- Empty Sky
Infobox Album |
Name = Empty Sky
Type =Album
Artist =Elton John
Released =June 3 , 1969 (UK)
January 13 , 1975 (USA)
Recorded = Dick James Music Studios, London, from December 1968 to April 1969
Genre = Rock
Length = 54:56
Label =DJM Records MCA Records (US/Canada-1975)
Producer =Steve Brown
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aae67ur0h0jk~T1 link]
This album = "Empty Sky"
(1969)
Next album = "Elton John"
(1970)"Empty Sky" is the debut
album of Britishsinger/songwriter Elton John , released in 1969. It was finally released in the United States in 1975, well after Elton's fame had been established internationally.While the instrumental accompaniment in "Empty Sky" could be classified as mildly
psychedelic rock , Elton's flair for pop melody is obvious even at this early stage. [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fyxq95ld0e] Elton adds to the unique sound of the album by playingharpsichord on several tracks, including "Skyline Pigeon ", which Elton has described as being "the first song Bernie and I ever got excited about." [Citation Needed]Track listing
All songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
ide one
#"Empty Sky" – 8:29
#"Val-Hala " – 4:12
#"Western Ford Gateway " – 3:15
#"Hymn 2000 " – 4:29ide two
#"
Lady What's Tomorrow " – 3:09
#"Sails" – 3:45
#"The Scaffold" – 3:18
#"Skyline Pigeon " – 3:37
#"Gulliver/Hay-Chewed/Reprise " – 6:59Bonus tracks (1995 CD reissue)
#"
Lady Samantha " – 3:02
#"All Across the Havens " – 2:52
#"It's Me That You Need " – 4:04
#"Just Like Strange Rain " – 3:44The 1995 remaster erroneously lists "Hay-Chewed" as "It's Hay Chewed".
Personnel
*Elton John -
lead vocals , organ,piano ,harpsichord ,electric piano
*Don Fay -flute ,tenor saxophone , wind
*Clive Franks - human whistle
*Tony Murray - bass
*Nigel Olsson - drums (Credited as "Nigel Olsen")
*Roger Pope - percussion, drums
*Caleb Quaye - acoustic guitar,guitar ,electric guitar ,congas
*Graham Vickery -harmonica Production
*Producer: Steve Brown
*Engineer: Frank Owen
*Tape operator: Clive Franks
*Liner notes:Gus Dudgeon Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
References
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