The Very Best of Elton John

Infobox Album
Name = The Very Best of Elton John
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Elton John


Released = October 1 1990
Recorded = 1969–1990
Genre = Rock/Pop
Length = 2:17:56
Label = Polygram
Producer = Gus Dudgeon, Clive Franks, Chris Thomas, Don Was
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vfuvad8ki8w1 link]
Last album = "To Be Continued"
(1990)
This album = "The Very Best of Elton John"
(1990)
Next album = "The One
(1992)|

"The Very Best of Elton John" is a greatest hits compilation album by Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career-retrospective album, and fourth official greatest-hits album overall, it was released in the United Kingdom, and in other countries such Japan and Australia, but not in the United States.

The album spans his second album "Elton John" in 1970 to the successful then most-recent 1989 album "Sleeping with the Past". After the huge hit that was the Double A-sided "Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" single, which was the 3rd best-selling single of 1990 in the United Kingdom, the album became an instant smash in that country. It spent its two first weeks at #1 and then nine strong weeks at #2. In all, the album spent 145 weeks inside the UK Top 200 album chart, making a total of 11 re-entries, and it was certified 9x Platinum by BPI on March 1, 1995.

It includes a total of 28 hit singles plus the new songs "Easier to Walk Away" and "You Gotta Love Someone", which also made the charts between 1990 and 1991.

The release also spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on both laserdisc and VHS, and reissued on DVD.

Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

Disc one

# "Your Song" – 4:02
# "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be a Long Long Time)" – 4:42
# "Honky Cat" – 5:15
# "Crocodile Rock" – 3:57
# "Daniel" – 3:55
# "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – 3:17
# "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" – 4:56
# "Candle in the Wind" – 3:51
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:58
# "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Lennon/McCartney) – 6:16
# "Philadelphia Freedom" – 5:42
# "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6::46
# "Pinball Wizard" (Townshend) – 5:15
# "The Bitch Is Back" – 3:45

Disc two

# "Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)" (credited to Carte Blanche/Ann Orson) – 4:32
# "Bennie and the Jets" – 5:21
# "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:50
# "Song for Guy" – 6:41
# "Part-Time Love" (John/Osborne) – 3:15
# "Blue Eyes" (John/Osborne) – 3:28
# "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (John/Johnstone/Taupin) – 4:45
# "I'm Still Standing" – 3:03
# "Kiss the Bride" – 3:55
# "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 4:10
# "Passengers" (John/Johnstone/McHize/Taupin) – 3:24
# "Nikita" – 5:44
# "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" – 3:59
# "Sacrifice" – 5:08
# "Easier to Walk Away" – 4:24
# "You Gotta Love Someone" – 5:00

The cassette track listing is the same as above, but the vinyl omits 'Pinball Wizard', 'The Bitch Is Back', 'I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That' and 'Easier To Walk Away'.

B-sides

Certifications

succession box
before = "The Rhythm of the Saints" by Paul Simon
title = UK number one album
years = November 17, 1990 – November 23, 1990
after = "The Immaculate Collection" by Madonnasuccession box
before = "The Immaculate Collection" by Madonna
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = January 27 - February 2 1991
after = "Rhythm Nation 1814" by Janet Jackson