Jump Up! (Elton John album)
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''Jump Up!'' is the sixteenth studio album by English musician
Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
. It was released in 1982 by The Rocket Record Company except in the US and Canada, where it was released by Geffen Records.


Background

The album includes "
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" is a song by English musician Elton John, written by John and Bernie Taupin, which first appeared on his sixteenth album '' Jump Up!'' released in 1982. It was the second single of the said album in the UK, and ...
", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of '' Double Fantasy'', which is now owned by EMI). This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as " Blue Eyes", "Princess", " Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and
Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ' ...
, who later wrote lyrics for '' The Lion King'' and '' The Road to El Dorado''. This is the last studio album in which
James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
played keyboards (although he would play keyboards with John again on the soundtrack of ''
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'' almost 30 years later). In a 2010 Sirius radio special, John's lyricist,
Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...
, talking about ''Jump Up!'', said it was "one of our worst albums". He added, "It's a terrible, awful, disposable album, but it had 'Empty Garden' on it, so it's worth it for that one song." In the United States, it was certified gold by the
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in November 1982. The album's inner sleeve artwork shows John's lifelong friend
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and Gary Osborne's then 5-year-old son Luke. Since 1982, only "Empty Garden" and "Blue Eyes" have been performed live in concert.


Recording

The album was recorded and mixed digitally at AIR Studios in Montserrat, and Pathe Marconi Studios in France.


Track listing


Notes

*Previously available since 1983 on CD in Europe on the Rocket/Phonogram label, in 2003, John's company, Rocket, in association with Mercury/Universal Records, reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. It had no bonus tracks but did include many new and previously released photographs of John during the early 1980s, full lyrics and snapshots of the cover art for the album's singles, along with liner notes by John Tobler. *Two slightly different covers exist.


Outtakes

Outtakes from ''Jump Up!'' include "At This Time in My Life", "Desperation Train", "I'm Not Very Well", "Jerry's Law", "Moral Majority", "Waking Up in Europe" and "The Ace of Hearts and the Jack of Spades". They all have yet to see circulation, either on bootlegs or officially.''Rocket Man: Elton John From A-Z'' () However, "Desperation Train" was later recorded and released by John's lyricist
Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...
on his 1987 album, '' Tribe'', with a new melody written by Martin Page.


Personnel

* Elton John – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, electric grand piano,
harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...
on "Empty Garden" *
James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...
, synthesizers, brass and string arrangements, conductor * Richie Zito – guitars * Pete Townshend – acoustic guitar on "Ball and Chain" * Dee Murray – bass, backing vocals * Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion *
Steve Holley Stephen Jeffrey Holley (born 24 August 1954) is an English rock drummer. He was a member of Wings from August 1978 to April 1981. In 1984 he played drums and percussion in Julian Lennon's debut album ''Valotte''. He has also toured with Ian Hu ...
tambourine on "Ball and Chain", synth drum on "I Am Your Robot" *
Martyn Ford Martyn Ford (born 28 April 1944) is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Rugby, Warwickshire,Lebanon, Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French hor ...
(billed in the credits as "Mountain Fjord") – brass and orchestra *
Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...
– concertmaster * Gary Osborne – backing vocals


Production

* Produced by Chris Thomas * Recorded by Bill Price * Assistant Engineers – Nigel Barker and Mike Stavrou * Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at
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(Hollywood, CA). * A&R
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* Design – David Costa * Photography – David Nutter


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1982 albums Elton John albums Albums produced by Chris Thomas (record producer) Geffen Records albums The Rocket Record Company albums Albums recorded at AIR Studios