Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Sweet Painted Lady engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set) and tambourine: Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) orchestrator: Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Sweet Painted Lady (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3.2	3:55
2	The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson orchestrator: Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34) (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3.2	4:25
3	Dirty Little Girl engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone electric piano and mellotron and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Dirty Little Girl (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3.5	5:02
4	All the Girls Love Alice engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) synthesizer: David Hentschel tambourine: Ray Cooper (percussionist) background vocals: Kiki Dee recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: All the Girls Love Alice (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	4.15	5:11
5	Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll) engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar and slide guitar: Davey Johnstone farfisa and piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Your Sister Can't Twist (but She Can Rock 'n Roll) (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3.25	2:42
6	Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray (in 1973-05) drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson (in 1973-05) electric guitar: Davey Johnstone (in 1973-05) piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (in 1973-05) phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)	3.75	4:57
7	Roy Rogers engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar and steel guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) orchestrator: Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Roy Rogers (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)	3.5	4:09
8	Social Disease engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon banjo and electric guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) saxophone: Leroy Gomez recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) recording of: Social Disease (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3	3:44
9	Harmony engineer: David Hentschel producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson orchestrator: Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) recorded at: Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05) music videos: Harmony by Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) recording of: Harmony (in 1973-05) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3	2:49
10	Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) slide guitar: Davey Johnstone phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973) recording of: Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3	2:52
11	Jack Rabbit acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin and slide guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973) recording of: Jack Rabbit lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3.25	1:51
12	Screw You (Young Man's Blues) lead vocals: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973) recording of: Screw You (Young Man's Blues) lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)	3	4:43
13	Candle in the Wind (acoustic) recording of: Candle in the Wind lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) dedicated to: Marilyn Monroe (US actress, model & singer) publisher: Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.		3:53
14	This album is a tribute to the genius of Gus Dudgeon		0:09

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2665588 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B0000PCUDK [info]

Release group

part of:

Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1970s (number: 5) (order: 5)
Paste: The 30 Greatest Glam Rock Albums of All Time (number: 22) (order: 22)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 78) (order: 78)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 96)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 112) (order: 112)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 112) (order: 112)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 288) (order: 288)

anniversary tours:

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/30577 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Elton-john/Goodbye-yellow-brick-road [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3bm5 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elton_john/goodbye_yellow_brick_road/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/17696/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000398326 [info]
Wikidata:	Q827363 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 0602498132050
Format:: 2×CD + 2×Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) + 2×Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
Length:: 4:29:25

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Mercury Records
981 320-5
Mercury Records
981 320-7
Mercury Records
986 575-5
Mercury Records
986 575-6

Release events

Europe
2003

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3.9 (see all ratings)

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