The Very Best of Magic Elton John

Tracklist

• 1
  Island Girl
  3:43
  3.4 ★
• 2
  Made in England
  4:51
  1.0 ★
• 3
  The One
  5:53
  2.6 ★
• 4
  Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  6:45
  3.4 ★
• 5
  Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  4:35
  3.6 ★
• 6
  Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  3:51
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Blue Eyes
  3:29
  2.8 ★
• 8
  Believe
  4:48
  3.2 ★
• 9
  Tiny Dancer
  6:17
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  3:15
  3.9 ★
• 11
  Circle of Life
  4:52
  2.5 ★
• 12
  Are You Ready for Love
  7:48
• 13
  Bennie and the Jets (live)
  5:23
• 14
  This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
  4:40
  2.4 ★
• 15
  Saturday Night's Alright
  4:55
  4.1 ★
• 16
  Nikita
  5:45
  3.7 ★
• 17
  Honky Cat
  5:14
  3.4 ★
• 18
  Three Way Love Affair
  5:01
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Crocodile Rock
  3:56
  3.5 ★
• 20
  I'm Still Standing
  3:03
  3.8 ★
• 21
  The Bitch Is Back
  3:45
  3.1 ★
• 22
  Rocket Man
  4:43
  4.0 ★
• 23
  Kiss the Bride
  4:23
  2.8 ★
• 24
  I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  4:44
  3.6 ★
• 25
  Sad Songs
  4:10
  2.8 ★
• 26
  Daniel
  3:54
  3.9 ★
• 27
  Candle in the Wind
  3:50
  3.7 ★
• 28
  Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  5:38
  3.5 ★
• 29
  Written in the Stars
  4:17
  2.0 ★
• 30
  Song for Guy
  5:08
  4.0 ★
• 31
  Philadelphia Freedom
  5:21
  3.6 ★
• 32
  Your Song
  4:03
  4.0 ★
• 33
  Sacrifice
  5:07
  2.9 ★
• 34
  Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  4:01
  2.0 ★
• 35
  Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  4:03
  2.9 ★
• 36
  I Want Love
  4:37
  2.5 ★

