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.

1. Oceans Away
2. Oscar WildeGets Out
3. A Town Called Jubilee
4. The Ballad of Blind Tom
5. Dream #1
6. My Quicksand
7. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
8. Voyeur
9. Home Again
10. Take This Dirty Water
11. Dream #2
12. The New Fever Waltz
13. Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)
14. Dream #3
15. The Diving Board