On September 13, 2013, “Mercury” label released “The Diving Board”, the twenty-ninth Elton John studio album. It was recorded January 2012 – January 2013, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett.
Personnel:
- Elton John– piano, vocals
- Doyle Bramhall II– guitar
- Jack Ashford– tambourine
- Larry Goldings– Hammond organ B3
- Keefus Ciancia– keyboards
- David Plitch, Raphael Saadiq– bass guitar
- Jay Bellerose– drums
- Darrell Leonard– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
- George Bohanon– baritone horn, trombone, euphonium
- Bruce Fowler– trombone
- Ira Nepus – trombone
- Chuck Findley– flugelhorn
- William Roper – tuba
- Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser– cello
- Bill Maxwell – BGV arrangements
- Louis Price, Rose Stone, Perry Morgan, Judith Hill, Carmel Echols, Bill Cantos, Alvin Chea– backing vocals
- Jason Wormer – recording, mixing
- Jeff Gartenbaum, Chris Owens, Vanessa Parr – second engineer
- Zachary Dawes, Chris Owens – mixing assistant
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering.
- Zachary Dawes – equipment technician
- Carl Lieberman – piano technician
- Mat Maitland – art direction
- Tim Barber – photography
- Tony King – creative director
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bernie Taupin, all music by Elton John.
- Oceans Away
- Oscar WildeGets Out
- A Town Called Jubilee
- The Ballad of Blind Tom
- Dream #1
- My Quicksand
- Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
- Voyeur
- Home Again
- Take This Dirty Water
- Dream #2
- The New Fever Waltz
- Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)
- Dream #3
- The Diving Board
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