Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)

Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)

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Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player

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Side one

1. "Daniel"   3:55

2. "Teacher I Need You"   4:10

3. "Elderberry Wine"   3:34

4. "Blues for My Baby and Me"   5:39

5. "Midnight Creeper"   3:52

Side two

6. "Have Mercy on the Criminal"   5:58

7. "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol"   3:56

8. "Texan Love Song"   3:33

9. "Crocodile Rock"   3:55

10. "High Flying Bird"   4:12

Total length:   42:45

Elton John Band Members / Musicians

Elton John – vocals, Fender Rhodes (1, 5), mellotron (1, 2), acoustic piano (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), harmonium (8), Farfisa organ (9)

Ken Scott – ARP synthesizer (1)

Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar, electric guitar and Leslie guitar (All tracks); banjo (1), backing vocals (2, 7, 10), sitar (4), mandolin (8)

Dee Murray – bass guitar (All tracks), backing vocals (2, 7, 10)

Nigel Olsson – drums (All tracks), maracas (1), backing vocals (2, 7, 10)

Gus Dudgeon – brass arrangements (3, 5, 7)

Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangements (4, 6)

Jean-Louis Chautemps – saxophone (3, 5, 7)

Alain Hatot – saxophone (3, 5, 7)

Jacques Bolognesi – trombone (3, 5, 7)

Ivan Jullien – trumpet (3, 5, 7)

Producer – Gus Dudgeon

Engineer – Ken Scott

Remixed at Trident Studios (London, UK).

Coordinator – Steve Brown

Art Direction and Sleeve Design – David Larkham and Michael Ross

Cover Photo – Ed Caraeff

Booklet Photography – Ed Caraeff, Bryan Forbes, Maxine Taupin and Michael Ross.

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the 6th studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. Released in January 1973 by DJM Records, it was John's sixth normal studio album release, first of his two studio albums released in 1973 (second one was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released nine months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album in the US.

The lead single "Crocodile Rock" yielded John his first No. 1 single in both the US and Canada. "Daniel" was also a major hit from the album, giving him his second Canadian No. 1 single on the RPM Top Singles Chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 4 in the UK, one place higher than achieved by "Crocodile Rock".