Elton John (album)

Elton John
Studio album by Elton John
Released	10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
Studio	Trident, London
Genre	Soft rock rhythm and blues
Length	39:27
Label	DJM
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Empty Sky (1969) Elton John (1970) Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
Singles from Elton John
"Border Song" Released: 20 March 1970 "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

All tracks are written 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