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John's critical and commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when John released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Blue Moves (1976), and also included his best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt ...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John. A double album , it was released on 5 October 1973, by DJM Records . Recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in France, the album became a double LP once John and his band became inspired by the locale. [ 3 ]
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a ballad written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the title track on John's album of the same name . The titular road is a reference to L. Frank Baum 's The Wizard of Oz film and book series.
The Elton John Band is the band that backs singer, composer and pianist Elton John on both studio and live recordings. The band has gone through several lineup changes, but Nigel Olsson, Davey Johnstone, and Ray Cooper have been members (albeit not continuously) since 1970, 1971 and 1973, respectively. The various lineups of the band have ...
[6] [7] John's biggest-selling studio album is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and ranks among the best-selling albums worldwide. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] According to RIAA , he has sold 80 million albums in the United States, making him the 6th-best-selling male solo artist in history. [ 11 ]
"One of Me" (Lil Nas X featuring Elton John) Montero "100% Endurance (Elton John Version)" (Yard Act featuring Elton John) 2022 The Overload "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Dolly Parton featuring Elton John) 2023 Rockstar "Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition)" (Foy Vance featuring Elton John, Keith Urban, & Ed Sheeran) Non-album single
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by English musician Elton John. [8] Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973 (the second was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released nine months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album on the US Billboard 200 and first No. 1 album on the UK Albums Chart.
Breaking Hearts is the eighteenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1984. It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone , Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson . There were four top-40 singles from the album: " Sad Songs (Say So Much) " (US Billboard Hot 100 #5/ UK singles chart #7), "Who Wears These Shoes" (US #16), "In Neon ...