''Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'' is a 1991

tribute album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records c ...

consisting of interpretations of sixteen songs written by

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 ...

and

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 ...

. The title refers to a song on John's album '' 21 at 33'', "Two Rooms at the End of the World", and to the duo's unusual collaborative style; it is also the title of a 1991 film documenting their collaboration.

Critical reception

The album gained an uneven reception, though some performances were singled out for praise, including

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want Wha ...

's interpretation of "

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Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female ...

's reggae-inflected version of " Rocket Man", which in 2007 won ''

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'' readers' award for Greatest Cover of all time, and

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...

's Grammy-nominated version of "

The Bitch Is Back "The Bitch Is Back" is a rock song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was the second single released from John's 1974 album ''Caribou'', and reached number 1 in Canada (his sixth in th ...

Singles

Two

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were released from the album: Oleta Adams' version of "

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English musician Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, ''Caribou'' (1974), and was released as a single that peaked at ...

" peaked at number 33 in the

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and Kate Bush's "Rocket Man" peaked at number 12 in the UK and number two in

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' cover of "

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", while not released as a single, peaked at number seven in the US Adult Contemporary chart due to strong radio airplay.

Kate Bush

's reggae-inflected version of " Rocket Man" was released as a single and peaked at number 12 in the UK and number two in

(where it beat the original version's chart position by several places). In 2007, the track won ''

'' readers' award for Greatest Cover of all time. The B-side of Bush's single was her version of " Candle in the Wind". The CD single added an instrumental version of the same song.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

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