Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) ~ Elton John |  |
| 2. Candle In The Wind ~ Elton John | |
| 3. Bennie And The Jets ~ Elton John | |
| 4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ~ Elton John | |
| 5. This Song Has No Title ~ Elton John | |
| 6. Grey Seal ~ Elton John | |
| 7. Jamaica Jerk-Off ~ Elton John | |
| 8. I've Seen That Movie Too ~ Elton John | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Sweet Painted Lady ~ Elton John | |
| 2. Ballad Of Danny Bailey, The (1909-34) ~ Elton John | |
| 3. Dirty Little Girl ~ Elton John | |
| 4. All The Young Girls Love Alice ~ Elton John | |
| 5. Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N Roll) ~ Elton John | |
| 6. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ~ Elton John | |
| 7. Roy Rogers ~ Elton John | |
| 8. Social Disease ~ Elton John | |
| 9. Harmony ~ Elton John | |
| 10. Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady) ~ Elton John | |
| 11. Jack Rabbit ~ Elton John | |
| 12. Screw You (Young Man's Blues) ~ Elton John | |
| 13. Candle In The Wind - (acoustic mix, previously unreleased) ~ Elton John | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. | | Generally regarded as Elton John's masterpiece, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD is a double-album (on one CD) that includes several of his signature songs alongside a sprawling array of lesser-known (but by no means lesser) tunes. The hits included "Bennie And The Jets," a funky, falsetto stomper; the Rolling Stonesy rocker "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"; and the gorgeous title ballad. "Candle In The Wind," an elegy for Marilyn Monroe, which didn't become a certified hit until 14 years later, when John re-recorded it with the Melbourne Symphony. The fact that it wasn't released as a single at the time is testimony to the wealth of pop pleasures available here. | | The swelling, synth-fueled overture of "Funeral For A Friend" gives way to one of John's toughest guitar-rockers in an 11-minute medley. "Grey Seal" is a piano showcase with a perfect verse-chorus-verse construction. The rocking "All The Girls Love Alice" is one of the era's most overt references to lesbianism, and "Harmony," the soft ballad that closes the album, may be John's grandest melody. Willfully eclectic and packed with great music, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD bursts with the bold energy and undeniable talent that made John a superstar. |
Producer: Gus Dudgeon |
Engineer: David Hentschel |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 11/25/2003 | | Original Release Date : 1973 | | Catalog ID : 0001570 | | Label : Island Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Multi | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498132067 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.118)
- Ranked #91 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Everything about GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD is supersonically huge..."Rolling Stone (1/22/04, p.73)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...On [this] reissue, the album's myriad delights...come across with spine-tingling immediacy....the original LP seems even more monumental thirty years on..." Q (6/00, p.62)
- Ranked #84 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q (8/95, pp.143-145)
- 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...Remains a classic..." |
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