The Very Best of Elton John

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Your Song
  4:02
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
  4:42
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Honky Cat
  5:15
  3.4 ★
• 4
  Crocodile Rock
  3:57
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Daniel
  3:55
  3.9 ★
• 6
  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  3:17
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
  4:56
  4.1 ★
• 8
  Candle in the Wind
  3:50
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  5:38
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
  6:16
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Philadelphia Freedom
  5:42
• 12
  Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  6:46
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Pinball Wizard
  5:15
  4.0 ★
• 14
  The Bitch Is Back
  3:44
  3.1 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

  Elton John & Kiki Dee
  4:32
  3.6 ★
• 2
  Bennie and the Jets
  5:21
  3.8 ★
• 3
  Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  3:50
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Song for Guy
  6:41
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Part Time Love
  3:15
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Blue Eyes
  3:28
  2.8 ★
• 7
  I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
  4:45
  3.6 ★
• 8
  I’m Still Standing
  3:03
  3.8 ★
• 9
  Kiss the Bride
  3:55
• 10
  Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  4:07
  2.8 ★
• 11
  Passengers
  3:24
  2.4 ★
• 12
  Nikita
  5:44
  3.7 ★
• 13
  I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
  3:59
• 14
  Sacrifice
  5:08
  2.9 ★
• 15
  Easier to Walk Away
  4:24
• 16
  You Gotta Love Someone
  5:00

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Release credits

• Alain Hatot
  saxophone [3]
• Barry Morgan
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Bill Price
  recording [6-8]
• Billy Hinsche
  background vocals [9]
• Bruce Johnston
  background vocals [9], vocal arranger [9]
• Carl Fortina
  accordion [3]
• Carl Wilson
  background vocals [9]
• Chris Thomas
  producer [6-8, 10-11, 14]
• Chris Thompson
  background vocals [5]
• Cidny Bullens
  background vocals [1]
• Clive Franks
  bass guitar [5], engineer [2.5, 1.9, 1.14], mix [5], producer [5]
• Clive Hicks
  12 string guitar [1]
• Clydie King
  background vocals [14]
• Colin Green
  guitar [1]
• Curt Boettcher
  background vocals [1]
• Dave Mattacks
  drums (drum set) [12]
• Dave Richmond
  bass guitar [1]
• Davey Johnstone
  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]
• David Hentschel
  engineer [1.6-8, 2.2], synthesizer [2]
• David Nicholas
  engineer [14], recording [14]
• David Paton
  electric bass guitar [12]
• Dee Murray
  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]
• Del Newman
  horn [9], orchestrator [6]
• Dusty Springfield
  background vocals [14]
• Elton John
  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]
• Frank Clark
  acoustic guitar [1]
• Fred Mandel
  keyboard [14], synthesizer [12]
• Gary Osborne
  background vocals [5]
• Gene Page
  orchestrator [13]
• George Michael
  background vocals [12]
• Graham Dickson
  mix [12]
• Gus Dudgeon
  brass [3], engineer [3], mix [12], producer [1.1-9, 1.12-14, 2.1-3, 2.12]
• Guy Babylon
  keyboard [14]
• Ivan Jullien
  trumpet [3]
• Jacques Bolognesi
  trombone [3]
• James Newton Howard
  Rhodes piano [1], accordion [3], brass [6], conductor [3], electric piano [3, 6], orchestrator [1], strings [3, 6], synthesizer [6]
• Jean-Louis Chautemps
  saxophone [3]
• Jeff Guercio
  engineer [12]
• Jeff Porcaro
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Jessie Smith
  background vocals [14]
• Joanne Stone
  background vocals [5]
• John Lennon
  background vocals [10], guitar [10]
• John Stewart
  producer [3]
• Jonathan Moffett
  drums (drum set) [14]
• Karl Lever
  assistant [14]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [2-5], synthesizer [5]
• Kenny Passarelli
  electric bass guitar [1, 3]
• Kiki Dee
  background vocals [1], guest [1]
• Lenny Pickett
  solo [14], tenor saxophone [14]
• Mark Guercio
  assistant [12]
• Mark Howlett
  engineer [3]
• Nigel Olsson
  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]
• Nik Kershaw
  electric guitar [12]
• Paul Buckmaster
  arranger [1], conductor [1], strings [5]
• Phil Dunne
  engineer [5], mix [5]
• Ray Cooper
  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]
• Renate Blauel
  recording [10-11]
• Richie Zito
  guitar [6]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  engineer [1]
• Roger Pope
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Romeo Williams
  bass guitar [14]
• Ron Nevison
  engineer [13]
• Sherlie Matthews
  background vocals [14]
• Steve Holly
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Stevie Vann
  background vocals [5]
• Stevie Wonder
  harmonica [7]
• Stuart Epps
  engineer [5, 12], mix [5]
• Tim Renwick
  electric guitar [5]
• Tom Pearce
  assistant [12]
• Toni Tennille
  background vocals [9]
• Tower of Power Horn Section
  brass [14]
• Vicki Brown
  background vocals [5]
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Issues

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  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x CD
  29 October 1990
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  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x CD
  15 November 1990
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  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x CD
  1990
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  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x 12" Vinyl
  1990
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  T
  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x CD
  1990
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  T
  The Very Best of Elton John

  2x CD
  29 August 1993