Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits

Compilation by Elton John

Released 23 March 2007

pop pop rock rock

Tracklist

1
Your Song
4:02
3.8 ★
2
Candle in the Wind
3:50
3.7 ★
3
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3:15
3.7 ★
4
It's Me That You Need
4:03
3.0 ★
5
Friends
2:24
1.5 ★
6
Daniel
3:54
3.5 ★
7
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
4:54
3.8 ★
8
Crocodile Rock
3:56
3.4 ★
9
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a long Time)
4:43
3.8 ★
10
I Guess Why They Call It the Blues
4:43
3.5 ★
11
Tiny Dancer
6:16
3.2 ★
12
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
5:37
3.5 ★
13
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
6:17
4.0 ★
14
Island Girl
3:44
3.1 ★
15
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
4:01
2.8 ★
16
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
5:09
3.5 ★
17
I'm Still Standing
3:02
3.9 ★
18
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
4:08
2.5 ★

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Release credits

BJ Cole
steel guitar [11]
Barry Morgan
drums (drum set) [1]
Barry St. John
background vocals [11]
Bill Price
recording [10, 16-17]
Billy Hinsche
background vocals [12]
Bruce Johnston
background vocals [12], vocal arranger [12]
Caleb Quaye
acoustic guitar [14], background vocals [14], electric guitar [11], guitar [4]
Carl Wilson
background vocals [12]
Chris Thomas
mix [15], producer [10, 15-18]
Chuck Sabo
drums (drum set) [15]
Clive Franks
engineer [12]
Clive Hicks
12 string guitar [1]
Colin Green
guitar [1]
Dave Richmond
bass guitar [1]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [6, 10-12], background vocals [2-3, 9-10, 13-15, 17-18], banjo [14], electric guitar [2-3, 7-8, 10, 12-14, 17], guitar [9, 15, 18], sitar [13], slide guitar [14], steel guitar [14]
David Glover
bass guitar [11]
David Hentschel
engineer [2-3, 7], synthesizer [9]
Dee Murray
background vocals [2-3, 9-11, 13, 17-18], bass guitar [2-3, 6-9, 12], electric bass guitar [10, 13, 16-18]
Del Newman
horn [12], orchestrator [3]
Elton John
background vocals [13-14], electric piano [4, 6], farfisa [8], harpsichord [13], keyboard [18], lead vocals [1-4, 6-18], mellotron [6, 13], organ [12], piano [1-3, 7-14, 16-17], synthesizer [10, 17]
Frank Clark
acoustic guitar [1]
Gary Barlow
background vocals [15]
Gus Dudgeon
producer [1-3, 6-9, 11-12, 14]
Guy Babylon
programming [15]
James Newton Howard
brass [16], electric piano [16], mellotron [14], solo [14], strings [16], synthesizer [14, 16]
Jeff Guercio
engineer [14]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [16]
John Lennon
background vocals [13], guitar [13]
Ken Scott
engineer [6, 8-9], synthesizer [6]
Kenny Passarelli
background vocals [14], bass guitar [14]
Kiki Dee
background vocals [14-15]
Lesley Duncan
background vocals [11]
Liza Strike
background vocals [11]
Mark Guercio
assistant [14]
Nigel Olsson
background vocals [2-3, 9-11, 13, 17-18], drums (drum set) [2-3, 6-10, 12-13, 17-18], maracas [6]
Olle Romo
programming [15]
Paul Buckmaster
arranger [1], conductor [1]
Paula Jones
engineer [15]
Pete Lewis
assistant [15]
Phil Spalding
background vocals [15], bass [15]
Ray Cooper
Mark tree [13], bell [12], congas [13-14], gong [13], maracas [13], marimba [14], tambourine [12-14], tubular bells [13]
Renate Blauel
recording [18]
Richie Zito
guitar [16]
Rick Astley
background vocals [15]
Robin Geoffrey Cable
engineer [1, 11]
Roger Cook
background vocals [11]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [11], membranophone [4, 14]
Steve Brown
producer [4]
Stevie Wonder
harmonica [10]
Sue & Sunny
background vocals [11]
Terry Steele
background vocals [11]
Toni Tennille
background vocals [12]
Tony Burrows
background vocals [11]
Tony Murray
bass guitar [4]