Elton John - Elton John (1970)

Elton John - Elton John (1970)

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Elton John - Elton John

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Side one

1. "Your Song"   4:04

2. "I Need You to Turn To"   2:32

3. "Take Me to the Pilot"   3:46

4. "No Shoestrings on Louise"   3:31

5. "First Episode at Hienton"   4:48

Side two

6. "Sixty Years On"   4:35

7. "Border Song"   3:22

8. "The Greatest Discovery"   4:12

9. "The Cage"   3:28

10. "The King Must Die"   5:21

Total length:   39:27

Elton John Band Members / Musicians

Elton John – piano, vocals (all tracks), harpsichord (2)

Diana Lewis – Moog synthesizer (5, 9)

Brian Dee – organ (6, 7)

Frank Clark – acoustic guitar (1), double bass (10)

Colin Green – additional guitar (1, 7), Spanish guitar (6)

Clive Hicks – twelve-string guitar (1), rhythm guitar (4), guitar (7, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (9)

Roland Harker – guitar (2)

Alan Parker – rhythm guitar (3)

Caleb Quaye – lead guitar (3, 4, 5), additional guitar (9)

Dave Richmond – bass guitar (1, 7, 8)

Alan Weighall – bass guitar (3, 4, 9)

Les Hurdle – bass guitar (10)

Barry Morgan – drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 9)

Terry Cox – drums (8, 10)

Dennis Lopez – percussion (3, 4)

Tex Navarra – percussion (9)

Skaila Kanga – harp (2, 8)

Paul Buckmaster – cello solo (8), orchestral arrangements and conductor

David Katz – orchestra contractor

Madeline Bell – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Tony Burrows – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Roger Cook – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Lesley Duncan – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Kay Garner – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Tony Hazzard – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)

Barbara Moore – backing vocals, choir leader (7)

Gus Dudgeon – producer, liner notes

Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer

Gus Skinas – editing

Darrell Johnson – original mastering

Tony Cousins – remastering

Ricky Graham – digital transfers

Greg Penny – surround sound

Steve Brown – production coordinator

David Larkham – art direction

Stowell Stanford – photography

Jim Goff – artwork

John Tobler – liner notes

Elton John is the 2nd studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records. It was released by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in that country until 1975.

The album includes John's breakthrough single "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.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 468 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".