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Elton John: Elton John

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Label: DJM Records
Released: 1970.04.10
Time:
 39:27
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Gus Dudgeon
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.eltonjohn.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Your Song (E.John/B.Taupin) - 4:02
[2] I Need You to Turn To (E.John/B.Taupin) - 2:35
[3] Take Me to the Pilot (E.John/B.Taupin) - 3:47
[4] No Shoe Strings on Louise (E.John/B.Taupin) - 3:31
[5] First Episode at Hienton (E.John/B.Taupin) - 4:48
[6] Sixty Years On (E.John/B.Taupin) - 4:35
[7] Border Song (E.John/B.Taupin) - 3:22
[8] The Greatest Discovery (E.John/B.Taupin) - 4:12
[9] The Cage (E.John/B.Taupin) - 3:28
[10] The King Must Die (E.John/B.Taupin) - 5:23
         Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
[11] Bad Side of the Moon (E.John/B.Taupin) - 3:15
[12] Grey Seal [Original version] - 3:35
[13] Rock and Roll Madonna (E.John/B.Taupin) - 4:17

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Elton John - Piano, Vocals, Harpsichord

Frank Clark - Acoustic Bass
Colin Green - Guitar, Spanish Guitar
Roland Harker - Guitar
Clive Hicks - Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar
Alan Parker - Rhythm Guitar
Caleb Quaye - Guitar
Les Hurdle - Bass Guitar
Dave Richmond - Bass Guitar
Alan Weighall - Bass Guitar
Brian Dee - Organ
Diana Lewis - Moog Synthesiser
Paul Buckmaster - Cello
Skaila Kanga - Harp
David Katz - Violin
Terry Cox - Drums
Dennis Lopez - Percussion
Barry Morgan - Drums
Tex Navarra - Percussion
Madeline Bell - Backing Vocals
Tony Burrows - Backing Vocals
Roger Cook - Backing Vocals
Lesley Duncan - Backing Vocals
Kay Garner - Backing Vocals
Tony Hazzard - Backing Vocals
Barbara Moore - Vocals, Choir, Chorus

Gus Dudgeon - Producer, Liner Notes
Robin Geoffrey Cable - Engineer
Gus Skinas - Editing
Tony Cousins - Remastering
Ricky Graham - Digital Transfers
Greg Penny - Surround Sound
Paul Buckmaster - Arrangements
David Katz - Orchestra Contractor
David Larkham - Art Direction
John Tobler - Liner Notes

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Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin's songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John's music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin's frequently nebulous lyrics. "Take Me to the Pilot" might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good sense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-based melody. Next to the increased sense of songcraft, the most noticeable change on Elton John is the addition of Paul Buckmaster's grandiose string arrangements. Buckmaster's orchestrations are never subtle, but they never overwhelm the vocalist, nor do they make the songs schmaltzy. Instead, they fit the ambitions of John and Taupin, as the instant standard "Your Song" illustrates. Even with the strings and choirs that dominate the sound of the album, John manages to rock out on a fair share of the record. Though there are a couple of underdeveloped songs, Elton John remains one of his best records.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Elton John is the second album by English singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1970. However, because it was his first album released in America, many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in the US until 1975. Elton John includes his breakthrough hit, "Your Song", and helped to establish his career during what was considered the "singer-songwriter" era of popular music. In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

In 2003, the album was ranked No. 468 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This was the first of many Elton John albums produced by Gus Dudgeon. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".

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