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Honky Chateau (Remaster) (CD)

By: Elton John (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Honky Chateau (Remaster) (CD) Album By Elton John (Artist)
1   Honky Cat
2   Mellow
3   I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
4   Susie (Dramas)
5   Rocket Man
6   Salvation
7   Slave
8   Amy
9   Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
10   Hercules
11   Slave - (alternate version)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (8/17/72, p.48) - "...a rich, warm, satisfying album that stands head and shoulders above the morass of current releases....his best work to date..."

Title Note

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ); Davey Johnstone (guitar, banjo, mandolin, background vocals); Jean-Luc Ponty (electric violin); Gus Dudgeon (whistle, background vocals); Jean-Louis Chautemps, Alain Hatot (saxophone); Ivan Julien (trumpet); Jacques Bolognesi (trombone); David Henschel (ARP synthesizer); Dee Murrey (bass guitar, background vocals); Nigel Olsson (drums, congas, tambourine, background vocals); Ray Cooper (congas); Legs "Larry" Smith (taps); Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Madeline Bell, Tony Hazzard (background vocals).

Liner Note Author: John Tobler.

Recording information: Strawberry Studios, France (01/1972).

By the time Elton John went to France to cut HONKY CHATEAU in 1972, he had already become the first act since the Beatles to land four albums in the American Top 10 simultaneously. Up to that point, John had performed in a trio rounded out by bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson. The addition of guitarist Davey Johnstone on HONKY CHATEAU added another dimension to the overall sound. The results were successful, as the nonsensical "Honky Cat" and the Bowie-inspired "Rocket Man" became John's first Top 10 hits since the release of "Your Song" two years prior.

John and co. reined in the lengthy, moody excesses of MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER, turning in a highly focused collection of beautifully crafted pop. The rollicking "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself," the sassy "Susie (Dramas)," and the stirring "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" are all standouts. The John/Bernie Taupin partnership also yielded a number of songs with vivid imagery, including the Civil War-era American South of "Slave" and a front-row pew before a gospel choir in the inspirational "Salvation." Pound for pound, HONKY CHATEAU may be one the strongest, most consistent, and most pleasurable records in the mammoth John discography.

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