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Release credits

• Adam Smalley
  editor [11]
• Alain Hatot
  saxophone [17]
• BJ Cole
  steel guitar [9]
• Barry Morgan
  drums (drum set) [32]
• Barry St. John
  background vocals [9]
• Bill Price
  recording [7, 20, 23-24]
• Billy Hinsche
  background vocals [28]
• Bob Babbitt
  electric bass guitar [18]
• Bobby Eli
  guitar [18]
• Bruce Fowler
  orchestrator [11]
• Bruce Johnston
  background vocals [28], vocal arranger [28]
• Buz Richmond
  assistant [18]
• Caleb Quaye
  acoustic guitar [1], background vocals [1], electric guitar [9]
• Carl Fortina
  accordion [6]
• Carl Wilson
  background vocals [28]
• Casey Jones
  guitar [18], synthesizer [18]
• Charles Collins
  drums (drum set) [18]
• Chris Thomas
  mix [11, 35], producer [3, 7, 11, 20, 23-25, 33-35]
• Chuck Sabo
  drums (drum set) [11, 35]
• Cidny Bullens
  background vocals [5]
• Clive Franks
  engineer [21, 28], mix [18]
• Clive Hicks
  12 string guitar [32]
• Clydie King
  background vocals [21]
• Colin Green
  guitar [32]
• Curt Boettcher
  background vocals [5]
• Dave Mattacks
  drums (drum set) [16]
• Dave Richmond
  bass guitar [32]
• Davey Johnstone
  acoustic guitar [4, 9, 24, 26, 28, 31], background vocals [1, 4, 10, 16, 20, 22-25, 27, 33, 35], banjo [1, 17], electric guitar [1, 4-5, 10, 15, 19-21, 23-24, 27-28, 31], guitar [11, 22, 25, 35], slide guitar [1], steel guitar [1]
• David Glover
  bass guitar [9]
• David Hentschel
  engineer [10, 15, 27], synthesizer [22]
• David Nicholas
  engineer [33], recording [33]
• David Paton
  electric bass guitar [16]
• Dee Murray
  background vocals [4, 9-10, 20, 22-25, 27], bass guitar [4, 10, 15, 17, 19, 21-22, 26-28], electric bass guitar [7, 20, 23-25, 31]
• Del Newman
  horn [28], orchestrator [10]
• Don Murray
  engineer [18]
• Dusty Springfield
  background vocals [21]
• Elton John
  Rhodes piano [4], background vocals [1, 16], electric piano [17, 26, 31], farfisa [19], grand piano [16], keyboard [25, 33], lead vocals [1, 3-11, 14-29, 31-36], mellotron [26], mix [18], organ [28], performer [29], piano [1, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 15, 17, 19-22, 24, 27-28, 32], producer [30], string synthesizer [4], synthesizer [20, 23-24], vocal [16], voice synthesizer [16]
• Frank Clark
  acoustic guitar [32]
• Fred Mandel
  keyboard [33], synthesizer [16]
• Gary Barlow
  background vocals [35]
• Gene Page
  arranger [31]
• George Michael
  background vocals [16]
• Graham Dickson
  mix [16]
• Gus Dudgeon
  brass [17], engineer [6], mix [16], producer [1, 4-6, 9-10, 15-17, 19, 21-22, 26-28, 32]
• Guy Babylon
  keyboard [33], programming [11, 35]
• Ivan Jullien
  trumpet [17]
• J.D. Stewart
  assistant [18]
• Jacques Bolognesi
  trombone [17]
• James Newton Howard
  Rhodes piano [5], accordion [6], brass [7], conductor [6], electric piano [6-7], mellotron [1], orchestrator [5], solo [1], strings [6-7], synthesizer [1, 7]
• Jean-Louis Chautemps
  saxophone [17]
• Jeff Guercio
  engineer [1, 4]
• Jeff Porcaro
  drums (drum set) [7]
• Jessie Smith
  background vocals [21]
• John Stewart
  producer [6]
• Jonathan Moffett
  drums (drum set) [33]
• Karl Lever
  assistant [33]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [17, 19, 22, 26], synthesizer [26]
• Kenny Passarelli
  background vocals [1], bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [5-6]
• Kiki Dee
  background vocals [1, 5, 35], guest [5]
• Larry Washington
  percussion [18]
• LeAnn Rimes
  guest [29]
• LeRoy Bell
  guitar [18]
• Lenny Pickett
  solo [21], tenor saxophone [21]
• Lesley Duncan
  background vocals [9]
• Liza Strike
  background vocals [9]
• MFSB
  horn [18], strings [18]
• Mark Guercio
  assistant [1, 4]
• Mark Howlett
  engineer [6]
• Matthew Vaughn
  additional [11]
• Nick Glennie‐Smith
  conductor [11], orchestrator [11]
• Nigel Olsson
  background vocals [4, 9-10, 20, 22-25, 27], drums (drum set) [4, 10, 15, 17, 19-28, 31], maracas [26]
• Nik Kershaw
  electric guitar [16]
• Olle Romo
  programming [11, 35]
• Paul Buckmaster
  arranger [32], conductor [32]
• Paula Jones
  engineer [11, 35]
• Pete Lewis
  assistant [11, 35]
• Phil Spalding
  background vocals [35], bass [11, 35]
• Ray Cooper
  bell [28], bongos [5], congas [1, 5, 31], cymbal [4], maracas [31], marimba [1], shakers [4], tambourine [1, 4-5, 21, 28, 31], vibraphone [6]
• Renate Blauel
  recording [25]
• Richie Zito
  guitar [7]
• Rick Astley
  background vocals [35]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  engineer [9, 32]
• Roger Cook
  background vocals [9]
• Roger Pope
  drums (drum set) [5, 9], membranophone [1]
• Romeo Williams
  bass guitar [33]
• Sherlie Matthews
  background vocals [21]
• Stevie Wonder
  harmonica [24]
• Stuart Epps
  engineer [16]
• Sue & Sunny
  background vocals [9]
• Terry Steele
  background vocals [9]
• Thom Bell
  arranger [18], conductor [18], keyboard [18], producer [18]
• Tom Pearce
  assistant [16]
• Toni Tennille
  background vocals [28]
• Tony Bell
  guitar [18]
• Tony Burrows
  background vocals [9]
• Tower of Power Horn Section
  brass [21]
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Issues

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  The Very Best of Magic Elton John

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  2010