Track Listing
1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. Bennie and the Jets
3. Daniel
4. Crocodile Rock
5. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
6. Philadelphia Freedom
7. Island Girl
8. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - (with Kiki Dee)
9. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
10. Sacrifice
11. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - (with George Michael)
12. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
13. Your Song
14. Tiny Dancer
15. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
16. Candle in the Wind
17. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 78 min. | | Contributing Artists: | George Michael, Kiki Dee | | Producer: | Chris Thomas, Gus Dudgeon | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: George Michael, Kiki Dee.
Recording information: 1970 - 1994.
One of the few solo artists of the British pop elite to become an international superstar with true longevity, Elton John is no stranger to having his songs (almost always co-written with Bernie Taupin) collected and repackaged. While ROCKET MAN may initially seem superfluous, particularly in light of the well-selected GREATEST HITS 1970-2002, the compilation actually fills a significant gap in John's catalogue by bridging the difference between '74's slim-but-solid GREATEST HITS and the aforementioned decades-spanning 34-track anthology.
Naturally ROCKET MAN features plenty of the flamboyant singer/pianist's '70s material--including the gorgeous "Your Song," the gentle "Tiny Dancer," and the quietly anthemic title track--but it also features a handful of tunes from his subsequent work (see the synth-laden "Sacrifice" and the uplifting "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from THE LION KING). Although some may be disappointed at the absence of '80s gems such as "I'm Still Standing" and "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (sorry, they never hit number one), ROCKET MAN largely succeeds in assembling many of John's finest moments, and serves as an ideal introduction to the pop icon.
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