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Chartbusters Go Pop (subtitled 20 Legendary Covers from 1969/70 as sung by Elton John) is a compilation album of cover versions by Elton John. These recordings are from the days prior to Elton John's success as a solo performer.
The album discography of British singer, songwriter, and pianist Elton John consists of 32 studio albums, 5 live albums, 10 soundtrack albums, 16 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, 3 tribute albums, 4 collaboration albums, and 2 holiday albums.
John also had in release two full studio albums (Elton John and Tumbleweed Connection) and a movie soundtrack when the live LP was issued. Nonetheless, it became the fourth of John's records to simultaneously land in the top 100 of the Billboard 200, making him the first act to do so since The Beatles.
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex (now part of the London Borough of Harrow), the eldest child of Stanley Dwight (1925–1991) and only child of Sheila Eileen (née Harris; 1925–2017).
The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). An instant commercial success, the album was certified gold before its release, and reached No. 1 in its first week of release on the US Billboard 200 , the first album to ...
Newly sober Elton John was unhappy with the US cover art (it reminded him of his old excesses), so the 1991 UK release was issued with new cover art and also replaced "You Gotta Love Someone" (which had already been released on The Very Best of Elton John the previous year) and "I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin'" with then-unreleased "Suit of Wolves" and "Understanding Women".
Empty Sky is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 6 June 1969.It was not issued in the United States until January 1975 (on MCA), with different cover art, well after John's fame had been established internationally.