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Elton John - A Single Man (1978) [1989, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 19 Nov 2023 19:51:01

"A Single Man", released in 1978, is the 12th studio album release for Elton John. It is the first album where Gary Osborne replaced Bernie Taupin as lyricist. It is also the only Elton John album to not have any tracks co-written by Bernie Taupin on the original cut. The album was released on 16 October 1978 by MCA in America, and by Rocket in the UK. Singles from the album were "Part-Time Love", October 1978; "Song for Guy", November 1978; and "Return to Paradise", 1979. "Song for Guy" was a near-global success, charting high everywhere except the US and Canada, where John's label, MCA Records, did not feel that it had hit potential. "A Single Man" was John's first album ever to be officially released in the former USSR. In the US, A Single Man was certified Gold in October 1978 and Platinum in November of the same year by the RIAA. Like with many of John's releases of the late-70s and the 1980s, it received generally mixed reviews from critics.

~Wikipedia

After a dozen albums with lyrical collaborator Bernie Taupin, A Single Man (1978) represents Elton John's first full-length release away from their decade-long partnership. John's initial intent was to complete work on a Taupin-era remnant that had been on the back burner, titled Ego. However, he found himself with some interesting melodies and eventually teamed up with former Vigrass & Osborne member Gary Osborne. Also contributing to this album's different approach is producer Gus Dudgeon who had worked with John as far back as his debut long-player, Empty Sky (1969). The infusion of new musical associates takes notable effect on songs such as the opener, "Shine on Through," which John had previously worked up during the Thom Bell Philly soul sessions that produced the hit "Mama Can't Buy You Love." (That version is available as one of three previously unissued sides on the Complete Thom Bell Sessions EP.) Among the other standouts are the gospel-tinged "Georgia," the lengthy blues-rocker "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy," and the ultra campy, if not lightweight, "Big Dipper." The single "Part-Time Love" only made a nominal chart impact despite its catchy and danceable melody.

~Review by Lindsay Planer

Release of this album: 1978, October, 16 [LP The Rocket Record Company, Cat.# TRAIN 1, UK]
Release of this CD: 1989 [CD Rocket Records (W.-Germany), Cat.# 826 805-2, UPC: 042282680525]
℗ 1978 Rocket Records Ltd., England.
Marketed by Phonogram.
Printed/Made in West Germany

Notes:

- Track 4: "Last verse adapted from 'Makin' Whoopee' written and composed by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson."
- Track 11: "Guy Burchett was our messenger boy who was tragically killed on his motorcycle at the age of seventeen."

Credits:

Coordinator [Album Coordination] – Alex Foster, David Croker
Design [Sleeve Design] – David Costa
Engineer, Mixed By – Clive Franks, Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps
Management – John Reid
Photography By – Terry O'Neill
Producer – Clive Franks, Elton John

Tracklist:

01. Shine On Through (03:44)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
02. Return To Paradise (04:14)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
03. I Don't Care (04:19)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
04. Big Dipper (04:03)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
05. It Ain't Gonna Be Easy (08:16)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
06. Part Time Love (03:16)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
07. Georgia (04:49)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
08. Shooting Star (02:43)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
09. Madness (05:49)
(Elton John / Gary Osborne)
10. Reverie (00:53)
(Elton John)
11. Song For Guy (06:37)
(Elton John)

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EAC extraction logfile from 12. February 2009, 23:56

Elton John / A Single Man

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.30 dB -16.39 dB 4:14 02-Return To Paradise
DR12 -0.35 dB -14.70 dB 4:19 03-I Don't Care
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