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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is widely regarded as one of John's best albums, and is one of his most popular; [7] it is his best-selling studio album. In the US it was certified gold on 12 October 1973 (just days after release), 5× platinum in March 1993, and eventually 8× platinum in February 2014 by the RIAA.
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a ballad written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the title track on John's album of the same name . The titular road is a reference to L. Frank Baum 's The Wizard of Oz film and book series.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, music video contest Elton John: The Cut in partnership with YouTube was won by the directors Elton John & Bernie Taupin Jack Whiteley & Laura Brownhill Elton John official "Tiny Dancer" Madman Across The Water, music video contest Elton John: The Cut in partnership with YouTube was won by the director Max Weiland
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by English musician Elton John. [8] Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973 (the second was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released nine months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album on the US Billboard 200 and first No. 1 album on the UK Albums Chart.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour (1973–1974) Caribou Tour (1974) Rock of the Westies Tour (1975) Louder Than Concorde Tour (1976) A Single Man Tour (1979) Elton John's 1979 tour of the Soviet Union (1979) 1980 World Tour (1980) Jump Up Tour (1982–1983) Too Low for Zero Tour (1984) European Express Tour (1984) Breaking Hearts Tour (1984)
In the Classic Albums documentary on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, producer Gus Dudgeon lauded Murray's musical ability and said he "hadn't heard a bassist quite as good as him". [3] Murray and Olsson joined John as his road sidemen in 1970, and first appeared together on disc with John on "Amoreena" from the 1970 studio album Tumbleweed Connection.
"Never Too Late" is a song by British singer-songwriter Elton John and American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. It was released on November 15, 2024, through EMI and Mercury Records as the lead single from John's 2024 soundtrack to his documentary film, Elton John: Never Too Late.
In the 2001 Eagle Vision documentary, Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, John said the two songs were not written as one piece, but fit together since "Funeral for a Friend" ends in the key of A, and "Love Lies Bleeding" opens in A, and the two were played as one elongated piece when recorded. However, the songs are published and ...