Leather Jackets (album)

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Leather Jackets
Studio album by
Released15 October 1986
RecordedJanuary 1985, January – February, May – September 1986
StudioWisseloord, Hilversum; CTS, London; The SOL, Cookham
GenreSoft rock, pop rock
Length45:11
LabelGeffen (US), Rocket (UK)
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Ice on Fire
(1985)
Leather Jackets
(1986)
Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
(1987)
Singles from Leather Jackets
  1. "Heartache All Over the World"
    Released: September 1986
  2. "Slow Rivers (with Cliff Richard)"
    Released: November 1986
  3. "Paris"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Hoop of Fire"
    Released: 1986
  5. "Angeline"
    Released: February 1987

Leather Jackets is the 20th studio album by Elton John and was released on 15 October, 1986. It was the first album since 1970 not to have any Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom and the United States. It had much better success in Australia where it peaked at number 4.

Track listing[change | change source]

All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Leather Jackets"   4:10
2. "Hoop of Fire"   4:14
3. "Don't Trust That Woman" (Cher, Lady Choc Ice [John][1]) 4:58
4. "Go It Alone"   4:26
5. "Gypsy Heart"   4:46
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Slow Rivers" (duet with Cliff Richard) 3:13
2. "Heartache All Over the World"   4:01
3. "Angeline" (John, Taupin, Alan Carvell[2]) 3:56
4. "Memory of Love" (John, Gary Osborne) 4:08
5. "Paris"   4:01
6. "I Fall Apart"   4:00
Total length:
45:11
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues.

Notes

  • On the LP original pressing, the Greatest Hits Volume 3 compilation, and some single releases, the length of "Heartache All Over the World" is 4:01 (incorrectly listed as "3:52" on the album sleeve), while on CD editions, including the 1992 American CD re-release, the version of "Heartache" includes a brief additional a cappella segment during the final chorus, resulting in a length of 4:17.[3][4]
  • Angeline is 3:24 in length on the LP version, but extended to 3:55 on the CD release.

References[change | change source]

  1. Bernardin, Claude; Stanton, Tom (1996). Rocket Man: Elton John From A - Z (Paperback ed.). Praeger. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-275-95698-1.
  2. Bernardin, Claude; Stanton, Tom (1996). Rocket Man: Elton John From A - Z (Paperback ed.). Praeger. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-275-95698-1.
  3. Elton John- Leather Jackets original US vinyl release @Discogs.com Retrieved 1-29-2011.
  4. Elton John- Leather Jackets US CD reissue @Discogs.com Retrieved 1-29-2011.