- Elton John (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Elton John
Type =Album
Artist =Elton John
Released =April 10 , 1970 (UK)July 22 , 1970 (USA)
Recorded = January 1970 at Trident Studios, London
Genre = Rock,Symphonic rock
Length = 39:27 (Original release)50:51 (1995 reissue)
109:18 (2008 deluxe edition) (Including bonus disc)
Label = DJM (UK/world)
Uni (US/Canada)
Producer =Gus Dudgeon
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:iif3zfoheh5k link]
*Robert Christgau (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=elton+john link]
*"Rolling Stone " (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/121562/review/5942220/elton_john link]
Last album = "Empty Sky "
(1969)
This album = "Elton John"
(1970)
Next album = "Tumbleweed Connection "
(1970)"Elton John" is the eponymous second
album by Britishsinger/songwriter Elton John , released in 1970. It was his first album, however, released in America, thus commonly assumed by many as his debut, as "Empty Sky " would not be released in the U.S. until 1975. It includes his breakthrough hit, "Your Song ", and helped establish his career during what was considered the "singer-songwriter " era of popular music. In1971 the album was nominated to theGrammy Award for Album of the Year .Track listing
All songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
ide one
# "
Your Song " – 4:02
# "I Need You to Turn To " – 2:35
# "Take Me to the Pilot " – 3:48
# "No Shoe Strings on Louise" – 3:31
# "First Episode at Hienton " – 4:48ide two
# "
Sixty Years On " – 4:35
# "Border Song " – 3:22
# "The Greatest Discovery " – 4:12
# "The Cage" – 3:28
# "The King Must Die" – 5:04Bonus tracks (1995 CD reissue)
# "
Bad Side of the Moon " – 3:15
# "Grey Seal" [Original version] – 3:35
# "Rock n' Roll Madonna " – 4:17Bonus tracks (2008 Deluxe Edition)
# "
Your Song " [Piano demo] – 3:35
# "I Need You to Turn To " [Piano demo] – 2:12
# "Take Me to the Pilot " [Piano demo] – 2:36
# "No Shoe Strings on Louise" [Piano demo] – 3:33
# "Sixty Years On " [Piano demo] – 4:21
# "The Greatest Discovery " [Piano demo] – 3:58
# "The Cage" [Piano demo] – 3:21
# "The King Must Die" [Piano demo] – 5:24
# "Rock n' Roll Madonna " [Piano demo] – 3:11
# "Thank You Mama" – 3:20
# "All the Way Down to El Paso" – 2:49
# "I'm Going Home" – 3:05
# "Grey Seal" [Piano demo] – 3:19
# "Rock n' Roll Madonna" [Alternate take] – 2:55
# "Bad Side of the Moon " – 3:13
# "Grey Seal" [Original Version] – 3:36
# "Rock n' Roll Madonna " – 4:17
# "Border Song " [BBC session] – 3:21
# "Your Song " [BBC session] – 4:01
# "Take Me to the Pilot " [BBC session] – 3:33On the album released in Portugal, a French horn is used in the introduction to "The Greatest Discovery" instead of a violin as is found on all other versions. An extended version of the introduction to "Sixty Years On" is available on 1990 box set "
To Be Continued ".When MCA Records re-issued this album on cassette tape in the 1980s, "I Need You To Turn To" and "The Cage" were swapped in the album running order.
The album was remastered as a multichannel
Super Audio CD in 2004.B-sides
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