Elton John - Jump Up! (1982)

Elton John - Jump Up! (1982)

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Elton John - Jump Up!

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1. "Dear John"   3:31

2. "Spiteful Child"   4:15

3. "Ball & Chain"   3:27

4. "Legal Boys"   3:05

5. "I Am Your Robot"   4:43

6. "Blue Eyes"   3:25

7. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"   5:09

8. "Princess"   4:56

9. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"   4:00

10. "All Quiet on the Western Front"   6:03

Elton John Band Members / Musicians

Elton John – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, harpsichord on "Empty Garden"

Pete Townshend – acoustic guitar on "Ball and Chain"

James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes

Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals

Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion

Richie Zito – guitar

Steve Holley – tambourine on "Ball and Chain", synth drum on "I Am Your Robot"

Gary Osborne – backing vocals

Strings and brass arranged and conducted by James Newton Howard

Brass and orchestra provided by Martyn Ford (billed in the credits as "Mountain Fjord")

Orchestra led by Gavyn Wright

Produced by Chris Thomas

Recorded by Bill Price

Assistant Engineers: Nigel Barker and Mike Stavrou

Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA).

A&R: John Kalodner

Design: David Costa

Photography: David Nutter

Jump Up! is the 16th studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It was released in 1982 by The Rocket Record Company except in the US and Canada, where it was released by Geffen Records.

The album includes "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of Double Fantasy, which is now owned by EMI). This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who later wrote lyrics for The Lion King and The Road to El Dorado. This is the last studio album in which James Newton Howard played keyboards (although he would play keyboards with John again on the soundtrack of Gnomeo & Juliet almost 30 years later).