CD (BMG music club release)

Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits

Compilation by Elton John

Released 23 March 2007

pop pop rock rock

Tracklist

1
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3:16
3.7 ★
2
Bennie & the Jets
5:24
3.7 ★
3
Daniel
3:55
3.5 ★
4
Crocodile Rock
3:57
3.4 ★
5
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
5:57
3.2 ★
6
Philadelphia Freedom
5:21
3.6 ★
7
Island Girl
3:43
3.1 ★
8
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John with Kiki Dee
4:35
3.7 ★
9
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
3:50
3.4 ★
10
Sacrifice
5:06
2.9 ★
11
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Elton John with George Michael
5:49
2.5 ★
12
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
4:01
2.8 ★
13
Your Song
4:04
3.8 ★
14
Tiny Dancer
6:17
3.2 ★
15
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
4:43
3.8 ★
16
Candle in the Wind
3:51
3.7 ★
17
Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)
4:55
3.8 ★

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Release credits

BJ Cole
steel guitar [14]
Barry Morgan
drums (drum set) [13]
Barry St. John
background vocals [14]
Caleb Quaye
acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [7], electric guitar [14]
Carl Fortina
accordion [9]
Chris Porter
engineer [11]
Chris Thomas
mix [12], producer [10, 12]
Chuck Sabo
drums (drum set) [12]
Cidny Bullens
background vocals [8]
Clive Hicks
12 string guitar [13]
Colin Green
guitar [13]
Curt Boettcher
background vocals [8]
Dave Richmond
bass guitar [13]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [2-3, 6, 14], background vocals [1, 7, 10, 12, 15-16], banjo [7], electric guitar [1-2, 4, 6-8, 16-17], guitar [12, 15], slide guitar [7], steel guitar [7]
David Glover
bass guitar [14]
David Hentschel
engineer [1-2, 16-17], synthesizer [15]
David Nicholas
engineer [10], recording [10]
Dee Murray
background vocals [1, 14-16], bass guitar [1-4, 15-17], electric bass guitar [6]
Del Newman
orchestrator [1]
Elton John
background vocals [7], electric piano [3, 6], farfisa [4], keyboard [10], lead vocals [1-4, 6-10, 12-17], mellotron [3], organ [2], piano [1-2, 4, 7, 9, 13-17]
Frank Clark
acoustic guitar [13]
Fred Mandel
keyboard [10]
Gary Barlow
background vocals [12]
Gene Page
arranger [6]
George Michael
arranger [11], producer [11]
Gus Dudgeon
engineer [9], producer [1-4, 7-9, 13-17]
Guy Babylon
keyboard [10], programming [12]
James Newton Howard
Rhodes piano [8], accordion [9], conductor [9], electric piano [9], mellotron [7], orchestrator [8], solo [7], strings [9], synthesizer [7]
Jeff Guercio
engineer [7]
John Stewart
producer [9]
Jonathan Moffett
drums (drum set) [10]
Karl Lever
assistant [10]
Ken Scott
engineer [3-4, 15], synthesizer [3]
Kenny Passarelli
background vocals [7], bass guitar [7], electric bass guitar [8-9]
Kiki Dee
background vocals [7-8, 12], guest [8]
Lesley Duncan
background vocals [14]
Liza Strike
background vocals [14]
Mark Guercio
assistant [7]
Mark Howlett
engineer [9]
Nigel Olsson
background vocals [1, 14-16], drums (drum set) [1-4, 6, 15-17], maracas [3]
Olle Romo
programming [12]
Paul Buckmaster
arranger [13], conductor [13]
Paula Jones
engineer [12]
Pete Lewis
assistant [12]
Phil Spalding
background vocals [12], bass [12]
Ray Cooper
bongos [8], congas [6-8], maracas [6], marimba [7], tambourine [6-8], vibraphone [9]
Rick Astley
background vocals [12]
Robin Geoffrey Cable
engineer [13-14]
Roger Cook
background vocals [14]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [8, 14], membranophone [7]
Romeo Williams
bass guitar [10]
Sue & Sunny
background vocals [14]
Terry Steele
background vocals [14]
Tony Burrows
background vocals [14]