RykodiscS+V PRO 2

Relationships

producer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
Harry Maslin
mixer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
recording of:It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (cover)

Related works

It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City

lyricist and composer:Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:Bruce Springsteen
publisher:Intersong Music Ltd.
Sioux City Music Ltd.
Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)