Greatest Hits (Elton John album) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Greatest hits album by Elton John Released November 1974 Recorded 1969 - 1974 Genre Rock, pop Length 44:12 Label DJMMCAPolydor Producer Gus Dudgeon Elton John chronology Caribou (1974) Greatest Hits (1974) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 5/5 stars[1] Christgau's Record Guide B+[2] Greatest Hits (Elton John album) Greatest Hits is the eleventh official album release for Elton John, and the first compilation. Released in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at number one for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. It was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and is his second best-selling album to date, being his first to have received an RIAA diamond certification for US sales of more than 10 million copies – as of April 2016 the album has been certified for 17 million units in the US.[3] It remains John's best-selling album in the U.S. and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with 24 million copies sold worldwide.[4] However, although all of its songs are available as downloads, the album is currently out of print, having been superseded by four other greatest hits releases over the years; The Very Best of Elton John in 1990, Greatest Hits 1970–2002 in 2002, Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits in 2007 and Diamonds in 2017. Track listing All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Original North American version Side one No. Title Album Length 1. "Your Song" Elton John (1970) 4:00 2. "Daniel" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973) 3:53 3. "Honky Cat" Honky Château (1972) 5:12 4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) 3:14 5. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 4:55 Side two No. Title Album Length 1. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" Honky Château 4:40 2. "Bennie and the Jets" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5:10 3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Caribou (1974) 5:33 4. "Border Song" Elton John 3:19 5. "Crocodile Rock" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 3:56 Original international version 1994 DCC Compact Classics Gold Disc This edition follows the US LP track listing for the main album and adds "Candle In The Wind" as track 11. General Complete name : Elton John\Greatest Hits\09 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me.mp3 Format : MPEG Audio File size : 5.15 MiB Duration : 5 min 37 s Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s Album : Greatest Hits Album/Performer : Elton John Track name : Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Track name/Position : 9 Performer : Elton John Composer : Bernie Taupin; Elton John Publisher : Um3 Genre : Rock Recorded date : 1974
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