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Greatest Hits 1976–1986
''Greatest Hits 1976–1986'' is a collection of hits by Elton John released in the United States only by Music Corporation of America, MCA Records in 1992. It replaced an earlier compilation, Geffen's 1987 release ''Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3''. This was necessitated because of a shift in the control of copyrights and a resulting reshuffling of compilation albums. Background Ultimate ownership of Elton John's recordings had always rested with the artist's British labels. Hence DJM Records, DJM/This Record Company Ltd. owned all of John's recorded output up to and including 1976's Here and There (Elton John album), ''Here and There'' while John's own royalty collection company (alternately called "Sackville" and "Happenstance") owned the recordings from 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" single and ''Blue Moves'' album onwards, which were released outside North America by The Rocket Record Company. However, in the United States and Canada, this was obscured by the labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th EGOT winner in history. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time. John learned to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. In the 1960s, he formed the blues band Bluesology, wrote songs for other artists alongside Taupin, and worked as a session musician, before releasing his debut album, ''Empty Sky'' (1969). Throughout the next six decades, John cemented his status as a cultural icon with Elton John albums discography, 32 studio albums, including ''Honky Château'' (1972), ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' (1973), ''Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 At 33
''21 at 33'' is the fourteenth studio album by British musician Elton John. It was released on 23 May 1980, through MCA Records in the US and The Rocket Record Company in all other territories. The album was co-produced by John and Clive Franks, and was primarily recorded in August 1979 at Super Bear Studios in Nice, France. The record was the first since '' Blue Moves'' (1976) to feature lyrics written by Bernie Taupin (who contributed to three songs), while John also continued to collaborate with other lyricists, including Gary Osborne and Tom Robinson. Contributors to the album include members of Toto and the Eagles, as well as Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson, marking their first appearance on an Elton John album since '' Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' (1975). The title ''21 at 33'' was chosen as it was John's 21st album release overall and came out when he was 33 years old.Parkinson 2003, p. 117 Upon release, the album was a moderate success, reaching the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends (film Soundtrack)
''"Friends" Original Soundtrack Recording'', released in 1971, is the fourth official album release by Elton John. It was a project John and Bernie Taupin took on before their breakout success in the US, and served as the soundtrack album for the ''Friends'' film released in the same year. It was certified Gold in April 1971 by the RIAA. It became John's third gold record in as many months in that market (following the albums ''Elton John'' in February and '' Tumbleweed Connection'' in March). The title track was a minor hit in the US (#34 on the pop chart) despite the film's mediocre performance. The album also received a 1972 Grammy nomination for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards. The rights to the soundtrack are now with Universal Music Group, which shares ownership of John's music with him, and which also owns the Paramount Records catalogue. Apart from the original vinyl release in 1971, it has yet to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartache All Over The World
"Heartache All Over the World" is an upbeat song by English musician Elton John from his 20th studio album, ''Leather Jackets'' (1986). Written by John and Bernie Taupin, it was released as the album's lead single in September 1986, charting at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reaching the top 10 in Australia, where it peaked at number 7. The song talks about not being able to date for a night. John performed the song four times during his Tour De Force tour in Australia in 1986, which is notable for John's problems with his vocal cords during that time. Release and reception "Heartache All Over the World" reached number 45 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for four weeks, number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 58 in Canada, making this song one of the worst-charting singles in John's career. However, the song found better success in Belgium (No. 26), Ireland (No. 24), New Zealand (No. 22) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Low For Zero
''Too Low for Zero'' (stylised as ''2 ▼ 4 0'') is the seventeenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1983. The album marked a comeback for John, whose previous four albums had failed to yield many enduring international hit singles, and had disappointing sales compared to his string of hit records released during the first half of the 1970s. It is his second-best-selling album of the 1980s (after ''Sleeping with the Past''), earning Platinum certification by both the RIAA and the BPI. It produced several hit songs, each accompanied by successful MTV music videos, and it spent over a year on the ''Billboard'' album chart. Background For the first time since ''Blue Moves'' in 1976, all lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. John also reunited with the core of his backing band of the early 1970s: Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone as well as Ray Cooper, Kiki Dee and Skaila Kanga (who played harp on John's self-titled album and '' Tumbleweed Connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Wears These Shoes?
"Who Wears These Shoes?" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as the third single from his eighteenth studio album ''Breaking Hearts'' (1984) in the UK in October 1984, while it was the album's second single in the US. As with most of John's material, its lyrics were written by longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin while John composed the music. In the US, the song reached number 16, becoming the album's second top 20 hit. The song peaked at number 50 in the UK. It was later included on the 1992 compilation album ''Greatest Hits 1976–1986 ''Greatest Hits 1976–1986'' is a collection of hits by Elton John released in the United States only by Music Corporation of America, MCA Records in 1992. It replaced an earlier compilation, Geffen's 1987 release ''Elton John's Greatest Hits V ...''. References Elton John songs 1984 songs 1984 singles Songs with music by Elton John Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse colonization of North America, Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an Age of Discovery, age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portuguese Empire, Portugal, Spanish Empire, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II
''Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II'' is the sixteenth official album release for English musician Elton John, and the second compilation. The original 1977 US version features one song from 1971 and two songs from 1974 that were not on the first greatest hits album. It also features several hit songs from 1975 and two hit singles from John's past year of performing in 1976. The cover photograph was taken by Gered Mankowitz. Release There are several versions of the album. There were two original versions, one in the United States and Canada and another for Great Britain and the rest of the world, both released in 1977. The British version, released on DJM Records, included "Bennie and the Jets", a song that had appeared on the 1973 album ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' but had only recently been released as a single (1976) in Elton John's home country. In North America, where the album was released by MCA Records, this song had already appeared on the first volume of ''Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leather Jackets (album)
''Leather Jackets'' is the twentieth studio album by English musician Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios in England and Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands, it was released in 1986 and was his first album not to have any top 40 singles on either the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 or the UK singles chart since 1970's '' Tumbleweed Connection'', which had no singles released from it. It is also one of his lowest charting studio albums in the United States, peaking at number 91 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. This was John's last studio release to be produced by Gus Dudgeon. After his throat surgery in 1987, Chris Thomas would be rehired as producer. Background In 2001, Elton John regarded the track " Heartache All Over the World" from the album as the worst song he had ever recorded, calling it "pretty insubstantial"; in 2006, he would declare ''Leather Jackets'' his least favourite of all his albums, saying "Gus Dudgeon did his best but you can't work with a loony."Mojo Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
