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Elton John: Duets

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Rocket Records
Released: 1993.11.30
Time:
 74:39
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.eltonjohn.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Teardrops [with k.d. lang] (Zeriiya Zekkariyas) – 4:55
[2] When I Think About Love [I Think About You] [with P.M. Dawn] (Attrell Cordes) – 4:34
[3] The Power [with Little Richard] (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 6:25
[4] Shakey Ground [with Don Henley] (Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd, Eddie Hazel) – 3:51
[5] True Love [with Kiki Dee] (Cole Porter) – 3:34
[6] If You Were Me [with Chris Rea] (Chris Rea) – 4:26
[7] A Woman's Needs [with Tammy Wynette] (John, Taupin) – 5:18
[8] Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [with George Michael, live] (John, Taupin) – 5:46
[9] Old Friend [with Nik Kershaw] (Nik Kershaw) – 4:15
[10] Go on and On [with Gladys Knight] (Stevie Wonder) – 5:50
[11] Don't Go Breaking My Heart [with RuPaul] (Carte Blanche, Ann Orson) – 5:00
[12] Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing [with Marcella Detroit] (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:36
[13] I'm Your Puppet [with Paul Young] (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn) – 3:36
[14] Love Letters [with Bonnie Raitt] (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:01
[15] Born to Lose [with Leonard Cohen] (Frankie Brown, Ted Daffan) – 4:33
[16] Duets for One" (John, Chris Difford) – 4:52

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Elton John – Piano, Keyboards, Roland Piano, Vocals, Producer on [3,16]

Leonard Cohen – Vocals
Marcella Detroit – Vocals
Rupaul – Vocals
Tammy Wynette – Vocals
Paul Young – Vocals

Louis Biancaniello – Synthesiser, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate ProducerGuy Babylon – Keyboards
Eddie Bayers – Drums
Curt Bisquera – Drums
Martin Bliss – Guitar
Ray Brown – Bass
Robbie Buchanan – Keyboards, Programming
Chris Cameron – Keyboards
Bill Churchfield – Horn
David Clayton – Keyboards
Danny Jacob – Guitar
Nik Kershaw – All Instruments on [9]
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
Michael Rhodes – Bass
John "J.R." Robinson – Drums
Corrado Rustici – Mandolin
Chuck Sabo – Drums
Greg Smith – Horn
Phil Spalding – Bass
Neil Stubenhaus – Bass
Mark Taylor – Keyboards
Michael Thodes – Bass
Mike Thompson – Guitar
Lee Thornburg – Trombone, Trumpet, Horn, Horn Arrangements
Fred Washington – Bass
Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – Bass
Greg Wells – Organ
Stevie Wonder – Arranger, Programming, Backing Vocals, All Instruments On "On And On" Synclavier Programming On "Don'T Go Breaking My Heart"

Kimberly Brewer – Backing Vocals
Johnny Britt – Backing Vocals
Kelli Bruce – Backing Vocals
Kathy Burdick – Backing Vocals
Linda Campbell Mccrary – Backing Vocals
Claytoven Richardson – Backing Vocals
Beverley Skeete – Backing Vocals
Marietta Waters – Backing Vocals
Precious Wilson – Backing Vocals

Narada Michael Walden – Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Producer on [5]
Greg Penny - Producer on [1,3,16]
P.M. Dawn - Producer on [2]
Don Henley - Producer on [4]
Narada Michael Walden -
Chris Rea - Producer on [6]
Barry Beckett - Producer on [7]
George Michael - Producer on [8]
Nik Kershaw - Producer on [9]
Stevie Wonder - Producer on [10]
Giorgio Moroder - Producer on [11]
Chris Thomas - Producer on [12]
Steve Lindsey - Producer on [13,15]
Don Was - Producer on [14]
Stuart Epps - Producer on [16]
Steve Brown – Executive Producer
Brian Reeves – Engineer, Mixing
Ed Cherney – Engineer, Mixing
Marc Reyburn – Engineer
Gabe Veltri – Engineer
Frank Wolf – Engineer
Jim Champagne – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Matt Still – Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Van Arden – Assistant Engineer, Mixing
Dominick Barbera – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Todd Childress – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Dan Bosworth – Assistant Engineer
Thomas Rickert – Assistant Engineer
Rail Jon Rogut – Assistant Engineer
Brian Scheuble – Assistant Engineer
Ben Wallach – Assistant Engineer
Thomas Schobel – Programming
Matthew Vaughan – Programming
David Campbell – Arranger, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Chris Bellman – Mastering
Stephanie Andrews – Production Co-ordination
Cynthia Shiloh – Production Co-Ordination
Tony Taibi – Production Co-Ordination
Kevin Walden – Production Co-Ordination
Brian Aris – Photography
Brad Branson – Photography
Randee Saint Nicholas – Photography
Albert Sanchez – Photography
Allan Titmuss – Photography
Albert Watson – Photography
Firooz Zahedi – Photography

