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Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player by Elton John (CD, Feb-1996, Rocket Records USA) 
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player by Elton John (CD, Feb-1996, Rocket Records USA)

 
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player by Elton John (CD, Feb-1996, Rocket Records USA)

Artist: Elton John
Release Date: Feb 1996
Format: CD
Record Label: Rocket Records (USA)
Genre: Rock & Pop, Singer/Songwriter
UPC: 731452815422
Product ID: EPID3117382
Description: The 1996 reissue of DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the first of two 1973 albums that sealed Elton John's superstardom. It included his first U.S. #1 single, the nostalgic "Crocodile Rock," along with one of his most endurin...
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Track Listing
1. Daniel
2. Teacher I Need You
3. Elderberry Wine
4. Blues For My Baby and Me
5. Midnight Creeper
6. Have Mercy on the Criminal
7. I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol
8. Texan Love Song
9. Crocodile Rock
10. High Flying Bird
11. Screw You (Young Man's Blues)
12. Jack Rabbit
13. Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)
14. Skyline Pigeon - (piano version)

Details
Playing Time:56 min.
Producer:Gus Dudgeon
Distributor:Universal Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:AAD

Album Notes
The 1996 reissue of
DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the first of two 1973 albums that sealed Elton John's superstardom. It included his first U.S. #1 single, the nostalgic "Crocodile Rock," along with one of his most enduring ballads, "Daniel," a veiled salute to a Vietnam vet. By now, John was at ease in almost any musical setting. While lyricist Bernie Taupin continued to feed him the usual mix of road songs, homages to the American West, and offbeat love ballads, John was flying ahead with an ambitious, try-anything agenda that effectively blurred the lines between AM pop and FM rock.
"Crocodile Rock"'s whimsicality, with its vintage Farfisa organ, and "Daniel," a seductive studio concoction of keyboards and acoustic guitar, leaned toward the former. "Elderberry Wine" approached the latter, with its hard guitar sound and blues-rock horn-riffing, as did "Have Mercy On The Criminal," whose central riff echoes "Layla." "I'm Gonna Be A Teenage Idol," a tribute to Marc Bolan of T-Rex, lies tantalizingly across the center of the pop-rock line, sounding like a cabaret version of glitter-rock. By now, Elton John's place in history was assured; months later, his domination of his era would come to full fruition with the release of GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD.

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