Classic Elton John

Tracklist

• 1
  Take Me to the Pilot
  3:48
  3.0 ★
• 2
  Burn Down the Mission
  6:21
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Friends
  2:26
  1.5 ★
• 4
  Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  4:57
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Madman Across the Water
  8:53
  3.8 ★
• 6
  Tiny Dancer
  6:17
  3.2 ★
• 7
  Honky Cat
  5:15
  3.2 ★
• 8
  Crocodile Rock
  3:58
  3.4 ★
• 9
  Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  5:02
  3.2 ★
• 10
  Levon
  5:22
  2.9 ★

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Release credits

• Alain Hatot
  saxophone [7]
• Alan Parker
  guitar [1]
• Alan Weighall
  bass guitar [1]
• BJ Cole
  steel guitar [6]
• Barry Morgan
  drums (drum set) [1, 10], membranophone [2]
• Barry St. John
  background vocals [6, 10]
• Brian Dee
  harmonium [10], organ [2]
• Brian Odgers
  bass guitar [10]
• Caleb Quaye
  electric guitar [6, 10], guitar [1], solo [1]
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [2]
• Davey Johnstone
  acoustic guitar [6], banjo [7], electric guitar [4, 8], guitar [9], mandolin [9]
• David Glover
  bass guitar [6]
• David Hentschel
  engineer [4]
• Dee Murray
  background vocals [6], bass [5], bass guitar [4, 7-9]
• Dennis "Ace" Lopez
  percussion [1]
• Elton John
  electric piano [7], farfisa [8], lead vocals [1-2, 4-10], piano [1-2, 4-10]
• Gus Dudgeon
  brass [7], producer [1-2, 4-10]
• Herbie Flowers
  bass guitar [2]
• Ivan Jullien
  trumpet [7]
• Jacques Bolognesi
  trombone [7]
• Jean-Louis Chautemps
  saxophone [7]
• Kay Garner
  background vocals [1]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [7-9]
• Les Thatcher
  acoustic guitar [2, 10]
• Lesley Duncan
  background vocals [1, 6, 10]
• Liza Strike
  background vocals [6, 10]
• Madeline Bell
  background vocals [1]
• Mick Ronson
  acoustic guitar [5], electric guitar [5], guitar [5]
• Mike Egan
  acoustic guitar [2]
• Nigel Olsson
  background vocals [6], drums (drum set) [4-5, 7-8]
• Paul Buckmaster
  arranger [1], conductor [1]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  engineer [1-2, 6, 10]
• Robin Jones
  congas [2], tambourine [2]
• Roger Cook
  background vocals [1, 6]
• Roger Pope
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Sue & Sunny
  background vocals [6, 10]
• Terry Steele
  background vocals [6]
• Tony Burrows
  background vocals [1, 6]
• Tony Hazzard
  background vocals [1]
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Issues

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  Classic Elton John

  CD
  1994