Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits

Compilation by Elton John

Released 23 March 2007

pop pop rock rock

1.00

Tracklist

1
Bennie and the Jets
5:25
3.7 ★
2
Philadelphia Freedom
5:20
3.6 ★
3
Daniel
3:53
3.5 ★
4
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
4:42
3.8 ★
5
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
4:41
3.5 ★
6
Tiny Dancer
6:18
3.2 ★
7
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
5:37
3.5 ★
8
I Want Love
4:34
2.6 ★
9
Candle in the Wind
3:49
3.7 ★
10
Crocodile Rock
3:55
3.4 ★
11
I'm Still Standing
3:01
3.9 ★
12
Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)
4:56
3.8 ★
13
Your Song
4:02
3.8 ★
14
Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word
3:48
3.4 ★
15
Sacrifice
5:04
2.9 ★
16
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
3:14
3.7 ★
17
Tinderbox
4:22
2.4 ★

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Release credits

BJ Cole
steel guitar [6]
Barry Morgan
drums (drum set) [13]
Barry St. John
background vocals [6]
Bill Price
recording [5, 11]
Billy Hinsche
background vocals [7]
Bruce Johnston
background vocals [7], vocal arranger [7]
Caleb Quaye
electric guitar [6]
Carl Fortina
accordion [14]
Carl Wilson
background vocals [7]
Chris Thomas
producer [5, 11, 15]
Clive Franks
engineer [7]
Clive Hicks
12 string guitar [13]
Colin Green
guitar [13]
Dave Richmond
bass guitar [13]
Davey Johnstone
acoustic guitar [1-3, 5-7], background vocals [4-5, 9, 11, 15-16], electric guitar [1-2, 5, 7, 9-12, 16], guitar [4]
David Glover
bass guitar [6]
David Hentschel
engineer [1, 9, 12, 16], synthesizer [4]
David Nicholas
engineer [15], recording [15]
Dee Murray
background vocals [4-6, 9, 11, 16], bass guitar [1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 12, 16], electric bass guitar [2, 5, 11]
Del Newman
horn [7], orchestrator [16]
Elton John
electric piano [2-3], farfisa [10], keyboard [15], lead vocals [1-16], mellotron [3], organ [1, 7], piano [1, 4-7, 9-14, 16-17], producer [17], synthesizer [5, 11], vocal [17]
Frank Clark
acoustic guitar [13]
Fred Mandel
keyboard [15]
Gene Page
arranger [2]
Gus Dudgeon
engineer [14], producer [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-14, 16]
Guy Babylon
keyboard [15]
James Newton Howard
accordion [14], conductor [14], electric piano [14], strings [14]
John Stewart
producer [14]
Jonathan Moffett
drums (drum set) [15]
Karl Lever
assistant [15]
Ken Scott
engineer [3-4, 10], synthesizer [3]
Kenny Passarelli
electric bass guitar [14]
Lesley Duncan
background vocals [6]
Liza Strike
background vocals [6]
Mark Howlett
engineer [14]
Matthew Still
producer [17]
Nigel Olsson
background vocals [4-6, 9, 11, 16], drums (drum set) [1-5, 7, 9-12, 16], maracas [3]
Paul Buckmaster
arranger [13], conductor [13]
Ray Cooper
bell [7], congas [2], maracas [2], tambourine [2, 7], vibraphone [14]
Robin Geoffrey Cable
engineer [6, 13]
Roger Cook
background vocals [6]
Roger Pope
drums (drum set) [6]
Romeo Williams
bass guitar [15]
Stevie Wonder
harmonica [5]
Sue & Sunny
background vocals [6]
Terry Steele
background vocals [6]
Toni Tennille
background vocals [7]
Tony Burrows
background vocals [6]