‘Elton John‘ is his second album (including the hit “Your Song”) released on April 10, 1970 by DJM.
Track Listing : 1.Your Song (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 04:02 . 2.I Need You To Turn To (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 02:35 . 3.Take Me To The Pilot (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 03:47 . 4.No Shoe Strings On Louise (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 03:31 . 5.First Episode At Hienton (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 04:48 . 6.Sixty Years On (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 04:35 . 7.Border Song (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 03:22 . 8.The Greatest Discovery (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 04:12 . 9.The Cage (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 03:28 . 10.The King Must Die (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 05:23
Musicians : Elton John – Piano, Vocals, Harpsichord On (2) . Frank Clark – Acoustic Bass On (10), Acoustic Guitar (1) . Colin Green – Additional Guitars On (1, 7), Spanish Guitar (6) . Roland Harker – Guitar On (2) . Clive Hicks – Acoustic Guitar On (9), Rhythm Guitar On (4), Twelve-String Guitar On (1), Guitars On (7 – 8 – 10) . Alan Parker – Rhythm Guitar On (3) . Caleb Quaye – Lead Guitar On (3 – 4 – 5), Additional Guitars (9) . Les Hurdle – Bass Guitar On (10) . Dave Richmond – Bass Guitar On (1 – 7 – 8) . Alan Weighall – Bass Guitar On (3 – 4 – 9) . Brian Dee – Organ On (6 – 7) . Diana Lewis – Moog Synthesizer On (5 – 9) . Paul Buckmaster – Cello Solo On (8) . Skaila Kanga – Harp On (2 – 8) . David Katz – Violin . Terry Cox – Drums On (8 – 10) . Dennis Lopez – Percussion On (3 – 4) . Barry Morgan – Drums On (1 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Tex Navarra – Percussion On (9) . Madeline Bell – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Tony Burrows – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Roger Cook – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Lesley Duncan – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Kay Garner – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Tony Hazzard – Backing Vocals On (3 – 4 – 7 – 9) . Barbara Moore – Backing Vocals, Choir Leader On (7)
Production : Produced By Gus Dudgeon . Paul Buckmaster . Robin Geoffrey Cable – Engineer . Gus Skinas – Editing
Arrangements : Paul Buckmaster
Package : David Larkham – Art Direction . Gus Dudgeon – Liner Notes . John Tobler – Liner Notes
Video Director(s) : Ben Coughlan and Max Knight for “Your Song”
Recorded January 1970 At Trident Studios (London, England).
Released On April 10, 1970 By Djm.
(Source Elton John (1970) | The official website )
