Elton John - Madman Across The Water [1971][1995][320 KBPS][Remastered]

Track Listings:

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01. Tiny Dancer

02. Levon

03. Razor Face

04. Madman Across The Water

05. Indian Sunset

06. Holiday Inn

07. Rotten Peaches

08. All The Nasties

09. Goodbye

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Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.



In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100. His single "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is "the best-selling single of all time". He has received six Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards – winning two awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music and the first Brits Icon in 2013 for his "lasting impact on British culture", an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Disney Legend award, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era. In 2008, Billboard ranked him the most successful male solo artist on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists" (third overall).



Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998. John has performed at a number of royal events, such as the funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997, the Party at the Palace in 2002 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in 2012.



He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. In 1992, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a year later began hosting the annual Academy Award Party, which has since become one of the highest-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry. Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $200 million. John, who announced he was bisexual in 1976 and has been openly gay since 1988, entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005, and after gay marriage became legal in England, wed Furnish on 21 December 2014. He continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide and same-sex marriage.

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Madman Across the Water is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released in 1971 through DJM and Uni Records.



All music composed by Elton John, all lyrics written by Bernie Taupin.

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Personnel:Elton John: Piano, Vocals

Roger Pope: Drums (Tracks 1, 3 & 6)

David Glover: Bass guitar (Tracks 1, 3 & 6)

Caleb Quaye: Electric guitar (Tracks 1–3), Acoustic guitar (Track 6)

BJ Cole: Steel guitar (Track 1)

Davey Johnstone: Acoustic guitar (Tracks 1, 4 & 7), Mandolin (Track 6), Sitar (Track 6)

Lesley Duncan, Sue & Sunny, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Terry Steele, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson: Backing vocals (Tracks 1, 6 & 7)

Paul Buckmaster: Arrangement (Tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8 & 9)

Barry Morgan: Drums (Track 2)

Brian Odgers: Bass guitar (Track 2)

Brian Dee: Harmonium (Track 2)

Rick Wakeman: Organ (Tracks 3, 4 & 7)

Jack Emblow: Accordion (Track 3)

Terry Cox: Drums (Tracks 4, 5 & 7)

Herbie Flowers: Bass guitar (Madman Tracks 4, 5 & 7)

Ray Cooper: Percussion (Track 4), Tambourine (Tracks 7 & 8)

Chris Spedding: Electric guitar (Track 4), Slide guitar (Track 7)

Diana Lewis: ARP Synthesiser (Tracks 4 & 7)

Chris Laurence: Double bass (Track 5)

Cantores em Ecclesia Choir: Backing vocals (Tracks 5 & 8)

Nigel Olsson: Drums (Track 8)

Dee Murray: Bass guitar (Track 8)