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Elton John once claimed that he could remember The One among his latter-day albums because it was the first he recorded without drugs or alcohol. If true -- and there's no reason to doubt him -- that could be the reason why this has more character than most of his albums since the early '80s, holding together well in its deliberately measured, mature songcraft by Elton and Bernie Taupin. There's less gloss than on many of his late-'80s records, and John gives a fairly convincing performance throughout this set of pretty good songs. If there's any real problem, it's that the album just doesn't have many memorable songs. Though they're all reasonably melodic and well-crafted, none of the them have memorable musical or lyrical hooks and, if anything, Chris Thomas' production is too evenhanded. Still, even if it isn't memorable, it does represent a meaningful move forward, just because it does sound warmer and more considered than the records that immediately preceded it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Seymour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Seymour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
Carole Fredericks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joniece Jamison, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beckie Bell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Seymour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Taylor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nigel Olsson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kiki Dee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Seymour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Gilmour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kiki Dee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Penny, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Babylon, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Clive Franks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, Keyboards, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Strange, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
Elton John once claimed that he could remember The One among his latter-day albums because it was the first he recorded without drugs or alcohol. If true -- and there's no reason to doubt him -- that could be the reason why this has more character than most of his albums since the early '80s, holding together well in its deliberately measured, mature songcraft by Elton and Bernie Taupin. There's less gloss than on many of his late-'80s records, and John gives a fairly convincing performance throughout this set of pretty good songs. If there's any real problem, it's that the album just doesn't have many memorable songs. Though they're all reasonably melodic and well-crafted, none of the them have memorable musical or lyrical hooks and, if anything, Chris Thomas' production is too evenhanded. Still, even if it isn't memorable, it does represent a meaningful move forward, just because it does sound warmer and more considered than the records that immediately preceded it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:15
- Main artists: Elton John
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Mercury Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
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