Elton John (album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Elton John
Elton John cover
Studio album by Elton John
Released May 1970
Recorded January 1970
Genre Rock
Length 50:29
Label DJM (UK/world)
Uni (US/Canada)
Producer Gus Dudgeon
Professional reviews
Elton John chronology
Empty Sky
(1969)		 Elton John
(1970)		 Tumbleweed Connection
(1970)

Elton John is the eponymous second album by British singer/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.

Contents

All songs by John/Taupin.

  1. "Your Song" – 4:05
  2. "I Need You to Turn To" – 2:33
  3. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 3:47
  4. "No Shoe Strings on Louise" – 3:32
  5. "First Episode at Hienton" – 4:49
  6. "Sixty Years On" – 4:36
  7. "Border Song" – 3:22
  8. "The Greatest Discovery" – 4:13
  9. "The Cage" – 3:31
  10. "The King Must Die" – 5:23

  1. "Bad Side of the Moon" – 3:15
  2. "Grey Seal (original version)" – 3:36
  3. "Rock and Roll Madonna" – 4:52

On 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."

Song Format
"Bad Side of the Moon" Border Song 7" (US)
"Into the Old Man's Shoes" Your Song 7" (UK)

  • Producer: Gus Dudgeon
  • Engineer: Robin Geoffrey Cable
  • Editing: Gus Skinas
  • Remastering: Tony Cousins
  • Digital transfers: Ricky Graham
  • Surround sound: Greg Penny
  • Lyricist: Bernie Taupin
  • Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
  • Orchestra contractor: David Katz
  • Art direction: David Larkham
  • Liner notes: Gus Dudgeon, John Tobler

Album

Year Chart Position
1970 UK album chart 5
1971 US Billboard Pop Albums 4

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1970 Border Song US Billboard Pop Singles 92
1971 Your Song UK Singles Chart 7
1971 Your Song US Billboard Pop Singles 8
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John_%28album%29"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.