Blue Moves

Infobox Album
Name = Blue Moves
Type = Studio album
Artist = Elton John


Released = October 22 1976 (UK)
October 28 1976 (U.S.)
Recorded = Eastern Sound, Toronto, March 1976
Genre = Rock
Length = 84:47
Label = MCA/Rocket Records
Producer = Gus Dudgeon
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aae67ub0h0j0~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (C) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=elton+john link]
* "Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/322918/review/5944426/blue_moves link]
Last album = "Here and There"
(1976)
This album = "Blue Moves"
(1976)
Next album = "Greatest Hits Volume II"
(1977)

"Blue Moves" is the eleventh studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976. It was also his second double album, and his first album recorded by his own Rocket Records Ltd. While giving a concert at Wembley Arena to promote the album, he spontaneously announced "That's it, this is the last one." He didn't say for how long, but he was serious and temporarily left the scene.

Elton John has stated that "Blue Moves" is one of his favourite albums he has ever recorded. Fact|date=April 2008

An excerpt from "Out of the Blue" was used for the closing titles on Top Gear up until the mid 1990s.

Track listing

ide one

#"Your Starter for..." (instr./Caleb Quaye) – 1:23
#"Tonight" – 7:52
#"One Horse Town" (John, James Newton-Howard, Taupin) – 5:56
#"Chameleon" – 5:27

ide two

#"Boogie Pilgrim" (John, Davey Johnstone, Quaye, Taupin) – 6:05
#"Cage the Songbird" (John, Johnstone, Taupin) – 3:25
#"Crazy Water" – 5:42
#"Shoulder Holster" – 5:10

ide three

#"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:48
#"Out of the Blue" – 6:14
#"Between Seventeen and Twenty" – 5:17
#"The Wide-Eyed and Laughing" (John, Johnstone, Newton-Howard, Quaye, Taupin) – 3:27
#"Someone's Final Song" – 4:10

ide four

#"Where's the Shoorah?" – 4:09
#"If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)" (John, Johnstone, Taupin) – 4:25
#"Idol" – 4:08
#"Theme from a Non-Existent TV Series" – 1:19
#"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" – 6:43

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

B-sides