On October 22, 1976, “Rocket Record Company” label released “Blue Moves”, the eleventh Elton John studio album. It was recorded March – June 1976, at “EMI” in London, “Brother” in Santa Monica, California, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “eastern Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Personnel:
- Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, vocalese, harmonium, harpsichord
- Davey Johnstone – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, sitar
- Caleb Quaye – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar
- James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, mellotron, clavinet
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Ray Cooper – glockenspiel, marimba, gong, tambourine, vibraphone, bells, shaker, triangle, finger cymbals, congas, rototom
- Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
- Roger Pope – drums
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Barry Rogers – trombone
- The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, brass
- Michael Hurwitz – cello
- The London Symphony Orchestra – strings
- The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and the Southern California Community Choir – choirs
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Curt Becher – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
- Gene Morford – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – backing vocals
- Toni Tennille – backing vocals
- Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
- Clark Burroughs – backing vocals
- Joe Chemay – backing vocals
- The Gene Page Strings – strings
- Richard Studt – strings and brass leader
- Harry Bluestone – strings leader
- Paul Buckmaster – strings and brass arrangements, conductor
- Rev. James Cleveland – choir director
- Daryl Dragon – BGV arrangements
- Arun Chakraverty, Mark Howlett, John Kurlander, Earle Mankey, John Stewart – engineer
- Gus Dudheon – engineer, remix, liner notes
- Arun Chakraverty – cutting engineer
- David Costa – art direction and coordination
- Patrick Procktor – painting
- David Nutter – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
- Your Starter for…-Caleb Quaye
- Tonight
- One Horse Town – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Newton Howard
- Chameleon
- Boogie Pilgrim – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
- Cage the Songbird – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston
- Crazy Water
- Shoulder Holster
- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
- Out of the Blue
- Between Seventeen and Twenty – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston, Cale Quaye
- The Wide Eyed and Laughing – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Newton Howard, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
- Someone’s Final Song
- Where’s the Shoorah?
- If There’s a God in Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?) – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone
- Idol
- Theme from a Non-Existent TV Series
- Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance)
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