5 Classic Albums: 1970–1973

Tracklist

• CD 1: Elton John
• 1
  Your Song
  4:04
  4.0 ★
• 2
  I Need You to Turn To
  2:32
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Take Me to the Pilot
  3:46
  4.0 ★
• 4
  No Shoe Strings on Louise
  3:31
  3.0 ★
• 5
  First Episode at Hienton
  4:48
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Sixty Years On
  4:35
  2.5 ★
• 7
  Border Song
  3:22
  4.0 ★
• 8
  The Greatest Discovery
  4:12
  3.5 ★
• 9
  The Cage
  3:28
  3.5 ★
• 10
  The King Must Die
  5:21
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Bad Side of the Moon (single version)
  3:15
  3.5 ★
• 12
  Grey Seal
  3:35
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Rock and Roll Madonna
  4:19
  3.0 ★
• CD 2: Tumbleweed Connection
• 1
  Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Come Down in Time
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Country Comfort
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Son of Your Father
  3.0 ★
• 5
  My Father's Gun
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Where to Now St. Peter?
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Love Song
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Amoreena
  3.6 ★
• 9
  Talking Old Soldiers
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Burn Down the Mission
  3.4 ★
• 11
  Into the Old Man's Shoes
  3.5 ★
• 12
  Madman Across the Water (original version)
  3.6 ★
• CD 3: Madman Across the Water
• 1
  Tiny Dancer
  3.5 ★
• 2
  Levon
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Razor Face
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Madman Across the Water
  3.6 ★
• 5
  Indian Sunset
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Holiday Inn
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Rotten Peaches
  3.0 ★
• 8
  All the Nasties
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Goodbye
  3.0 ★
• CD 4: Honky Château
• 1
  Honky Cat
  3.4 ★
• 2
  Mellow
  3.5 ★
• 3
  I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Susie (Dramas)
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Salvation
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Slave
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Amy
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Hercules
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Slave (alternate 'fast' version)
  4.0 ★
• CD 5: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
• 1
  Daniel
  3.9 ★
• 2
  Teacher I Need You
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Elderberry Wine
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Blues for My Baby and Me
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Midnight Creeper
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Have Mercy on the Criminal
  3.5 ★
• 7
  I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Texan Love Song
  2.5 ★
• 9
  Crocodile Rock
  3.5 ★
• 10
  High Flying Bird
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Screw You (Young Man's Blues)
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Jack Rabbit (single version)
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) (single version)
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Skyline Pigeon (piano version)
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Alain Hatot
  saxophone [5.3, 5.5, 5.7, 4.1]
• Alan Parker
  guitar [3]
• Alan Weighall
  bass guitar [3-4, 9]
• BJ Cole
  steel guitar [1]
• Barbara Moore
  chorus master [7]
• Barry Morgan
  drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.7, 1.9, 2.2-3, 3.2], membranophone [10]
• Barry St. John
  background vocals [1-2, 6-7]
• Brian Dee
  harmonium [2], organ [1.6-7, 2.10]
• Brian Odgers
  bass guitar [2]
• Caleb Quaye
  acoustic guitar [2.1, 2.3, 2.5-6, 3.6], electric guitar [2.5, 3.1-3], guitar [1.3-5, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8], solo [2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 1.3-5]
• Cantores in Ecclesia Choir
  choir vocals [5, 8]
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [3.5, 2.2, 2.10]
• Chris Spedding
  electric guitar [4], slide guitar [7]
• Clive Hicks
  12 string guitar [1], acoustic guitar [9], guitar [4, 7-8, 10]
• Colin Green
