2x 12" Vinyl

Blue Moves

Album by Elton John

Released 22 October 1976

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
1
Your Starter For
1:23
2.5 ★
2
Tonight
7:52
2.8 ★
3
One Horse Town
5:56
2.8 ★
4
Chameleon
5:27
3.0 ★
5
Boogie Pilgrim
6:05
2.5 ★
6
Cage the Songbird
3:25
3.0 ★
7
Crazy Water
5:42
3.0 ★
8
Shoulder Holster
5:09
2.4 ★
12" Vinyl 2
1
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
3:48
3.4 ★
2
Out of the Blue
6:15
2.4 ★
3
Between 17 and 20
5:18
2.2 ★
4
The Wide-Eyed and Laughing
3:28
3.0 ★
5
Someone's Final Song
4:11
2.8 ★
6
Where's the Shoorah?
4:09
2.5 ★
7
If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)
4:25
2.8 ★
8
Idol
4:09
2.8 ★
9
Theme From a Non-Existent TV Series
1:19
2.2 ★
10
Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)
6:44
2.5 ★

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Release credits

Bruce Johnston
arranger [4], background vocals [2.3, 2.5, 1.3-4, 1.4, 1.7]
Caleb Quaye
12 string guitar [4], acoustic guitar [2.4, 2.9, 1.1, 1.4, 1.6], electric guitar [1.3-4, 1.4, 1.7, 2.2-3, 2.7, 2.10], solo [2.2, 2.7, 1.3]
Carl Fortina
accordion [1]
Cidny Bullens
background vocals [2.3, 1.3-4, 1.7]
Clark Burroughs
background vocals [5]
Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Choir
choir vocals [1.5, 2.6, 2.10]
Curt Becher
background vocals [2.3, 2.5, 1.3-4]
Daryl Dragon
background vocals [7]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [6], electric guitar [1.3, 1.7, 2.2, 2.7], guitar [10], hammered dulcimer [6], mandolin [1], sitar [4, 7], slide guitar [2.10, 1.5], solo [10]
David Crosby
background vocals [2.4, 1.6]
David Sanborn
saxophone [8], solo [8]
Earle Mankey
engineer [2.4-5, 1.4, 1.6-7]
Elton John
harmonium [6], harpsichord [9], lead vocals [2.1, 2.3-8, 2.10, 1.2-8], piano [2.1-2, 2.5-8, 2.10, 1.1-5, 1.7-8], vocal [3]
Gene Morford
background vocals [3-4, 7]
Graham Nash
background vocals [2.4, 1.6]
Gus Dudgeon
engineer, producer
James Newton Howard
accordion [1], clarinet [7], conductor [2.1, 2.10, 1.2], electric piano [2.1, 2.5, 2.9, 1.3], mellotron [6], orchestrator [2.10, 1.2], organ [1.5, 2.3, 2.7], strings [1], synthesizer [2.2, 2.4-5, 2.9-10, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6]
Joe Chemay
background vocals [3, 5]
John Kurlander
engineer [2-3]
John Stewart
producer
Jon Joyce
background vocals [1.4, 1.7, 2.3]
Kenny Passarelli
bass [4], bass guitar [2.2-4, 2.7-10, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7-8], electric bass guitar [1]
London Symphony Orchestra
performing orchestra [2]
Mark Howlett
engineer [1.5, 2.1, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10], producer [8]
Michael Hurwitz
cello [3], solo [3]
Paul Buckmaster
conductor [1.3, 2.7], orchestrator [2.7, 1.3]
Ray Cooper
bell tree [6], congas [1.7, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10], finger cymbals [6], glockenspiel [1.1, 2.9], gong [3], marimba [2.9, 1.1], percussion [4], shakers [1.4, 1.6, 2.3], tambourine [2.3, 2.7, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7-8], triangle [6], tubular bells [3], vibraphone [1.3-4, 1.4, 2.1]
Rev. James Cleveland
chorus master [1.5, 2.6, 2.10]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.8, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7-10], membranophone [1.4, 1.7, 2.3]
Ron Hicklin
background vocals [3-4, 7]
Southern California Community Choir
choir vocals [1.5, 2.6, 2.10]
The Brecker Brothers
performer [1.5, 1.8, 2.8]
The Gene Page Strings
performing orchestra [10]
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
performing orchestra [2.7, 1.3]
Toni Tennille
background vocals [1.3-4, 1.7, 2.5]

Issues

B
(Combined release view)
B
Blue Moves
2x 12" Vinyl
22 October 1976
B
Blue Moves
2x 12" Vinyl
28 October 1976
B
Blue Moves
CD
1988
B
Blue Moves
2x CD (Remaster)
3 June 1996
B
Blue Moves
2x CD
1997
B
Blue Moves
2x CD
1997
B
Blue Moves
2x Digital Media
30 April 2007
B
Blue Moves
2x SHM-CD
24 February 2010
B
Blue Moves
2x SHM-CD
7 August 2019
B
Blue Moves
CD
B
Blue Moves
2x CD