Elton John (album)

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Elton John
Studio album by
Released10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length39:27
LabelDJM
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Empty Sky
(1969)
Elton John
(1970)
Tumbleweed Connection
(1970)
Singles from Elton John
  1. "Border Song"
    Released: 20 March 1970[1]
  2. "Your Song" / "Take Me to the Pilot"
    Released: 26 October 1970

Elton John is the self-titled second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records and by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in that country until 1975.

Track listing[change | change source]

All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Your Song"   4:04
2. "I Need You to Turn To"   2:32
3. "Take Me to the Pilot"   3:46
4. "No Shoe Strings on Louise"   3:31
5. "First Episode at Hienton"   4:48
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Sixty Years On"   4:35
7. "Border Song"   3:22
8. "The Greatest Discovery"   4:12
9. "The Cage"   3:28
10. "The King Must Die"   5:21
Total length:
39:27
Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
No. Title Length
11. "Bad Side of the Moon"   3:15
12. "Grey Seal"   3:35
13. "Rock and Roll Madonna"   4:18
Total length:
50:35
2008 deluxe edition bonus disc
No. Title Length
1. "Your Song" (Demo version) 3:33
2. "I Need You to Turn To" (Piano demo) 2:10
3. "Take Me to the Pilot" (Piano demo) 2:34
4. "No Shoe Strings on Louise" (Piano demo) 3:31
5. "Sixty Years On" (Piano demo) 4:20
6. "The Greatest Discovery" (Piano demo) 3:56
7. "The Cage" (Demo version) 3:20
8. "The King Must Die" (Piano demo) 5:22
9. "Rock and Roll Madonna" (Piano demo) 3:10
10. "Thank You Mama" (Piano demo) 3:19
11. "All the Way Down to El Paso" (Piano demo) 2:48
12. "I'm Going Home" (Piano demo) 3:03
13. "Grey Seal" (Piano demo) 3:18
14. "Rock and Roll Madonna" (Incomplete band demo) 2:53
15. "Bad Side of the Moon"   3:11
16. "Grey Seal" (1970 version) 3:34
17. "Rock and Roll Madonna"   4:16
18. "Border Song" (BBC session) 3:19
19. "Your Song" (BBC session) 3:59
20. "Take Me to the Pilot" (BBC session) 3:33
Total length:
65:49

References[change | change source]

  1. "Border Song 45cat". 45cat. Retrieved 8 May 2020.