Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973). butchT Greatest Albums of all Time

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by the British singer-songwriter Elton John. Released in 1973, it has come to be regarded as one of his best and most popular albums.

Recorded at the Château d'Hérouville, the album contains the Marilyn Monroe tribute, "Candle in the Wind", as well as three other successful singles: "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting".

In 2003, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[1] The album was ranked No. 91 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[2] and No. 59 in Channel 4's 2009 list of 100 Greatest Albums.[3] The album has sold 31 million copies.[4]

Initially regarded as having some good tracks, but being too diverse, not holding together, and being too long and patchy,[15][16][17] Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has come to be regarded as John's best and most popular album,[5] and is his best selling studio album.[citation needed] Three singles were released in the US: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Bennie and the Jets" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting".

It was certified gold in October 1973, 5× platinum in March 1993, 6× platinum in September 1995 and 7× platinum in August 1998 by the RIAA.

The album was ranked No. 91 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[2] It was also placed at No. 59 in Channel 4's 2009 list of 100 Greatest Albums

Studio album by Elton John
Released 5 October 1973
Recorded May 1973
Château d'Hérouville, France
Trident Studios, London
Genre Rock, Glam rock
Length 76:20
Label MCA Records
(US/Canada)
DJM Records
Producer Gus Dudgeon



Musicians

Elton John – vocals, piano (1–6, 8–10, 12-17), electric piano (5, 6), organ (3, 7), Farfisa organ (5, 13), mellotron (5, 6, 11), Leslie piano (11)
Dee Murray – bass guitar
Davey Johnstone – acoustic, electric, Leslie, slide and steel guitars, banjo
Nigel Olsson – drums
Ray Cooper – tambourine, congas

Additional musicians

Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 17)
Del Newman – orchestral arrangement (4, 8–10, 15, 17)
Leroy Gomez – saxophone solo on "Social Disease"
David Hentschel – ARP synthesiser (1, 12)
Kiki Dee – backing vocals on "All the Girls Love Alice"

Production

Producer: Gus Dudgeon
Engineer: David Hentschel
Assistant engineers: Peter Kelsey, Andy Scott
Tape operator: Barry Sage
Orchestra contractor: David Katz
Arranger: Del Newman
Art direction: David Larkham, Michael Ross
Artwork: David Larkham, Michael Ross, Ian Beck
Liner notes: Gus Dudgeon, John Tobler

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