"single, was a No. 4 in the US and topped the chart in Canada. Although all of these charted higher than ""Border Song,"" it may have been included because it was the first Elton John single to chart in any market, or because of the cover versions by high-profile acts such as The 5th Dimension or Aretha Franklin, the latter version reaching #37 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 in the Cash Box Top 100 in December 1970. Of the ten selections for the North American album, two (""Crocodile Rock"" and ""Bennie and the Jets"") had been US No."
"arranger. ""Elton John"" was released in April 1970 on DJM Records/Pye Records in the UK and Uni Records in the US, and established the formula for subsequent albums – gospel-chorded rockers and poignant ballads. The album's first single, ""Border Song"", peaked at 92 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The second single, ""Your Song"", reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart and number eight in the US, becoming John's first hit single as a singer. The album soon became his first hit album, reaching number four on the US ""Billboard"" 200 and number five on the UK Albums Chart. Backed"
"The One (Elton John song) ""The One"" is the first single from Elton John's 1992 album, also called ""The One"". It reached #9 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #10 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a #1 hit on Canada's ""RPM 100"" national singles chart on 5 September 1992. On bonus footage on his ""Live in Barcelona"" DVD, John states that he felt an intense connection to Taupin's lyrics for ""The One"" in light of his personal circumstances around the time of making the album, in particular the line"
"by former Spencer Davis Group drummer Nigel Olsson and bassist Dee Murray, Elton John's first American concert took place at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in August 1970, and was a success. The concept album ""Tumbleweed Connection"" was released in October 1970, and reached number two in the UK and number five in the U.S. The live album ""17-11-70"" (titled ""11–17–70"" in the U.S.) was recorded at a live show aired from A&R Studios on WABC-FM in New York City. Sales of the live album were heavily hit in the US when an east-coast bootlegger released the performance several weeks"
"Elton John (album) Elton John is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records. It was released by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as ""Empty Sky"" was not released in that country until 1975. ""Elton John"" includes his breakthrough single ""Your Song"", and helped to establish his career during what was considered the ""singer-songwriter"" era of popular music. In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In"
"album ""Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"" debuted at number one in the U.S., the first album ever to do so, and stayed at the top for seven weeks. Elton John revealed his previously ambiguous personality on the album, with Taupin's lyrics describing their early days as struggling songwriters and musicians in London. The lyrics and accompanying photo booklet are infused with a specific sense of place and time that is otherwise rare in his music. ""Someone Saved My Life Tonight"" was the hit single from this album and captured an early turning point in John's life. The album's"
"a session musician for artists such as the Hollies and the Scaffold. In 1969 his debut album, ""Empty Sky"", was released. In 1970. John's first hit single ""Your Song"", from his second album, ""Elton John"", reached the top ten in the UK and the U.S. After decades of chart success, John has also achieved success in musical films and theatre, composing the music for ""The Lion King"" and its stage adaptation, ""Aida"" and ""Billy Elliot the Musical"". He has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards – winning two awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music and the first Brits Icon"
"Elton John's ""Bennie and the Jets"" (1974). The song alienated O'Sullivan's fan base, and upon its September release, it became the singer's first single to miss the top ten of the UK Singles Chart since his first top ten hit two years earlier, instead peaking at number 18. It also reached number 25 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter"" was released by MAM Records on 1 September 1973. Although peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, this was a relative disappointment compared to ""Back to Front"", and by the time the album"
"in the fall of 1949; However, it wasn't until he was invited to play at the Grand Ole Opry in 1950 that he gained serious significance in the United States. His second release in early 1950, ""I'm Moving On"" was the first of seven number 1 hits on the country charts. ""I'm Moving On"" stayed at the top for 21 weeks, setting the all-time record for most weeks at number 1. That same year ""The Golden Rocket"" and ""The Rhumba Boogie"" both hit number one with the latter remaining No. 1 for eight weeks. Along with these hits, his other"
"11 August 1973, rose to No. 12, and stayed in the Top 40 for nine weeks. It was the only single by Elton John that failed to make the Top 10 in the three-year, 13-hit period between May 1972 (""Rocket Man"") and October 1975 (""Island Girl""). It was the only Elton John single that failed to go gold or platinum in the three-year, 11-hit period between December 1972 (""Crocodile Rock"") and October 1975 (""Island Girl""). Despite only being a modest success compared to his other hits, it remains one of his best-known songs. The song has been a staple of"
"Believe (Elton John song) ""Believe"" is a 1994 song recorded by Elton John. It was the first single from his album ""Made in England"" and was released on 20 February 1995. It reached number one in Italy and Canada, becoming John's 17th number-one single in the latter country. In the US, ""Believe"" was Elton John's 15th number-one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also went to number 13 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It gave him his third straight top 20 single in the US, with his two hit singles from Disney's ""The Lion King"" preceding it. In Europe, it"
"first chart appearance in any country. ""Border Song"" was also John's first song to chart in the United States, peaking at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #69 in the Cash Box Top 100 in October 1970. A cover by soul icon Aretha Franklin (listed with ""Holy Moses"" following the title in parentheses, to make it more identifiable as being a repeated phrase in the song) fared better reaching #37 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 in the Cash Box Top 100 in December 1970. It was included as the closing track of Aretha's 1972 ""Young, Gifted and"
