''Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits'' is a

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released by English musician

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 l ...

in 2000. The

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was recorded on 20 and 21 October 2000 at

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during his Medusa Tour. An extended version was also released as a

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, entitled ''One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden''. While the album is called ''One Night Only'', it was in fact recorded over two nights. Due to technical issues on the first night, most of the recordings were drawn from the second show. In the US, it was certified gold in July 2001 by the

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Track listing

CD release

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Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised as one of the most successful partnerships of its kind in history. Taupin co-wrote th ...

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John. A double album, it was released on 5 October 1973, by DJM Records. Recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in France, the album became ...

" – 3:18 # " Philadelphia Freedom" – 5:21 # "

Don't Go Breaking My Heart "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by English musician Elton John and English singer Kiki Dee, released by The Rocket Record Company on 25 June 1976. It was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte B ...

" – 4:19 (Credited to Ann Orson and Carte Blanche, pseudonyms for Elton John and Bernie Taupin) #* With

Kiki Dee Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English pop singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records. Dee is best known f ...

# " Rocket Man (I Think it's Gonna be a Long, Long Time)" – 5:43 # " Crocodile Rock" – 4:13 # "

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Can You Feel the Love Tonight "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated feature film ''The Lion King'' composed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. Released as a single in May 1994, the song was a hit in the UK, peaking at nu ...

" – 3:59 (Elton John/

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Jesus C ...

) # " Bennie and the Jets" – 5:02 # " Your Song" – 4:17 #* With

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...

# " Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 3:54 #* With

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Candle in the Wind "Candle in the Wind" is a threnody-style ballad written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 199 ...

" – 3:45 # " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" – 4:38 #* With

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# " I'm Still Standing" – 3:04 # "

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song with music written by English musician Elton John and lyrics by songwriter Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, ''Caribou (album), Caribou'' (1974), and was ...

" – 5:59 # "

I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by English musician Elton John, with music by John and Davey Johnstone and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, released as the first single from John's 17th studio album ''Too Low for Zero''. It was th ...

" – 5:10 (John/

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/Taupin) #* With

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Qu ...

DVD release

# " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" # "Candle in the Wind" # "Bennie and the Jets" # "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (with

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) # " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" # " Little Jeannie" # "Philadelphia Freedom" # "

Tiny Dancer "Tiny Dancer" is a song written by English musician and composer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album ''Madman Across the Water'' as its opening track, and was later produ ...

" # "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" # " Daniel" # "Rocket Man" # " Club at the End of the Street" # "

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" # "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (with Mary J. Blige) # " The One" # " I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" # " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" # "Sacrifice" # "

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" # "Your Song" (with Ronan Keating) # "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (with Bryan Adams) # "I'm Still Standing" # "Crocodile Rock" # "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (with Anastacia) # " The Bitch is Back" # "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" # "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)

Extras

# " I Want Love" (video featuring

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) # " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (video featuring

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" (video featuring

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy (Mandy Moore song), Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot ...

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

) # "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (video featuring

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) # "Original Sin" (Dan-O-Rama video remix) Notes * The performances of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" found on the DVD are different to those included on the CD release; most obviously, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is sung as a duet with Billy Joel on the DVD, whereas on the CD John performs the song alone.

Personnel

– piano, vocals *

– guitar, vocals *

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– guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, saxophone, vocals * Bob Birch – bass guitar, vocals *

Guy Babylon Guy Babylon (December 20, 1956 – September 2, 2009) was an American keyboardist/composer, most noted for his work with Elton John. Babylon was born in New Windsor, Maryland. He attended Francis Scott Key High School before moving on to th ...

– keyboards, vocals *

Nigel Olsson Nigel Olsson (born 10 February 1949) is an English drummer, best known for being a lifelong member of the Elton John Band. He has had an equally long career as a session musician and composed, recorded and produced albums as a solo artist. Ca ...

– drums, percussion, vocals * Curt Bisquera – drums *John Mahon – percussion, vocals *Michael Healea – percussion, playback tracks * Ken Stacey – background vocals, additional guitar *Billy Trudel – background vocals

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References

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