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


Unlike Frank Sinatra's album, John actually recorded in the studio with his duet partners, adding a spark to his album missing on Sinatra's Duets, even if his choices are nearly as bewildering. Some of the material doesn't work in the duet format, and his partners occasionally don't mesh with his current adult contemporary style. All of this makes Duets an ultimately disappointing record, even with the occasional successful track, like the kitschy number with drag queen RuPaul.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Frank Sinatra hat's vorgemacht, Elton John - auch er ein Gigant des Showbusiness - folgt auf dem Fuß und bittet für "Duets" eine Star-Riege ins Studio. Dabei kommt's wie es bei einer solch bunt zusammengewürfelten Schar kommen mußte: Die Darbietungen sind von höchst unterschiedlicher Qualität. Unterm Strich überzeugt diese Gala-Show sogar weniger als Eltons jünste "einsamere" Arbeit "The One" (1992), mit der er sich selbst als "der Einzige" feierte. Sechs Highlights finden sich unter den 16 neuen Aufnahmen. Eins davon ist Elton Johns Begegnung mit sich selbst in "Duets For One" - ein so rundes wie selbstironisches Finale. Das rockig treibende "Old Friend" gewinnt dank Nik Kershaw ein frisches, jugendliches Flair. Die "Love Letters" mit Bonnie Raitt gehen in balladeskem Tempo und umrankt von Piano und Slidegitarre ganz schön zu Herzen. "Born To Lose" gerät durch den Kontrast von Leonhard Cohens verbrummelter Duett-Stimme und Mort Lindseys seidigen Streicherarrangements zum bizarren Kehraus-Song. Mit dem Rock 'n' Roll-Prediger Little Richard jubiliert Mr. John in dem Gospel "The Power" brünstig im die Wette. Schließlich gibt es ein Wiederhören mit Eltons Evergreen "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", live aus dem Londoner Wembley-Stadion 1991; Duettpartner hier war Pop-Beau George Michael. Weniger zwingende Präsenz zeigt der Balladenkönig des 70er-Jahre-Pop in diversen Nummern rund um den Soul: bei Womack & Womacks "Teardrops" mit K. D. Lang wie bei den Gastdarbietungen von P.M. Dawn, Kiki Dee, Galdys Knight, Marcella Detroit oder Paul Young. Gleiches gilt für Don Henley, Chris Rea und die Nashville-Diva Tammy Wynette. Ein echter Absturz ist RuPauls Auftritt in "Dont't Go Breaking My Heart." Mit diesem Songreigen beweist Elton John wenn schon nicht immer guten Geschmack, so doch erstaunliche Wandlungsfähigkeit. ** Interpret.: 05-09 ** Klang.: 07-08

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Was der Markt an Stil-Früchten hergibt, Eltons Gemischtwarenladen hat's. In der Duett-Auslage: der Hit Don't Let The Sun... (George Michael), zuckersüße True Love (Kiki Dee), vollreifer Gospel (The Power/Little Richard), knackfrischer Rock (Shakey Ground/Don Henley). Laben Sie sich an köstlichen Teardrops (K. D. Lang), verführerischen Love Letters (Bonnie Raitt), goutieren Sie Exotisches wie Born To Lose (mit Tief-Baß Leonard Cohen); Pseudo-Techno (Don't Go Breaking My Heart/RuPaul) liegen lassen! Zuviel durcheinander verdirbt den Magen!

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Duets is the twenty-fourth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1993. Duets was released on a single CD, a single Cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of Elton John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own. The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached #2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with drag queen RuPaul, reached #7) and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached #24). The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. This is the only album released between 1983 and 2010 without John's Guitar player, Davey Johnstone. In the US, it was certified gold and platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.

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