Elton John

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Original Release: 1973

Synopsis

Elton John’s seven million selling (in the US alone) seventh album, topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1973. The prolific Elton’s second album of 1973 was described by Rolling Stone as “straight ultramodern British music hall revue,” but regarded by many fans as his outstanding masterwork, included in Q and Rolling Stone’s greatest 100 albums of all time. A double disc tour de force, it featured four singles; ‘Goodbye Yellowbrick Road’, ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’, ‘Bennie And The Jets’ and ‘Candle In The Wind’. The latter of course, originally a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, eventually became the biggest selling single since records began when it was remade as a tribute to Lady Diana in 1997.

Side One

1. Funeral for a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) (11:07)
2. Candle in the Wind (3:47)
3. Bennie and the Jets (5:21)

Side Two

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (3:13)
2. This Song Has No Title (2:21)
3. Grey Seal (3:59)
4. Jamaica Jerk-Off (3:36)
5. I've Seen that Movie Too (5:57)

Side Three

1. Sweet Painted Lady (3:53)
2. The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34) (4:22)
3. Dirty Little Girl (5:00)
4. All the Girls Love Alice (5:07)

Side Four

1. Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll) (2:41)
2. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (4:53)
3. Roy Rogers (4:07)
4. Social Disease (3:41)
5. Harmony (2:46)

Other Back To Black Vinyl Titles

• The Captain & The Kid

More Info…

• Official Elton John website
• Elton John on Wikipedia
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on Wikipedia
• Elton John on MySpace

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