- The Fox (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = The Fox
Type =Album
Artist =Elton John
Released =May 20 1981 (UK)
May 22 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded = August 1979; January-June 1980
Genre = Pop/Rock and Roll
Length = 45:39
Label = Geffen (US/Canada)Rocket Records
Producer = Chris Thomas
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:az3tk6rx9kr0 link]
* "Rolling Stone " Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/322917/review/5942851/the_fox link] |
Last album = "21 at 33 " (1980)
This album = "The Fox" (1981)
Next album = "Jump Up! " (1982)"The Fox" is the fifteenth
studio album by Britishsinger/songwriter Elton John , released in 1981. The track "Elton's Song " was banned from some countries radio play due to homosexual content. It is also one of the few albums released by John to contain a song without input from either Taupin or John.Track listing
All songs by
John/Taupin , except where noted.ide one
# "Breaking Down Barriers" (Elton John,
Gary Osborne ) – 4:40
# "Heart in the Right Place " (John, Osborne) – 5:13
# "Just Like Belgium" – 4:08
# "Nobody Wins" (Jean-Paul Dreau,Gary Osborne ) – 3:42
# "Fascist Faces" – 5:10ide two
# "Carla/Etude" – (Elton John) 4:45
# "Fanfare" – (Elton John,James Newton-Howard )1:26
# "Chloe" – (John, Osbourne) 4:39
# "Heels of the Wind" – 3:37
# "Elton's Song " (Elton John,Tom Robinson ) – 3:03
# "The Fox" – 5:10On some versions of the CD, "Carla/Etude" and "Fanfare" are combined into one track. Other editions combine "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", and "Chloe" into one track, making it a 9-track album.
French releases of the album included "J'Veux de la Tendresse" in place of "Nobody Wins". "Tendresse" was the original French version of the song which Osborne wrote English lyrics for, thus transforming the song into "Nobody Wins".
B-sides
Personnel
*
Victor Feldman : percussion
*Jim Horn :Alto Saxophone
*Roger Linn : Drum Synthesizer programing
*Elton John:Piano , vocals
*Reggie McBride: Bass
*Dee Murray : Bass
*James Newton-Howard :Vocoder ,synthesizer s, Organ
*Nigel Olsson : drums
*Mickey Raphael :Harmonica
*Stephanie Spruill:Tambourine
*Alvin Taylor: drums
*Ritchie Zito:Guitar
*Colette Bertrand: French Girl ("Just Like Belgium" only)
*Rev. James Cleveland: Spoken Words ("Fascist Faces" only)
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