2x CD

Diamonds

Compilation by Elton John

Released 3 November 2017

pop classic rock rock

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Your Song
3.8 ★
2
Tiny Dancer
3.2 ★
3
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going a Long, Long Time)
3.8 ★
4
Honky Cat
3.2 ★
5
Crocodile Rock
3.4 ★
6
Daniel
3.5 ★
7
Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
3.8 ★
8
GoodBye Yellow Brick Road
3.7 ★
9
Candle in the Wind
3.7 ★
10
Bennie and the Jets
3.7 ★
11
The Bitch Is Back
2.9 ★
12
Philadelphia Freedom
3.6 ★
13
Island Girl
3.1 ★
14
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
3.4 ★
15
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
3.7 ★
16
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
3.4 ★
17
Little Jeannie
3.8 ★
CD 2
1
Song for Guy
2
Blue Eyes
3
I’m Still Stanting
4
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
3.5 ★
5
Sad Song (Say to Much)
6
Nikita
7
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
8
Sacrifice
9
Don’t Let the Sun Go on Me
10
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
1.7 ★
11
I Want Love
12
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
2.9 ★
13
Are You Ready for love?
14
Electricity
2.0 ★
15
Home Again
3.0 ★
16
Looking Up
2.6 ★
17
Circle of Life
2.5 ★

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Release credits

Adam Smalley
editor [17]
Alain Hatot
saxophone [4]
Alex Williams
engineer [16]
BJ Cole
steel guitar [2]
Barry Morgan
drums (drum set) [1]
Barry St. John
background vocals [2]
Bill Champlin
background vocals [17]
Bill Price
recording [4]
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator [17], trombone [15]
Caleb Quaye
acoustic guitar [13], background vocals [13], electric guitar [2]
Carl Fortina
accordion [16]
Chris Thomas
mix [12, 17], producer [4, 10, 12, 17]
Chuck Findley
flugelhorn [15], trombone [17], trumpet [17]
Chuck Sabo
drums (drum set) [12, 17]
Cidny Bullens
background vocals [15]
Clive Franks
engineer [11, 17], producer [17]
Clive Hicks
12 string guitar [1]
Clydie King
background vocals [11]
Colin Green
guitar [1]
Curt Boettcher
background vocals [15]
Darrell Leonard
flugelhorn [15], horn [15]
Dave Richmond
bass guitar [1]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [2.4, 1.2, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14], background vocals [1.3, 1.8-9, 1.13-14, 2.4, 2.12], banjo [4, 13], electric guitar [2.4, 1.5, 1.7-15], guitar [2.12, 2.16-17, 1.3], slide guitar [13], steel guitar [13], vocal [16]
David Burgess
assistant [17]
David Glover
bass guitar [2]
David Hentschel
engineer [7-10], synthesizer [3]
David Piltch
double bass [15]
Dee Murray
background vocals [1.2-3, 1.8-9, 1.14, 1.17, 2.4], bass guitar [3-11, 14], electric bass guitar [1.12, 2.4]
Del Newman
orchestrator [8]
Dusty Springfield
background vocals [11]
Elton John
Rhodes piano [14], background vocals [13, 17], electric piano [4, 6, 12], farfisa [5], lead vocals [1.1-17, 2.4, 2.10, 2.12, 2.15, 2.17], mellotron [6], organ [10], performer [14], piano [2.4, 2.15-16, 1.1-5, 1.7-11, 1.13-14, 1.16], producer [1.17, 2.16], string synthesizer [14], synthesizer [4], vocal [16]
Frank Clark
acoustic guitar [1]
Gabriel Burch
engineer [16]
Gary Barlow
background vocals [12]
Gene Page
arranger [12]
George Bohanon
baritone horn [15]
Gus Dudgeon
brass [4], engineer [16], producer [1-11, 13-16]
Guy Babylon
programming [12, 17]
Ivan Jullien
trumpet [4]
Jacques Bolognesi
trombone [4]
James Newton Howard
Rhodes piano [15, 17], accordion [16], conductor [16], electric piano [16], mellotron [13], orchestrator [15], solo [13], strings [16], synthesizer [13, 17]
Jason Wormer
engineer [16], mix [16], recording [15]
Jay Bellerose
drums (drum set) [15]
Jean-Louis Chautemps
saxophone [4]
Jeff Gartenbaum
engineer [16]
Jeff Guercio
engineer [13-14]
Jerry Hey
flugelhorn [17]
Jessie Smith
background vocals [11]
Jim Horn
alto saxophone [17], brass [17], piccolo [17]
John Mahon
percussion [16], vocal [16]
John Stewart
producer [16]
Keefus Ciancia
keyboard [15]
Ken Scott
engineer [3-6], synthesizer [6]
Kenny Passarelli
background vocals [13], bass guitar [13], electric bass guitar [15-16]
Kiki Dee
background vocals [1.13, 1.15, 2.12], guest [15]
Kim Bullard
keyboard [16]
Lenny Pickett
solo [11], tenor saxophone [11]
Lesley Duncan
background vocals [2]
Liza Strike
background vocals [2]
Mark Guercio
assistant [13-14]
Mark Howlett
engineer [16]
Matt Bissonette
bass [16], vocal [16]
Matthew Vaughn
additional [17]
Max Gronenthal
background vocals [17]
Mike Piersante
editor [16]
Nick Glennie‐Smith
conductor [17], orchestrator [17]
Nigel Olsson
background vocals [1.2-3, 1.8-9, 1.14, 2.4], drums (drum set) [1.3-12, 1.14, 1.17, 2.4, 2.16], maracas [6], vocal [16]
Olle Romo
programming [12, 17]
Patrick Jauneaud
engineer [17]
Paul Buckmaster
arranger [1], conductor [1]
Paula Jones
engineer [12, 17]
Pete Lewis
assistant [12, 17]
Phil Spalding
background vocals [12], bass [12, 17]
Ray Cooper
bongos [15], congas [12-13, 15], cymbal [14], maracas [12], marimba [13], shakers [14], tambourine [11-15], vibraphone [16]
Reggie McBride
electric bass guitar [17]
Richie Zito
acoustic guitar [17]
Rick Astley
background vocals [12]
Robin Geoffrey Cable
engineer [1-2]
Roger Cook
background vocals [2]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [2, 15], membranophone [13]
Sherlie Matthews
background vocals [11]
Stevie Wonder
harmonica [4]
Sue & Sunny
background vocals [2]
Terry Steele
background vocals [2]
Tony Burrows
background vocals [2]
Tower of Power Horn Section
brass [11]
T‐Bone Burnett
producer [15-16]
Vanessa Parr
assistant [16]
William Roper
tuba [15]