Recorded January 1970 Release date 10 April 1970 | Length 39:27 | |
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Released 10 April 1970 (1970-04-10) Similar Elton John albums, Rock music albums |
Elton john your song
Elton John is the second album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released in April 1970. However, because it was his first album released in America, many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in the US until 1975. Elton John includes his breakthrough hit, "Your Song", and helped to establish his career during what was considered the "singer-songwriter" era of popular music. In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Contents
- Elton john your song
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- Track listing
- Bonus tracks 1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue
- Bonus tracks 2008 deluxe edition
- Accolades
- Songs
- References
In 2003, the album was ranked No. 468 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This was the first of many Elton John albums produced by Gus Dudgeon. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".
The song "No Shoe Strings on Louise" was intended (as homage or parody) to sound like a Mick Jagger song.
Elton john funeral for a friend love lies bleeding yellow brick road 1 of 21
Track listing
All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Side one
- "Your Song" – 4:02
- "I Need You to Turn To" – 2:35
- "Take Me to the Pilot" – 3:47
- "No Shoe Strings on Louise" – 3:31
- "First Episode at Hienton" – 4:48
Side two
- "Sixty Years On" – 4:35
- "Border Song" – 3:22
- "The Greatest Discovery" – 4:12
- "The Cage" – 3:28
- "The King Must Die" – 5:23
Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
- "Bad Side of the Moon" – 3:15
- "Grey Seal" (Original version) – 3:35
- "Rock and Roll Madonna" – 4:17
Bonus tracks (2008 deluxe edition)
Disc one – original album
Disc two
- "Your Song" (Piano demo) – 3:35
- "I Need You to Turn To" (Piano demo) – 2:12
- "Take Me to the Pilot" (Piano demo) – 2:36
- "No Shoe Strings on Louise" (Piano demo) – 3:33
- "Sixty Years On" (Piano demo) – 4:21
- "The Greatest Discovery" (Piano demo) – 3:58
- "The Cage" (Piano demo) – 3:21
- "The King Must Die" (Piano demo) – 5:24
- "Rock and Roll Madonna" (Piano demo) – 3:11
- "Thank You Mama" (Piano demo) – 3:20
- "All the Way Down to El Paso" (Piano demo) – 2:49
- "I'm Going Home" (Piano demo) – 3:05
- "Grey Seal" (Piano demo) – 3:19
- "Rock And Roll Madonna" (Alternate take) – 2:55
- "Bad Side of the Moon" – 3:13
- "Grey Seal" (Original version) – 3:36
- "Rock and Roll Madonna" – 4:17
- "Border Song" (BBC session) – 3:21
- "Your Song" (BBC session) – 4:01
- "Take Me to the Pilot" (BBC session) – 3:33
Notes
Accolades
Grammy Awards
Songs
1Your Song4:02
2I Need You to Turn To2:33
3Take Me to the Pilot3:47