"before the official album, including all 60 minutes of the aircast, not just the 40 minutes selected by Dick James Music. John and Taupin then wrote the soundtrack to the obscure film ""Friends"" and then the album ""Madman Across the Water"", the latter reaching number eight in the U.S. and producing the hit songs, ""Levon"", and the album's opening track ""Tiny Dancer"". In 1972, Davey Johnstone joined the Elton John Band on guitar and backing vocals. Released in 1972, ""Honky Château"" became John's first U.S. number one album, spending five weeks at the top of the ""Billboard"" 200, and began"
"In the U.S., the solo #1 single broke Elton John's ""Kiki jinx."" After five number-one solo hits in America in the 1970s, John hit #1 in a duet with Kiki Dee with 1976's ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart"". From then until ""Candle in the Wind 1997"", John did not record a number-one single by himself and only had two chart toppers altogether. The first of those was 1986's ""That's What Friends Are For"", where he joined forces with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder to form a quartet known as Dionne & Friends which helped raise money for AIDS"
"at #3 in both ""Billboard"" and ""Cash Box"". In Canada, it hit #1 one on the ""RPM 100"" national singles chart. Composed in the key of B flat, which allowed its notable saxophone solo to ring out, the song can be described as an uptempo ballad similar in feel, with its electric piano, to his earlier 1973 hit, ""Daniel"". In the US, it would be John's highest-charting single co-written with Gary Osborne, while in the UK, where the song only reached number 33, ""Blue Eyes"" would eventually hold that honour. Despite its impressive performance in the US charts, Elton John"
"Gang (I Am)"" being his first single to reach the number-one position in the summer of 1973, and ""I Love You Love Me Love"", its follow-up, his second. Even an atypical ballad, ""Remember Me This Way"", went to No. 3. He had eleven consecutive Top 10 singles, from ""Rock and Roll, Parts 1 and 2"" in 1972 to ""Doing Alright with the Boys"" in the summer of 1975. ""Rock and Roll (Part 2)"" caught on as a popular sports anthem in North America. Despite his success in the UK, Glitter never made the same impact in America where, at best,"
"was covered by bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent and country legend Dolly Parton for the 2018 tribute album . While still promoting his work for ""The Lion King"" soundtrack, in September 1994, five months before its release as a single, Elton John debuted ""Believe"" during the opening night of a concert tour with Ray Cooper in Phoenix, AZ. ""Believe"" reached No. 15 in the UK and No. 13 in the US, and was the only American hit from the album to reach the top 20. During November, John toured Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Switzerland, Poland, France, Italy, the UK, and Japan,"
"Little Jeannie ""Little Jeannie"" (spelled ""Little Jeanie"" on the cover of certain single releases) is a song by Elton John and Gary Osborne, recorded by John and released as a single in 1980 from John's album ""21 at 33"". It reached number three on the Billboard pop chart in the United States, becoming the singer's biggest U.S. hit since 1976's ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart"" (a duet with singer Kiki Dee), and his highest-charting solo hit since 1975's ""Island Girl"". It became John's fifth #1 on the U.S. Adult contemporary chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It peaked"
"U.S. chart in the summer of 1959. Johnny and the Hurricanes followed with ""Red River Rock"", an instrumental version of ""Red River Valley"", on Warwick Records, that became a top ten hit on both sides of the Atlantic (No. 5 in the U.S., No. 3 in the UK), and sold over a million copies. The musicians in the band then were Paris on saxophone, Paul Tesluk on a Hammond Chord organ, Dave Yorko on guitar, Lionel ""Butch"" Mattice on bass, and Bill ""Little Bo"" Savich on drums. They specialised in versions of old tunes with a rock and roll beat."
"of the American music charts. The song entered the chart on January 18, 1964, at No. 45 before it became the No. 1 single for 7 weeks and went on to last a total of 15 weeks in the chart. Their first appearance on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" February 9 is considered a milestone in American pop culture. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers, at the time a record for an American television program. The Beatles went on to become the biggest selling rock band of all time and they were followed by numerous British bands. During the"
"Greatest Hits (Elton John album) Greatest Hits (often referred to as Elton John Greatest Hits in North America) is the eleventh official album release for Elton John, and the first compilation. Released in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at number one for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. It was the best-selling album of 1975"
"of a string of albums by Elton John to hit No. 1 in the ""Billboard"" Charts in the US. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 3 on the ""RPM 100"" Top Albums Chart, reaching this position on 29 July 1972, dropping two places to No. 5, then returning to No. 3 for a further twelve consecutive weeks before falling to No. 9 on 4 November of the same year. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Side one Side two Bonus track (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue) SACD The album, including the bonus track, was also"
"Elton John hit ""Your Song"" cracked the top 40 in the U.K reaching #38. Paul released ""Only the Strong Survive"" in 1977 and it proved to be his final charting album reaching #152 on the Pop chart and #36 Soul. The LP's title track was the first single reaching #68 on the Soul chart and #33 in the UK. The next time Paul's voice would be heard during the summer of 1977 was on the track ""Let's Clean Up the Ghetto"" featuring the ""Philadelphia International All-Stars"": Billy Paul, Lou Rawls, Archie Bell, Teddy Pendergrass, Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, and Eddie"
"Taupin backstage before one of the performances. The first performance was introduced by Neil Diamond. Following the success of the shows at The Troubadour Elton embarked on his first major tour of the United States starting on 29 October 1970 and ending on 4 December 1970. One show at the A&R Studios in New York City was recorded and later released as 17-11-70 Elton John 1970 World Tour The first time Elton John toured was in 1970 to support his second album ""Elton John."" The first leg focused around the London area excluding the last two nights of the tour."
