Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits

Compilation by Elton John

Released 23 March 2007

pop pop rock rock

Tracklist

1
Bennie and the Jets (live)
5:24
2
Philadelphia Freedom
5:22
3.6 ★
3
Daniel
3:55
3.5 ★
4
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
4:44
3.8 ★
5
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
4:43
3.5 ★
6
Tiny Dancer
6:18
3.2 ★
7
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
5:38
3.5 ★
8
I Want Love (radio edit)
4:35
2.6 ★
9
Candle in the Wind
3:51
3.7 ★
10
Crocodile Rock
3:57
3.4 ★
11
I'm Still Standing
3:02
3.9 ★
12
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
4:54
3.8 ★
13
Your Song
4:01
3.8 ★
14
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
3:49
3.4 ★
15
Sacrifice
5:03
2.9 ★
16
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3:15
3.7 ★
17
Tinderbox
4:27
2.4 ★
18
Are You Ready for Love ('79 version radio edit)
3:30
2.5 ★
19
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
4:35
3.7 ★
20
Nikita
5:44
3.5 ★
21
Border Song
3:22
3.6 ★
22
Blue Eyes
3:26
3.0 ★
23
Sad Songs (Say So Much) (single edit)
4:09
2.5 ★
24
Cry to Heaven
4:17
2.6 ★
25
Circle of Life
4:51
2.5 ★
26
Just Like Belgium
4:10
2.0 ★
27
Skyline Pigeon (Piano version)
3:53
2.4 ★
28
Something About the Way You Look Tonight (edit version)
4:00
1.7 ★

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Release credits

Adam Smalley
editor [25]
BJ Cole
steel guitar [6]
Barbara Moore
chorus master [21]
Barry Morgan
drums (drum set) [13, 21]
Barry St. John
background vocals [6]
Bill Price
recording [5, 11, 22]
Billy Hinsche
background vocals [7]
Brian Dee
organ [21]
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator [25]
Bruce Johnston
background vocals [7], vocal arranger [7]
Caleb Quaye
electric guitar [6]
Carl Fortina
accordion [14]
Carl Wilson
background vocals [7]
Charlie Morgan
drums (drum set) [24]
Chris Thomas
mix [25], producer [5, 11, 15, 22-23, 25, 28]
Chuck Sabo
drums (drum set) [25]
Cidny Bullens
background vocals [19]
Clive Franks
engineer [7]
Clive Hicks
12 string guitar [13], guitar [21]
Colin Green
guitar [13, 21]
Curt Boettcher
background vocals [19]
Dave Mattacks
drums (drum set) [20]
Dave Richmond
bass guitar [13, 21]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [2-3, 5-7, 27], background vocals [4-5, 9, 11, 15-16, 20, 23], classical guitar [24], electric guitar [2, 5, 7, 9-12, 16, 19], guitar [4, 23, 25], guitar synthesizer [24]
David Glover
bass guitar [6]
David Hentschel
engineer [9, 12, 16], synthesizer [4]
David Nicholas
engineer [15], recording [15]
David Paton
electric bass guitar [20]
Dee Murray
background vocals [4-6, 9, 11, 16, 23], bass guitar [3-4, 7, 9-10, 12, 16, 27], electric bass guitar [2, 5, 11, 22-23]
Del Newman
horn [7], orchestrator [16]
Elton John
background vocals [20], electric piano [2-3], farfisa [10], grand piano [20], keyboard [15, 23], lead vocals [2-16, 19-23, 25, 27-28], mellotron [3], organ [7], piano [4-7, 9-14, 16-17, 21-22, 24, 27], producer [17], synthesizer [5, 11], vocal [17, 20, 24], voice synthesizer [20]
Frank Clark
acoustic guitar [13]
Fred Mandel
keyboard [15, 24], synthesizer [20]
Gene Page
arranger [2]
George Michael
background vocals [20]
Graham Dickson
mix [20, 24]
Gus Dudgeon
engineer [14], mix [20, 24], producer [3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-14, 16, 19-21, 24]
Guy Babylon
keyboard [15], programming [25]
James Newton Howard
Rhodes piano [19], accordion [14], brass [22], conductor [14], electric piano [14, 22], orchestrator [19], strings [14, 22], synthesizer [22]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [22]
John Stewart
producer [14]
Jonathan Moffett
drums (drum set) [15]
Karl Lever
assistant [15]
Kay Garner
background vocals [21]
Ken Scott
engineer [3-4, 10], synthesizer [3]
Kenny Passarelli
electric bass guitar [14, 19]
Kiki Dee
background vocals [19], guest [19]
Lesley Duncan
background vocals [6, 21]
Liza Strike
background vocals [6]
Madeline Bell
background vocals [21]
Mark Howlett
engineer [14]
Matthew Still
producer [17]
Matthew Vaughn
additional [25]
Nick Glennie‐Smith
conductor [25], orchestrator [25]
Nigel Olsson
background vocals [4-6, 9, 11, 16, 23], drums (drum set) [2-5, 7, 9-12, 16, 23, 27], maracas [3]
Nik Kershaw
electric guitar [20]
Olle Romo
programming [25]
Paul Buckmaster
arranger [13, 21], conductor [13, 21], orchestrator [27]
Paul Westwood
bass [24]
Paula Jones
engineer [25]
Pete Lewis
assistant [25]
Phil Spalding
bass [25]
Ray Cooper
bell [7], bongos [19], congas [2, 19], maracas [2], tambourine [2, 7, 19], vibraphone [14]
Renate Blauel
recording [23]
Richie Zito
guitar [22]
Robin Geoffrey Cable
engineer [6, 13, 21]
Roger Cook
background vocals [6, 21]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [6, 19]
Romeo Williams
bass guitar [15]
Stevie Wonder
harmonica [5]
Stuart Epps
engineer [20, 24]
Sue & Sunny
background vocals [6]
Terry Steele
background vocals [6]
Tom Pearce
assistant [20, 24]
Toni Tennille
background vocals [7]
Tony Burrows
background vocals [6, 21]
Tony Hazzard
background vocals [21]