The 2001 album ‘Songs From The West Coast’ gave him another smash hit single with ‘I Want Love’. In the 1980s he had hits with the albums ‘21 At 3’, ‘Jump Up!’ and ‘Too Low For Zero’ - the home of two of Elton's live favourites, ‘I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues’ and ‘I'm Still Standing’.įive decades since the 1969 release of his first album, ‘Empty Sky’, Elton John is creating some of the finest music of his career. In 1970 Elton's self-titled breakthrough album and evergreen hit ‘Your Song’ introduced him to an international stage, and in the period between 1970-76 with producer Gus Dudgeon at the helm, Elton and his song writing partner Bernie Taupin they made an astonishing fourteen albums, including the legendary’ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,’ and ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy’ - the first album ever to enter the Billboard Chart at Number One. Since his career began in 1969, Elton has played over 3,000 concerts worldwide. Elton has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, and holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time, ‘Candle in the Wind ’97’, which sold over 33 million copies. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, achieving 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, and he has had 29 consecutive US Top 40 hits.
The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John has spanned more than five decades. Executive Album Producers are Elton John, David Furnish, Matthew Vaughn and Dexter Fletcher. The album is produced by Giles Martin (except “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” co-produced by Giles Martin and Greg Kurstin) and was recorded between 20 at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios and AIR Studios. The soundtrack also contains a brand-new Elton John and Bernie Taupin composition “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” performed by Elton and Taron Egerton. From transforming “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” into an epic ensemble piece, to morphing “I Want Love” into a heart-breaking moment of conflict around little Reggie’s family meal, each track has been sculpted to form a unique part of the narrative of this most incredible of stories. Tasked with taking Elton’s unparalleled back catalogue and reimagining it to fit the film’s narrative, Martin worked closely with the filmmakers, supervising all of the music for the production and pulling a vocal masterclass from Taron in the studio. I don't think anyone else could have played Elton.” In Taron I've never known a singer who dedicates himself so much to the process. Once the songs start a whole world opens up. The songs are the story of the movie, the heartbeat of what happens. We had scope to play around with things and think how we address the songs. Giles Martin says: “The great thing about Elton is that he is a true artist and he wants people to expand on his work - he wants interpretations done, it's refreshing for him. Giles Martin has impeccable taste and massive skills to bring the songs to a place where they are faithful and daring as well.” Taron Egerton says: “The beauty of having Elton involved with the film is that we've been able to work with him to see how far we can take these classic songs. Getting the music right was the most important thing, as the songs in the film are integral to the story.” I didn't want to be in Taron's shadows, watching over the process, I trusted them to do what they needed to do, artistically, and listening back I've been astonished with the results.
I left Taron in the hands of Giles Martin, who I trusted implicitly because he's brilliant. I wanted his interpretation of me, through Bernie’s lyrics & my music - not just acting. The album sees celebrated producer and composer Giles Martin reinterpreting and reimagining Elton's iconic hits, tailoring the music specifically to support the narrative of the upcoming major motion picture, ROCKETMAN, with a truly show-stopping vocal performance from lead actor Taron Egerton.Įlton John says: “It was so important that the music I composed and recorded had to be sung by Taron.
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