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| name = Elton John |
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| name = Elton John |
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| type = studio |
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| cover = Elton John - Elton John.jpg |
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| released = {{Start date|1970|4|10|df=yes}} |
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| released = {{Start date|1970|4|10|df=yes}} |
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| recorded = January 1970 |
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| recorded = January 1970 |
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| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=27}} |
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| prev_year = 1969 |
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| name = Elton John |
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| single1date = 20 March 1970<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Border+Song&cat=s|title=Elton John - Border Song|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=hitparade.ch}}</ref> |
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| single1date = 3 April 1970 |
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| single2date = 26 October 1970 |
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'''''Elton John''''' is the second{{efn|''Elton John'' was John's first album to be released in the United States, as his debut album '']'' (1969) would not be released there until 1975.}} studio album by English singer-songwriter ]. It was released on 10 April 1970 through ]. Including John's breakthrough single "]", the album helped establish his career during the rise of the singer-songwriter era of popular music. |
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'''''Elton John''''' is the second{{efn|''Elton John'' was John's first album to be released in the United States, as his debut album '']'' (1969) would not be released there until 1975.}} studio album by English singer-songwriter ]. It was released on 10 April 1970 through ]. Including John's breakthrough single "]", the album helped establish his career during the rise of the singer-songwriter era of popular music. |
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In the US, ''Elton John'' was certified gold in February 1971 by the ]. In the same year, it was nominated for the ]. In 2003, the album was ranked number 468 on '']'' magazine's list of ]. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the ] as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219001619/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#g |date=19 February 2011 }}. ''Grammy.org''. Retrieved 21 December 2012</ref> |
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In the US, ''Elton John'' was certified gold in February 1971 by the ]. In the same year, it was nominated for the ] at the ]. In 2003, the album was ranked number 468 on '']'' magazine's list of ]. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the ] as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219001619/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#g |date=19 February 2011 }}. ''Grammy.org''. Retrieved 21 December 2012</ref> |
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This was the first of a string of John albums produced by ]. As Dudgeon recalled in a '']'' magazine interview, the album was not actually intended to launch John as an artist, but rather as a collection of polished demos for other artists to consider recording his and co-writer ]'s songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/gus-dudgeon-1942-2002-364951|title=Gus Dudgeon, 1942–2002|first=Rick|last=Clark|website=Mixonline|date=October 2002 }}</ref> Two songs from the album did find their way into the repertoire of other artists in 1970: "Your Song" was recorded by ] as an album track on their LP '']'', while ] released a cover of "]" as a single that reached number 37 in the US pop charts and number 5 on the R&B chart, later included on her 1972 album '']''. |
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This was the first of a string of John albums produced by ]. As Dudgeon recalled in a '']'' magazine interview, the album was not actually intended to launch John as an artist, but rather as a collection of polished demos for other artists to consider recording his and co-writer ]'s songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/gus-dudgeon-1942-2002-364951|title=Gus Dudgeon, 1942–2002|first=Rick|last=Clark|website=Mixonline|date=October 2002 }}</ref> Two songs from the album did find their way into the repertoire of other artists in 1970: "]" was recorded by ] as an album track on their LP '']'', while ] released a cover of "]" as a single that reached number 37 in the US ] and number 5 on the ], later included on her 1972 album '']''. |
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The song "No Shoe Strings on Louise" was intended (as homage or parody) to sound like a ] song.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.resurrectionsongs.com/2015/04/18/wont-you-please-excuse-my-frankness-but-its-not-my-cup-of-tea-elton-john-elton-john-1970/ |author= J |date= 18 April 2015 |title= Won't you please excuse my frankness but it's not my cup of tea: Elton John – ''Elton John'' (1970) |publisher= www.resurrectionsongs.com |access-date= 3 October 2016 |quote= The side is rounded off with the 'Rolling Stones country' tinged 'No Shoe Strings on Louise' (even Elton's phrasing is similar to Jagger's at times – "All those city women want to make us poor men and this land's got the worse for the worrying")... |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161003204206/http://www.resurrectionsongs.com/2015/04/18/wont-you-please-excuse-my-frankness-but-its-not-my-cup-of-tea-elton-john-elton-john-1970/ |archive-date= 3 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Bernardin |first= Claude |title= Rocket Man: Elton John From A – Z |url= https://archive.org/details/rocketmaneltonjo00bern |url-access= registration |location= Westport, Conn. |publisher= Greenwood/Praeger |year= 1995 |page= |isbn= 0-275-95698-9 |quote= He tried to impersonate Mick Jagger. The song is about loose women.}}</ref> |
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The song "No Shoe Strings on Louise" was intended (as homage or parody) to sound like a ] song.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.resurrectionsongs.com/2015/04/18/wont-you-please-excuse-my-frankness-but-its-not-my-cup-of-tea-elton-john-elton-john-1970/ |author= J |date= 18 April 2015 |title= Won't you please excuse my frankness but it's not my cup of tea: Elton John – ''Elton John'' (1970) |publisher= www.resurrectionsongs.com |access-date= 3 October 2016 |quote= The side is rounded off with the 'Rolling Stones country' tinged 'No Shoe Strings on Louise' (even Elton's phrasing is similar to Jagger's at times – "All those city women want to make us poor men and this land's got the worse for the worrying")... |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161003204206/http://www.resurrectionsongs.com/2015/04/18/wont-you-please-excuse-my-frankness-but-its-not-my-cup-of-tea-elton-john-elton-john-1970/ |archive-date= 3 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Bernardin |first= Claude |title= Rocket Man: Elton John From A – Z |url= https://archive.org/details/rocketmaneltonjo00bern |url-access= registration |location= Westport, Conn. |publisher= Greenwood/Praeger |year= 1995 |page= |isbn= 0-275-95698-9 |quote= He tried to impersonate Mick Jagger. The song is about loose women.}}</ref> |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Allmusic.</ref> |
