Island Girl (2002)

Artist: Elton John

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
16. Island Girl	The Greatest Hits 1970-2002		3:42

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Release Date: 11/12/2002

Label: Mercury Records

UPC: 00044006347820

Buy.com Sku: 200487268

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Initial pressings of this first edition contain a bonus disc.
	Recorded between 1970 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Paul Gambaccini.
	All tracks have been digitally remastered.
	Here you go, Elton fans--a definitive two-disc collection of some of the bespectacled one's most beloved tunes. The full gamut of Elton John's stellar career is covered here. The archetypal singer-songwriter introspection of "Your Song" kicks things off, giving way in short order to the more glam pop moments of "Honky Cat" and "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting." The Roy Orbison-like ballad "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and the moving, mournful "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" represent the sadder side of the usually sunny popster. The second disc digs into Elton's later work, coming up with such gems as the surprisingly rocking "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" and the Beatleseque "I Want Love," the latter proving that the 21st century found Elton still standing, in artistic terms.

Artist Overview

From his beginnings as a sensitive singer and pianist through his ascent to superstardom, Elton John has enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers in rock & roll. With his outrageous costumes and campy theatricality, the man formerly known as Reginald Dwight typified 1970s rock in all its excess. During the '80s, he temporarily parted ways with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin and updated his sound, while struggling to redefine himself. By the early 2000s, he had reemerged as an elder statesman, often championing up-and-coming singer-songwriters, and achieving worldwide popularity once again.

Artist Influences
Bob Dylan
David Ackles
Dusty Springfield
Elvis Presley
Herman's Hermits
Jerry Lee Lewis
Liberace
Little Richard
Long John Baldry
Manfred Mann
Neil Sedaka
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Hollies
The Kinks

Artist Contemporaries
Barry Manilow
Bryan Ferry
Carole King
David Bowie
Electric Light Orchestra
Eric Clapton
James Taylor (Popular)
John Lennon
Leon Russell
Leonard Cohen
Phil Collins
Queen
Rod Stewart
Steve Winwood
Stevie Wonder
Todd Rundgren

Artist Followers
Ben Folds
Billy Joel
Bruce Hornsby
Crowded House
Gavin DeGraw
George Michael
Howard Jones (Pop)
Kate Bush
Marc Cohn
Matthew Sweet
Paula Cole
Pulp
Rufus Wainwright
Scissor Sisters
Sting
Switches
The Magic Numbers
The Magnetic Fields

Technical Info


	Release Date : 11/12/2002
	Original Release Date : 2002
	Catalog ID : 063 478
	Label : Island Records (USA)
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00044006347820

Professional Reviews

Q (12/02, p.126)
- 3 out of 5 - "...This reappraisal is wisely timed....He was a phenomenally talented barroom piano basher, capable of tender love, majestic showstoppers and poignant soul-searching..."

Q (1/04, p.136)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "'Your Song' and 'Daniel' are especially beautiful."

Uncut (01/03, p.133)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...An impressive record by anyone's standards..."

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