The Very Best of Elton John
Compilation by Elton John
Released 29 October 1990
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Your Song4:024.0 ★
- 2Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)4:424.0 ★
- 3Honky Cat5:153.4 ★
- 4Crocodile Rock3:573.5 ★
- 5Daniel3:553.9 ★
- 6Goodbye Yellow Brick Road3:173.9 ★
- 7Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting4:564.1 ★
- 8Candle in the Wind3:503.7 ★
- 9Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me5:383.5 ★
- 10Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds6:164.0 ★
- 11Philadelphia Freedom5:42
- 12Someone Saved My Life Tonight6:463.4 ★
- 13Pinball Wizard5:154.0 ★
- 14The Bitch Is Back3:443.1 ★
- CD 2
- 1Don’t Go Breaking My HeartElton John & Kiki Dee4:323.6 ★
- 2Bennie and the Jets5:213.8 ★
- 3Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word3:503.5 ★
- 4Song for Guy6:414.0 ★
- 5Part Time Love3:153.0 ★
- 6Blue Eyes3:282.8 ★
- 7I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues4:453.6 ★
- 8I’m Still Standing3:033.8 ★
- 9Kiss the Bride3:55
- 10Sad Songs (Say So Much)4:072.8 ★
- 11Passengers3:242.4 ★
- 12Nikita5:443.7 ★
- 13I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That3:59
- 14Sacrifice5:082.9 ★
- 15Easier to Walk Away4:24
- 16You Gotta Love Someone5:00
More by Elton John
Release credits
- saxophone [3]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- recording [6-8]
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [9], vocal arranger [9]
- accordion [3]
- background vocals [9]
- producer [6-8, 10-11, 14]
- background vocals [5]
- background vocals [1]
- bass guitar [5], engineer [2.5, 1.9, 1.14], mix [5], producer [5]
- 12 string guitar [1]
- background vocals [14]
- guitar [1]
- background vocals [1]
- drums (drum set) [12]
- bass guitar [1]
- acoustic guitar [2.2, 2.7, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12], background vocals [1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12-13, 2.5, 2.7-8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14], banjo [3], electric guitar [1.4, 1.6-10, 1.12, 1.14, 2.1-2, 2.7-8], guitar [2.5, 2.10-11, 1.2, 1.13], sitar [10]
- engineer [1.6-8, 2.2], synthesizer [2]
- engineer [14], recording [14]
- electric bass guitar [12]
- background vocals [1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12-13, 2.7-8, 2.10], bass [13], bass guitar [1.2-9, 1.12-14, 2.2], electric bass guitar [1.10, 2.6-8, 2.10-11]
- horn [9], orchestrator [6]
- background vocals [14]
- Rhodes piano [12], background vocals [2.12, 1.10], electric piano [3, 5], farfisa [4], grand piano [12], harpsichord [10], keyboard [10-11, 14], lead vocals [1.1-10, 1.12-14, 2.1-3, 2.6-8, 2.10-12, 2.14], mellotron [5, 10], organ [2.2, 1.9], piano [2.2-3, 2.5-8, 1.1-4, 1.6-10, 1.12-14], producer [5], string synthesizer [12], synthesizer [7-8], vocal [2.5, 2.12, 1.13], voice synthesizer [12]
- acoustic guitar [1]
- keyboard [14], synthesizer [12]
- background vocals [5]
- orchestrator [13]
- background vocals [12]
- mix [12]
- brass [3], engineer [3], mix [12], producer [1.1-9, 1.12-14, 2.1-3, 2.12]
- keyboard [14]
- trumpet [3]
- trombone [3]
- Rhodes piano [1], accordion [3], brass [6], conductor [3], electric piano [3, 6], orchestrator [1], strings [3, 6], synthesizer [6]
- saxophone [3]
- engineer [12]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- background vocals [14]
- background vocals [5]
- background vocals [10], guitar [10]
- producer [3]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- assistant [14]
- engineer [2-5], synthesizer [5]
- electric bass guitar [1, 3]
- background vocals [1], guest [1]
- solo [14], tenor saxophone [14]
- assistant [12]
- engineer [3]
- background vocals [2.7-8, 2.10, 1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12-13], drums (drum set) [2.2, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 1.2-10, 1.12-14], maracas [5], membranophone [13]
- electric guitar [12]
- arranger [1], conductor [1], strings [5]
- engineer [5], mix [5]
- Mark tree [10], bell [9], bongos [1], congas [1.10, 1.13, 2.1, 2.5], cymbal [12], gong [10], maracas [10], percussion [13], shakers [12], tambourine [1.9-10, 1.12-14, 2.1, 2.5], tubular bells [10], vibraphone [3]
- recording [10-11]
- guitar [6]
- engineer [1]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- bass guitar [14]
- engineer [13]
- background vocals [14]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- background vocals [5]
- harmonica [7]
- engineer [5, 12], mix [5]
- electric guitar [5]
- assistant [12]
- background vocals [9]
- brass [14]
- background vocals [5]
Issues
T29 October 1990
T15 November 1990
T1990
T2x 12" Vinyl1990
T1990
T29 August 1993