"Elton John number. Every year he'd perform in musicals. Paula Wayne, who'd starred in Golden Boy (Lee Adams/Charles Strouse) with Sammy Davis Jr., was a valued mentor. At Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Summer Program, Johnny wrote his first song, ""We May Be Young, But We're Not Blind"". He still excels in love songs. Johnny attended New World School of the Arts in Miami and started college with a scholarship to Florida State's prestigious Musical Theater program. Unfortunately, the head of the program was on sabbatical, Johnny felt the syllabus was redundant, and— he was lonely. Back to Miami for a year"
"middle of one day. Some behind the scenes footage for the video was used for the 1996 documentary ""."" 7"" Europe CD maxi US CD maxi Believe (Elton John song) ""Believe"" is a 1994 song recorded by Elton John. It was the first single from his album ""Made in England"" and was released on 20 February 1995. It reached number one in Italy and Canada, becoming John's 17th number-one single in the latter country. In the US, ""Believe"" was Elton John's 15th number-one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also went to number 13 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It"
"It stands as one of the few songs written by Elton John alone. This song has been a live staple in Europe, where it is well known. In 1992, Elton played it together with ""Your Song"" to close some concerts. It was also one of his most successful singles in the UK, peaking at #4 in January 1979, and remaining on the chart for ten weeks. It wasn't released in the U.S. until March 1979 where it barely made the charts, peaking at #110. It was a modest success, though, on the American adult contemporary charts, where it peaked at"
"rock and roll anthem and continues to receive radio airplay and sell records after 40 years. John was soon signed by the William Morris Agency and began personal appearances throughout the Northeast and then to Europe and Japan after completing his first LP for Kapp. He was 18 years old and had become a teenage idol. ""Dum Dum De Dum"" (Kapp 539), the July 1963 follow-up release to ""Mr. Bass Man"", did not do well, stopping at #77 in Billboard. The next single, ""Teenage Heaven"" (Kapp 524) made it to #58 in the US (but to #1 in Sweden). Subsequent"
"the piano playing of Elton John; it reached No.3 in the UK in October 1969, and No.7 in the US in March 1970. The next album ""Hollies Sing Hollies"" did not chart in the UK, but did well in the USA—where it reached No.32 after being retitled ""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"" and including that song—and in Canada. The Hollies' next single, ""I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top"", again featured the young Elton John on piano and reached UK No.7 in May 1970, charting in twelve countries. The UK hits continued with ""Gasoline Alley Bred"" (written by"
"7, 2005. Much of the pre-production writing was performed on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus while on the Black Eyed Peas tour of 2004. The album's first single, ""Don't Phunk with My Heart"", was a hit in the U.S., reaching number three on the U.S. Hot 100. The spot the song reached was the highest peak yet of their career in the U.S. (this was later broken when ""Boom Boom Pow"" peaked at the top spot of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100) and earned them another Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The song reached three"
"1987, the first single was the European hit ""I Come Undone"". However it was the second single release which the record company were more excited about - ""Flames of Paradise"", a duet with Elton John. The song became Rush's first top 40 success in the US as well as a hit in Europe, although smaller than expected in the UK, after predictions of it reaching number one by both ""Smash Hits"" and ""Number One"" Magazines. The album itself boasted a host of power ballads and uptempo pop/rock tunes with high production values and went on to reach number one in"
"Elton John 1970 World Tour The first time Elton John toured was in 1970 to support his second album ""Elton John."" The first leg focused around the London area excluding the last two nights of the tour. Elton, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray then crossed over to North America where they were booked to play six nights at the Troubadour Club which proved Elton to be a success and brought to the attention of the American public. Elton's short residency at The Troubadour attracted several famous visitors including Elton's idol Leon Russell. Bob Dylan also visited Elton John and Bernie"
"respectively on the consolidated MCA Records label in the U.S., replacing MCA's other labels including Uni. ""Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"", released in October 1973, gained instant critical acclaim and topped the chart on both sides of the Atlantic, remaining at number one for two months. It also temporarily established John as a glam rock star. It contained the U.S. number 1 ""Bennie and the Jets"", along with other hits, ""Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"", ""Candle in the Wind"", ""Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"" and ""Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"". ""Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"" is included in the VH1 Classic Albums"