Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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May 1973 |
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CD, DVD, DVD-Audio, Hybrid-SACD, LP, MC |
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (English for: "Goodbye, yellow brick road") is the seventh studio album by the British musician Elton John . It was published in 1973 and produced by Gus Dudgeon . With over 30 million copies sold, it is John's best-selling studio album. In 2000, the album was ranked 84th in the UK's Q Magazine list of 100 Greatest British Albums Ever .
background
Was taken Goodbye Yellow Brick Road at the Château d'Hérouville, where John previously Honky Chateau and Do not Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player had taken. Because of the abundance of material, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was released as John's first double album . Originally, the album was supposed to be recorded in Jamaica after The Rolling Stones recorded their Goats Head Soup there. Technical difficulties and political unrest forced the band to leave early with no results. In addition to the successful single releases, other pieces from the album were also often played on the radio, including Harmony , the 11-minute epic Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding and his ode to Marilyn Monroe , Candle in the Wind .
The title of the album refers to the yellow brick road that leads to the emerald city in the musical The Wizard of Oz .
Track list
All titles written by Elton John / Bernie Taupin .
page 1
- Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding - 11:08
- Candle in the Wind - 3:41
- Bennie and the Jets - 5:23
Page 2
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 3:14 am
- This Song Has No Title - 2:23
- Gray Seal - 3:58
- Jamaica Jerk-Off - 3:39
- I've Seen That Movie Too - 5:59
Page 3
- Sweet Painted Lady - 3:52
- The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34) - 4:24
- Dirty Little Girl - 5:01
- All the Girls Love Alice - 5:08
page 4
- Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll) - 2:42
- Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - 4:54
- Roy Rogers - 4:08
- Social Disease - 3:44
- Harmony - 2:45
Bonus tracks (2003 30th Anniversary Hybrid SACD Deluxe Edition / DVD-Audio Edition)
- Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) - 2:51
- Jack Rabbit - 1:52
- Screw You (Young Man's Blues) - 4:44
- Candle in the Wind (acoustic version) - 3:51
B sides
| song | format |
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| Jack Rabbit | Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - 7 ″ (US / UK) |
| Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) | Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - 7 ″ (US / UK) |
| Screw You (Young Man's Blues) | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 7 ″ (US / UK) |
reception
What is striking about the album is the high level of detail, creativity and diversity, which critics are ambivalent about: On the one hand, says Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic, the album contains all the styles that would have made Elton John famous. The diversity of the album is therefore impressive, but at the same time it gives the impression that the overall concept is not particularly cohesive. Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone Magazine also comes to this conclusion . The album is too lush to be able to unfold at all: “ This new record is a big fruity pie that simply doesn't bake. ”
In his review from 2010, however, Chris Roberts of the BBC comes to the conclusion that over time some works stand out particularly, while many “fillers” leave a poor impression. He does not deny the creative richness of the album, but sees it more as an opportunity for the special pieces to stand out from the crowd: “ Of these 17 songs, banged out in 15 days, helped have become rock canon staples. ”
The album was voted number 91 of Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003 .
occupation
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production
- Producer: Gus Dudgeon
- Technician: David Hentschel
- Technical staff: Peter Kelsey, Andy Scott
- Band assistant: Barry Sage
- Orchestra management: David Katz
- Arranger: Del Newman
- Art Directors : David Larkham, Michael Ross
- Artwork : David Larkham, Michael Ross, Ian Beck
- Booklet text: Gus Dudgeon, John Tobler
Charts
album
| Year | Chart | position |
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| 1973 | UK album chart | 1 |
| 1973 | Billboard Pop Albums | 1 |
| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 114 |
Singles
| Year | single | Chart | position |
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| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | UK Singles Chart | 6th |
| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7th |
| 1973 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Billboard Pop Singles | 2 |
| 1973 | Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting | UK Singles Chart | 7th |
| 1974 | Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting | Billboard Pop Singles | 12 |
| 1974 | Bennie and The Jets | Billboard Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1974 | Candle in the wind | UK Singles Chart | 11 |
Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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 platinum
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15,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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8 × platinum
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8,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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300,000 |
| All in all |
10 × platinum |
8,315,000 |
Main article: Elton John / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ bbc.co.uk
- ↑ Classic Albums: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in the Internet Movie Database (English) Documentation 2001
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000398326
- ^ Rollingstone.com
- ↑ bbc.co.uk
- ↑ rollingstone.com ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
