Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Missing image Elton_John_-_Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road.jpg Album cover
Album by Elton John
Released	October 1973
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	76 min 12 sec
Label	MCA
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB580BCCC8EE56F890673F378CE7AC633B2E3A7B&uid=CADMR0411240019&sql=10:4k2gtq2ztu47~T1)
Elton John Chronology
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)	Caribou (1974)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the eighth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music).

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

all songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" - 11:08
2. "Candle in the Wind" - 3:50
3. "Bennie and the Jets" - 5:23
4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - 3:14
5. "This Song Has No Title" - 2:23
6. "Grey Seal" - 3:58
7. "Jamaica Jerk Off" - 3:39
8. "I've Seen That Movie Too" - 5:59
9. "Sweet Painted Lady" - 3:52
10. "The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34)" - 4:24
11. "Dirty Little Girl" - 5:01
12. "All the Girls Love Alice" - 5:08
13. "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)" - 2:42
14. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" - 4:54
15. "Roy Rogers" - 4:08
16. "Social Disease" - 3:44
17. "Harmony" - 2:45

Personnel

• Elton John - organ, piano, keyboard, electric piano, vocals, mellotron, farfisa organ
• Ray Cooper - percussion, tambourine
• Kiki Dee - background vocals
• Leroy Gomez - saxophone
• David Hentschel - synthesizer, keyboard
• Davey Johnstone - synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, vocals, background vocals, slide guitar, Leslie guitar
• David Katz - violin
• Dee Murray - bass, background vocals
• Del Newman - orchestra
• Nigel Olsson - conga, drums, tambourine, background vocals
• Prince Rhino - speaker

Production

• Producer: Gus Dudgeon
• Engineer: David Hentschel
• Assistant engineers: Peter Kelsey, Andy Scott
• Tape operator: Barry Sage
• Orchestra contractor: David Katz
• Arranger: Del Newman
• Art direction: David Larkham, Michael Ross
• Artwork: David Larkham, Michael Ross
• Liner notes: Gus Dudgeon, John Tobler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	1
1987	The Billboard 200	114

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Adult Contemporary	7
1973	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Pop Singles	2
1973	"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"	Pop Singles	12
1987	"Candle in the Wind"	The Billboard Hot 100	6