Consisting mostly of original compositions, the album also includes two songs written by others, the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso" and George Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some". These two tracks were originally slated for Bowie's never-recorded "Pin Ups 2" album, a planned follow-up to "Pin Ups", his 1973 collection of cover versions. Talking to "Rolling Stone" shortly before the release of "Reality", he said of his recording of "Try Some, Buy Some": "We were pretty true to the original arrangement, but the overall atmosphere is somewhat different. It's a dense piece."