Elton John - Bennie and The Jets ( 1973 )

 

Elton John - Rocket Man ( 1972 )

Elton John - Tiny Dancer ( 1971 )

Elton John - Rocket Man ( 1972 )

Elton John - Madman Across the Water ( 1971 )

Elton John - Madman Across the Water ( 1971 )

Track listing

All music composed by Elton John, all lyrics written by Bernie Taupin.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tiny Dancer"	6:15
2.	"Levon"	5:22
3.	"Razor Face"	4:44
4.	"Madman Across the Water"	5:56

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Indian Sunset"	6:45
6.	"Holiday Inn"	4:17
7.	"Rotten Peaches"	4:56
8.	"All the Nasties"	5:08
9.	"Goodbye"	1:48

Personnel

Elton John – piano, vocals Roger Pope – drums (tracks 1, 3 & 6) David Glover – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 6) Caleb Quaye – electric guitar (tracks 1–3), acoustic guitar (track 6) B. J. Cole – steel guitar (track 1) Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 7), mandolin (track 6), sitar (track 6) Lesley Duncan, Sue & Sunny, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Terry Steele, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6 & 7) Paul Buckmaster – arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8 & 9) Barry Morgan – drums (track 2) Brian Odgers – bass guitar (track 2) Brian Dee – harmonium (track 2) Rick Wakeman – organ (tracks 3, 4 & 7) Jack Emblow – accordion (track 3) Terry Cox – drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7) Herbie Flowers – bass guitar (tracks 4, 5 & 7) Ray Cooper – percussion (track 4), tambourine (tracks 7 & 8) Chris Spedding – electric guitar (track 4), slide guitar (track 7) Diana Lewis – ARP synthesizer (tracks 4 & 7) Chris Laurence – double bass (track 5) Cantores em Ecclesia Choir – backing vocals (tracks 5 & 8) Nigel Olsson – drums (track 8) Dee Murray – bass guitar (track 8)

Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection ( 1970 )

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun"	4:59
2.	"Come Down in Time"	3:25
3.	"Country Comfort"	5:06
4.	"Son of Your Father"	3:48
5.	"My Father's Gun"	6:20

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Where to Now St. Peter?"	4:11
7.	"Love Song" (Lesley Duncan)	3:41
8.	"Amoreena"	5:00
9.	"Talking Old Soldiers"	4:06
10.	"Burn Down the Mission"	6:22

Personnel

• Madeline Bell – backing vocals (1, 4, 5)
• Paul Buckmaster – arrangements, conductor, orchestration
• Tony Burrows – backing vocals (1, 5)
• Brian Dee – Hammond organ (10)
• Ian Duck – harmonica (3, 4)
• Lesley Duncan – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (7)
• Mike Egan – acoustic guitar (10)
• Herbie Flowers – bass guitar (2, 3, 10)
• Kay Garner – backing vocals (1, 4, 5)
• Dave Glover – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 6)
• Tony Hazzard – backing vocals (1, 5)
• Gordon Huntley – steel guitar (3)
• Tammi Hunt – backing vocals (4)
• Karl Jenkins – oboe (2)
• Elton John – lead vocals, piano (1, 3-6, 8, 9, 10), Hammond organ (8), backing vocals (10)
• Robin Jones – congas (10), tambourine (10)
• Skaila Kanga – harp (2)
• Chris Laurence – acoustic bass (2, 10)
• Barry Morgan – drums (2, 3, 10)
• Dee Murray – backing vocals (3, 6), bass guitar (8)
• Nigel Olsson – backing vocals (3, 6), drums (8)
• Roger Pope – drums (1, 4, 5), percussion (1)
• Caleb Quaye – lead guitar (1, 4, 8), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5), electric guitar (5)
• Dusty Springfield – backing vocals (1, 5)
• Les Thatcher – acoustic guitar (2, 10), 12-string acoustic guitar (3)
• Johnny Van Derek – violin (3)
• Heather Wheatman – backing vocals (4)
• Yvonne Wheatman – backing vocals (4)

Elton John - Elton John ( 1970 )

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Song"	4:02
2.	"I Need You to Turn To"	2:35
3.	"Take Me to the Pilot"	3:47
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"	5:23

Personnel

• Elton John – piano and vocals (all tracks), harpsichord (2)
• Frank Clark – acoustic bass (track 10), acoustic guitar (1)
• Colin Green – additional guitars (track 1, 7), Spanish guitar (6)
• Roland Harker – guitar (2)
• Clive Hicks – acoustic guitar (9), rhythm guitar (4), twelve-string guitar (1), guitars (7, 8, 10)
• Alan Parker – rhythm guitar (3)
• Caleb Quaye – lead guitar (tracks 3–5), additional guitars (9)
• Les Hurdle – bass guitar (10)
• Dave Richmond – bass guitar (tracks 1, 7, 8)
• Alan Weighall – bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9)
• Brian Dee – organ (tracks 6, 7)
• Diana Lewis – Moog synthesizer (tracks 5, 9)
• Paul Buckmaster – cello solo (8)
• Skaila Kanga – harp (tracks 2, 8)
• David Katz – violin
• Terry Cox – drums (tracks 8, 10)
• Dennis Lopez – percussion (tracks 3, 4)
• Barry Morgan – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Tex Navarra – percussion (9)
• Madeline Bell – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Tony Burrows – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Roger Cook – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Lesley Duncan – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Kay Garner – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Tony Hazzard – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Barbara Moore – backing vocals, choir leader (7)

Elton John - Empty Sky ( 1969 )

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Side one

1. "Empty Sky" – 8:28
2. "Val-Hala" – 4:12*
3. "Western Ford Gateway" – 3:16
4. "Hymn 2000" – 4:29

Side two

1. "Lady What's Tomorrow" – 3:10
2. "Sails" – 3:45
3. "The Scaffold" – 3:18
4. "Skyline Pigeon" – 3:37
5. "Gulliver/Hay Chewed/Reprise" – 6:59

Personnel

• Elton John – vocals, piano, organ, electric piano, harpsichord
• Caleb Quaye – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, conga drums
• Tony Murray – bass
• Roger Pope – drums, percussion
• Don Fay – saxophone, flute
• Graham Vickery – harmonica
• Nigel Olsson – drums on "Lady What's Tomorrow"