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|rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|chapter=John, Elton|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|edition=5th concise|year=2011|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|page=2,003}}</ref> |
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] in a contemporary (1970) review for '']'' felt that the album was over-produced and over-orchestrated, comparing it unfavourably with the less mannered and orchestrated '']''; though he felt that John had "so immense a talent" that "he'll delight you senseless despite it all".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/121562/review/5942220/elton_john| author=]|magazine=]|date=12 Nov 1970|title=Album Reviews Elton John| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002034152/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/121562/review/5942220/elton_john| archive-date=2 October 2007}}</ref> ] in his weekly "Consumer Guide" column for '']'' also felt the album was overdone ("overweening", "histrionic overload", "semi-classical ponderousness"), but that it had "a surprising complement of memorable tracks", including "Your Song" which, despite its "affected offhandedness", he considered "an instant standard".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7129|work=robertchristgau.com|author=]|date=November 1970|title=Consumer Guide Album Elton John: Elton John}}</ref> |
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] in a contemporary (1970) review for '']'' felt that the album was over-produced and over-orchestrated, comparing it unfavourably with the less mannered and orchestrated '']''; though he felt that John had "so immense a talent" that "he'll delight you senseless despite it all".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/121562/review/5942220/elton_john| author=]|magazine=]|date=12 Nov 1970|title=Album Reviews Elton John| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002034152/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/121562/review/5942220/elton_john| archive-date=2 October 2007}}</ref> ] in his weekly "Consumer Guide" column for '']'' also felt the album was overdone ("overweening", "histrionic overload", "semi-classical ponderousness"), but that it had "a surprising complement of memorable tracks", including "Your Song" which, despite its "affected offhandedness", he considered "an instant standard".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7129|work=robertchristgau.com|author=]|date=November 1970|title=Consumer Guide Album Elton John: Elton John}}</ref> |
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| headline = 2008 deluxe edition bonus disc |
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| headline = 2008 deluxe edition bonus disc |
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| title1 = Your Song |
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| title1 = Your Song |
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| note1 = Demo version |
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| note1 = Demo version |
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| length1 = 3:33 |
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| title2 = I Need You to Turn To |
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| title2 = I Need You to Turn To |
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| note2 = Piano demo |
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| length2 = 2:10 |
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| title3 = Take Me to the Pilot |
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| note3 = Piano demo |
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| note3 = Piano demo |
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| length3 = 2:34 |
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| title4 = No Shoe Strings on Louise |
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| note4 = Piano demo |
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| title5 = Sixty Years On |
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| note5 = Piano demo |
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| length5 = 4:20 |
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| title6 = The Greatest Discovery |
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| title6 = The Greatest Discovery |
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| note6 = Piano demo |
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| note6 = Piano demo |
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| length6 = 3:56 |
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| title7 = The Cage |
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| title7 = The Cage |
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| note7 = Demo version |
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| note7 = Demo version |
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| length7 = 3:20 |
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| title8 = The King Must Die |
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| title8 = The King Must Die |
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| note8 = Piano demo |
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| title9 = Rock and Roll Madonna |
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| title9 = Rock and Roll Madonna |
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| note9 = Piano demo |
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| title10 = Thank You Mama |
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| note10 = Piano demo |
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| title11 = All the Way Down to El Paso |
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| note11 = Piano demo |
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| title12 = I'm Going Home |
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| note12 = Piano demo |
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| length12 = 3:03 |
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| title13 = Grey Seal |
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| note13 = Piano demo |
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| title14 = Rock and Roll Madonna |
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| note14 = Incomplete band demo |
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| title15 = Bad Side of the Moon |
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| length15 = 3:11 |
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| title16 = Grey Seal |
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| note16 = 1970 version |
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| title17 = Rock and Roll Madonna |
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| title18 = Border Song |
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| note18 = BBC session |
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| title19 = Your Song |
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| note19 = BBC session |
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| length19 = 3:59 |
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| title20 = Take Me to the Pilot |
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| note20 = BBC session |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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The song "No Shoe Strings on Louise" was intended (as homage or parody) to sound like a Rolling Stones song.