  classical guitar [6], guitar [1, 7]
• Dave Johnstone
  acoustic guitar [10], background vocals [10], electric guitar [10]
• Dave Richmond
  bass guitar [1, 7-8]
• Davey Johnstone
  acoustic guitar [5.1-2, 5.4, 5.7-8, 5.12, 5.14, 3.1, 3.4, 3.7], background vocals [4.3, 4.5-6, 4.8, 4.10, 5.2, 5.7], banjo [1, 7], electric guitar [3-7, 9, 12], guitar [2-3, 5-10], mandolin [3.6, 4.9, 5.8, 5.12], sitar [3.6, 5.4], slide guitar [12-13]
• David Glover
  bass guitar [3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 2.1, 2.4-6]
• David Hentschel
  synthesizer [5, 10]
• Dee Murray
  background vocals [5.2, 5.7, 5.10, 3.1, 3.6-7, 2.3, 2.6, 4.3, 4.5-6, 4.8, 4.10], bass [12], bass guitar [3.8, 4.1-10, 5.1-10, 5.12-14, 2.8]
• Dennis "Ace" Lopez
  percussion [3-4, 10]
• Diana Lewis
  Moog [5, 9], synthesizer [4, 7]
• Dusty Springfield
  background vocals [1, 5]
• Elton John
  electric piano [5.1, 5.5, 4.1], farfisa [9], harmonium [8], harpsichord [2], instrument [4], lead vocals, mellotron [1-2], organ [4.2, 2.8], piano [2.1, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.8-10, 2.12, 4.1-11, 5.2-4, 5.6-7, 5.9-10, 5.13-14, 3.1-9, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7-9, 1.13]
• Frank Clark
  acoustic guitar [1], double bass [10]
• Gordon Huntley
  steel guitar [3]
• Gus Dudgeon
  additional [10], background vocals [10], brass [4.1, 5.3, 5.5], producer [3.1-9, 5.1-10, 2.1-10, 2.12, 1.1-10, 4.1-10], whistle [10]
• Herbie Flowers
  bass guitar [2-3, 10], electric bass guitar [4-5, 7]
• Ian Duck
  harmonica [3-4]
• Ivan Jullien
  trumpet [4.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7]
• Jack Emblow
  accordion [3]
• Jacques Bolognesi
  trombone [5.3, 5.5, 5.7, 4.1]
• Jean-Louis Chautemps
  saxophone [4.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7]
• Jean‐Luc Ponty
  electric violin [2, 8]
• Johnny Van Derek
  violin [3]
• Karl Jenkins
  oboe [2]
• Kay Garner
  background vocals [1.3, 1.7, 1.9, 2.4-5]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [4.1-10, 5.1-10], synthesizer [1]
• Larry Steele
  additional [6], background vocals [6]
• Les Hurdle
  bass guitar [10]
• Les Thatcher
  12 string guitar [3], acoustic guitar [3.2, 2.2, 2.10]
• Lesley Duncan
  acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [2.1, 2.4-5, 2.7, 3.1-2, 3.6-7, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9]
• Liza Strike
  additional [6], background vocals [4.6, 3.1-2, 3.6-7]
• Madeline Bell
  additional [6], background vocals [2.1, 2.4-5, 4.6, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9]
• Mick Ronson
  acoustic guitar [12], electric guitar [12], guitar [12]
• Mike Egan
  acoustic guitar [10]
• Nigel Olsson
  background vocals [4.3, 4.5-6, 4.8, 4.10, 2.3, 2.6, 5.2, 5.7, 5.10, 3.1, 3.6-7], drums (drum set) [2.8, 2.12, 5.1-10, 5.12-14, 3.8, 4.1-8, 4.10], maracas [1], tambourine [2, 4]
• Paul Buckmaster
  arranger [1-10], cello [8], conductor [1-10], orchestrator [4, 6, 14], solo [8]
• Ray Cooper
  congas [8], percussion [4, 7], tambourine [8]
• Rick Wakeman
  organ [3-4, 7]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  engineer [3.1-9, 2.1-10, 1.1-10]
• Robin Jones
  congas [10], tambourine [10]
• Roger Cook
  background vocals [3.1, 3.6-7, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9]
• Roger Pope
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.4-6, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6], percussion [1]
• Roland Harker
  guitar [2]
• Skaila Kanga
  harp [1.2, 1.8, 2.2]
• Sue & Sunny
  background vocals [2.4, 3.1-2, 3.6-7]
• Tammi Hunt
  background vocals [4]
• Terry Cox
  drums (drum set) [3.4-5, 3.7, 1.8, 1.10]
• Terry Steele
  background vocals [1, 6-7]
• Tex Navarra
  percussion [9]
• Tony Burrows
  background vocals [1.3, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.6-7]
• Tony Hazzard
  additional [6, 10], background vocals [1.3, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.5, 4.6, 4.10]
• ‘Legs’ Larry Smith
  tap dance [3]
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Issues

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  5
  5 Classic Albums: 1970–1973

  5x CD
  16 July 2012
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  5
  5 Classic Albums

  5x CD
  2013