On October 5, 1973, “DJM” label released “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, the seventh Elton John’s studio album. It was recorded in May 1973, at the “Château d’Hérouville, in France, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is ranked at no. 91 on “Rolling Stone’s” magazine list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2003, the album was inducted in to the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
- Elton John– vocals, piano, Leslie piano, electric piano, organ, Farfisa organ, mellotron
- Davey Johnstone– acoustic, electric, slide and steel guitars, banjo
- Ray Cooper– tambourine
- David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer
- Dee Murray– bass
- Nigel Olsson– drums, congas, tambourine
- Leroy Gómez– saxophone
- Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson – backing vocals
- Kiki Dee– backing vocals
- Del Newman[– orchestral arrangements
Track listing
All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
- Funeral for a Friend – Elton John / Love Lies Bleeding
- Candle in the Wind
- Bennie and the Jets
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- This Song Has no Title
- Grey Seal
- Jamaica Jerk-off
- I’ve Seen That Movie Too
- Sweet Painted Lady
- The Ballad of Danny Bailey
- Dirty Little Girl
- All the Girls Love Alice
- Your Sister Can’t Twist
- Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
- Roy Rogers
- Social Disease
- Harmony
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