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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Definition

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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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

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

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


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