Elton John - Sleeping with the Past (1989)

Elton John - Sleeping with the Past (1989)

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Elton John - Sleeping with the Past

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Side one

1. "Durban Deep"   5:32

2. "Healing Hands"   4:23

3. "Whispers"   5:28

4. "Club at the End of the Street"   4:49

5. "Sleeping with the Past"   4:58

Side two

1. "Stone's Throw from Hurtin'"   4:55

2. "Sacrifice"   5:07

3. "I Never Knew Her Name"   3:31

4. "Amazes Me"   4:39

5. "Blue Avenue"   4:21

Total length:   47:43

Elton Joh Band Members / Musicians

Elton John – Roland RD-1000 digital piano, lead and harmony vocals, backing vocals (1)

Guy Babylon – keyboards

Davey Johnstone – guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)

Fred Mandel – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10), guitar (1, 4, 8), organ (4), guitar solo (6)

Romeo Williams – bass guitar

Jonathan Moffett – drums

Vince Denham – saxophone (track 4)

Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Peter Iversen – Fairlight and Audiofile programming

Produced by Chris Thomas

Engineered by John "Puk" Quist and David Nicholas

Engineering assistance by Karl Lever

Mixed at Air Studios (London, England) and Puk Studios

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

Album Coordination – Steve Brown

Studio Coordination – Adrian Collee and Dee Whelan

Technicians – Tom Pearce (keyboards), Rick Salazar (guitars) and Terry Wade (drums)

Photography by Herb Ritts

Management – John Reid, Birte Quist and John "Puk" Quist.

Personal Assistance to Elton John – Bob Halley

Sleeping with the Past is the 22nd studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 29 August 1989. It is his best-selling album in Denmark (where it was recorded) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin. The album features "Sacrifice" and "Healing Hands", which were issued as a double A-side and became features John's first solo number-one single in his home country of the UK. The single's success helped the album also hit number one there, his first since 1974's Elton John's Greatest Hits. John and Taupin meant for the songs to reflect the style of 1960s R&B icons such as Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, whom they admired. It also became his first platinum album in the UK since 1983. In the US it was certified gold in October 1989 and platinum in April 1990 by the RIAA. Guy Babylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with John for the next 20 years, while Fred Mandel left the band shortly after. John went into rehabilitation in 1990.